University of Northern Colorado Athletics
UNC XC teams to compete in Nebraska on Saturday
9/15/2022 3:48:00 PM | Cross Country
GREELEY, Colo.- Coming off of their season debut at the Wyoming Invite, the University of Northern Colorado men's and women's cross country teams are heading to Nebraska for their second race of the season.
The Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational is co-hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University and The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will be raced at Mahoney Park Golf Course for the fourth consecutive year.
Amongst the teams competing, there are notable Big XII members Kansas and Kansas State and Big Ten's Nebraska. Big East's Creighton University will also be competing as well as Wichita State from the American Athletic Conference. Both squads from Kansas and Kansas State were recently ranked inside the top 15 in the Midwest region according to the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. Perhaps the most notable competitor coming into the Woody Green/Jay Dirksen Invitational though is the Air Force men's team with a No. 11 national ranking.
The invitational will take place on Saturday with the women's 5,000-meter race beginning at 10 a.m. and the men's 8,000-meter race set for a 10:45 a.m. start.
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The Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational is co-hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University and The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will be raced at Mahoney Park Golf Course for the fourth consecutive year.
Amongst the teams competing, there are notable Big XII members Kansas and Kansas State and Big Ten's Nebraska. Big East's Creighton University will also be competing as well as Wichita State from the American Athletic Conference. Both squads from Kansas and Kansas State were recently ranked inside the top 15 in the Midwest region according to the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. Perhaps the most notable competitor coming into the Woody Green/Jay Dirksen Invitational though is the Air Force men's team with a No. 11 national ranking.
The invitational will take place on Saturday with the women's 5,000-meter race beginning at 10 a.m. and the men's 8,000-meter race set for a 10:45 a.m. start.
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