North Carolina State University Athletics
Cross Country Primed for Pre-National Invitational
10/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
RALEIGH, N.C.- The NC State cross country teams will compete on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind.
The 2014 NCAA Championships will be held at Terre Haute on Nov. 22. Indiana State has hosted the championship for 10 of the last 12 years.
Geiger's Outlook
"In preparation for this weekend, the team has completed a number of challenging workouts on a facility that will simulate both the nationals course and the ACC Championships course.
"Racing at Pre-Nats this weekend will give our athletes valuable experience on the nationals course. This is also a great opportunity for the team to pick up some criteria points, which could help us in the post season."- Rollie Geiger, men's head coach
Henes' Perspective
"Overall as a program we were pretty pleased with Notre Dame. Joanna competed really well, and will be even better at 6k. Erika (Kemp), Mary Grace (Doggett) and Sammy (George) stayed close to each other the entire race, and we anticipate that being the case at Pre-Nats with Megan Moye in that group as well. All eight athletes that will travel are training at a high level and are excited to race.
"We are looking forward to the move up to 6k, and getting on the course that NCAAs will be run on. It will be a great opportunity to test our fitness and get familiar with the NCAA site."-Laurie Henes, women's head coach
Last Time at Terre Haute
-At the 2013 NCAA Championships, Joanna Thompson and Andrew Colley each grabbed All-American honors.
-Members of last year's men's NCAA squad returning to Terre Haute this weekend are: Sam Parsons, Graham Crawford, Michael Mansy and Sam Roberson. Thompson will return as well from the women's side.
Freshman Forces
-Four true freshman will compete again on Saturday-from the women's side Mary Grace Doggett and Bianca Bishop and from the men's squad Nick Link and Aaron Thomas.
-Doggett has played an impacting role in the women's team's first and second place finishes this season. She has finished in the top four among the Wolfpack in both meets with a fourth place finish at the Wolfpack Challenge, followed by a 22nd place finish out of 165 runners at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Last Time Out
-The squads competed at the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 3. The women came away with a second place finish out of 20 teams while the men finished 8th of 24 teams.
-Joanna Thompson led the Wolfpack women finishing third in the individual standings with a time of 16:19.2. Sam Parsons led the men with his 18th place individual finish and a time of 23:44.8.
Wolfpack Meet Schedule
-The women's team will compete in the 6k "blue" race at 11 a.m., followed by the men in the 8k "blue" race at 11:35 a.m.
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