Friday, September 29
South Bend, Ind.
1:00 p.m.
NC State
at
Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Notre Dame Golf Course)
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11 nationally ranked teams are set to compete at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The NC State men's and women's cross country teams are in South Bend, Ind. this week for the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. The meet will take place Friday, Sept. 29, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Notre Dame Golf Course.
1:45 p.m. – Men's Blue Race (5-Mile)
2:30 p.m. – Open Race (Women – 5K/Men – 5-Mile)
Race Assignments
Course Maps
Women's Blue 5K
Men's Blue 5-Mile
Following the Blue Races, NC State graduate students Brendan Johnson and Aubrey Myjer will make their season debuts as they run the 5-Mile Open Race.
On the women's side, No. 7 NC State will race against six nationally ranked programs, highlighted by the No. 1 team in the country, Colorado. Other ranked teams competing include No. 3 New Mexico, No. 9 Arkansas, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 26 Ohio State and No. 27 Utah.
The men's Blue 5-mile race features four nationally ranked teams, as No. 30 NC State will face off against No. 4 Colorado, No. 11 Washington State and No. 13 Southern Utah. A full breakdown of teams competing in the meet can be found here.
The Wolfpack women dominated the home meet, placing first overall with six runners finishing inside the top 10 individually. Beth Taye, Elly Henes and Dominique Clairmonte went 1-2-3 at the home meet, followed by Alyssa Rudawsky (6th), Ryen Frazier (9th) and Bianca Bishop (10th). True freshmen Julia Zachgo and Isabel Zimmermann ran unattached at the meet, notching eighth and 17th-place finishes, respectively.
RACE SCHEDULE/INFORMATION
1:00 p.m. – Women's Blue Race (5K)1:45 p.m. – Men's Blue Race (5-Mile)
2:30 p.m. – Open Race (Women – 5K/Men – 5-Mile)
Race Assignments
Course Maps
WHO'S RACING?
The NC State men and women will each have nine athletes competing in uniform at the Notre Dame meet. Entries are as follows:Women's Blue 5K
- Bianca Bishop
- Dominique Clairmonte
- Ryen Frazier
- Elly Henes
- Rachel Koon*
- Bethany Neeley
- Beth Taye
- Julia Zachgo*
- Isabel Zimmermann*
Men's Blue 5-Mile
- Tanis Baldwin
- Ben Barrett
- Tim Bason
- Joe Bistritz
- Philip Hall*
- Elijah Moskowitz
- Edwin Rutto
- Patrick Sheehan
- Alec Thomas
Following the Blue Races, NC State graduate students Brendan Johnson and Aubrey Myjer will make their season debuts as they run the 5-Mile Open Race.
THE COMPETITION
The Joe Piane Invite features a deep field of competition, with 11 nationally ranked teams competing across the men's and women's Blue Races.On the women's side, No. 7 NC State will race against six nationally ranked programs, highlighted by the No. 1 team in the country, Colorado. Other ranked teams competing include No. 3 New Mexico, No. 9 Arkansas, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 26 Ohio State and No. 27 Utah.
The men's Blue 5-mile race features four nationally ranked teams, as No. 30 NC State will face off against No. 4 Colorado, No. 11 Washington State and No. 13 Southern Utah. A full breakdown of teams competing in the meet can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pack opened the season Friday, Sept. 15 as NC State hosted the Adidas XC Challenge. In the men's 6K, Wolfpack junior Philip Hall raced unattached as he claimed second place individually. NC State's top-five finishers in uniform were Elijah Moskowitz (4th), Tanis Baldwin (5th), Ben Barrett (9th), Edwin Rutto (11th) and Joe Bistritz (17th). The men's team took second place to Michigan in the meet's double-dual scoring format.The Wolfpack women dominated the home meet, placing first overall with six runners finishing inside the top 10 individually. Beth Taye, Elly Henes and Dominique Clairmonte went 1-2-3 at the home meet, followed by Alyssa Rudawsky (6th), Ryen Frazier (9th) and Bianca Bishop (10th). True freshmen Julia Zachgo and Isabel Zimmermann ran unattached at the meet, notching eighth and 17th-place finishes, respectively.
#PACKXC IN THE POLLS
NC State is one of 15 Division I programs with both men's and women's teams ranked in the most recent USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. The women's team checked in at No. 7, while the men were chosen 30th in the country. Both squads will have a lot to prove this week as they face some of the nation's top talent at Notre Dame.UP NEXT
Following the meet, the Wolfpack cross country squads will split up as NC State will be represented at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational and the ECU Pirate Invitational on Friday, Oct. 13. For the most up-to-date information on NC State cross country, follow @PackXC on Twitter
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