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NC State Cross Country to Kick Off Season at Virginia Tech
9/24/2020 11:09:00 AM | Cross Country
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State men's and women's cross country teams will begin 2020 action Friday, Sept. 25 in Blacksburg, Va., at a tri-meet with Virginia Tech and Duke. Additional competitions will be announced at a later date. No spectators, including parents, will be permitted at the meet.
Meet Information | Live Results
NC State will field up to 16 men's runners and up to 16 women's runners, and unattached and non-team entries will not be allowed at the meet.
MEET SCHEDULE:
5:15 p.m. - Women's 6K
6:00 p.m. - Men's 8K
PACK IN THE ACC PRESEASON POLL:
The Wolfpack women enter the season selected to finish first in the Atlantic Cost Conference for the fifth-straight season, while the men are predicted to finish fourth in the league.
LOOKING BACK AT 2019:
Both team posted top-three finishes at the NCAA Southeast Regional, with the women taking the regional title for the fourth consecutive season. Two men and six women tabbed All-Region laurels. At Nationals, the Wolfpack men finished 26th while the women posted a fifth-place finish, their best since 2016.
Laurie Henes earned multiple postseason honors, including her fourth-straight ACC Coach of the Year accolade. She additionally was named NCAA Southeast Regional Coach of the Year for the fifth time.
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