North Carolina State University Athletics

Pack Releases 2023 Cross Country Schedule
8/4/2023 9:00:00 AM | Cross Country
RALEIGH - The NC State men's and women's cross country programs have released their competition slate for the 2023 season, as announced by Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Laurie Henes on Friday.
The full schedule can be viewed here.
The Wolfpack opens its schedule with its sole home meet of the season. The adidas XC Challenge is set for Friday, Sept. 15 and will be held in Cary, N.C., at the WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course.
Friday, Sept. 29 will see the Pack squads make the trip to South Bend, Ind., for the Joe Piane Invite.
NC State's first weekend of competition in October will take place Friday, Oct. 13. Part of the teams will travel to Madison, Wisc., for the Nuttycombe Invite while others will compete at the ECU Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The postseason opens Friday, Oct. 27 at the ACC Championships. The 2023 conference meet will be held in Tallahassee, Fla., and hosted by Florida State.
On Friday, Nov. 10 the Pack is set to compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, S.C. The top two teams from the meet on the men's and women's sides will attain automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. The 2023 National Championships meet will be held in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, Nov. 18.
The Pack's cross country squads are coming off a banner 2022 season. The women's team repeated as national champions with Katelyn Tuohy claiming the individual title and Kelsey Chmiel coming in third place.
The men's squad finished 11th at the 2022 NCAA Championships, its highest finish since the 2018 season.
The women return four of its top-five finishers at the 2022 NCAA Championships, including its top three finishers from the race in Tuohy, Chmiel and Sam Bush. The men return three of its top five finishers from last season's 11th place squad.
The full schedule can be viewed here.
The Wolfpack opens its schedule with its sole home meet of the season. The adidas XC Challenge is set for Friday, Sept. 15 and will be held in Cary, N.C., at the WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course.
Friday, Sept. 29 will see the Pack squads make the trip to South Bend, Ind., for the Joe Piane Invite.
NC State's first weekend of competition in October will take place Friday, Oct. 13. Part of the teams will travel to Madison, Wisc., for the Nuttycombe Invite while others will compete at the ECU Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The postseason opens Friday, Oct. 27 at the ACC Championships. The 2023 conference meet will be held in Tallahassee, Fla., and hosted by Florida State.
On Friday, Nov. 10 the Pack is set to compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, S.C. The top two teams from the meet on the men's and women's sides will attain automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. The 2023 National Championships meet will be held in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, Nov. 18.
The Pack's cross country squads are coming off a banner 2022 season. The women's team repeated as national champions with Katelyn Tuohy claiming the individual title and Kelsey Chmiel coming in third place.
The men's squad finished 11th at the 2022 NCAA Championships, its highest finish since the 2018 season.
The women return four of its top-five finishers at the 2022 NCAA Championships, including its top three finishers from the race in Tuohy, Chmiel and Sam Bush. The men return three of its top five finishers from last season's 11th place squad.
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