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2024 NCCU XC Schedule
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DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University cross country team will compete in five regular season meets within the Carolinas over the first two months of the season in preparation for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships and possibly NCAA postseason competition.
The first four races on the schedule are all events that NCCU competed in last season.
The Eagles will return to the coast for the UNCW Beach Blast for a fourth consecutive season, with the opening men’s and women’s 5k races scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6. The NCCU men’s team is the defending champions while the ladies finished in runner-up position last season.
NCCU will be going back to two familiar local events that are both competed on at the WakeMed Soccer Park. The Eagles will first toe the line at the adidas XC Challenge hosted by North Carolina State University on Friday, Sept. 20. NCCU will then return to the same complex that is less than 20 miles from campus for the Cedric Walker HBCU Challenge on Friday, Oct. 4 as part of the Great American XC festival.
The maroon and gray will conclude the first month of competition at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28. NCCU returns to the annual event for a second straight season, but with more importance this season, as it will also serve as a course preview for the NCAA Southeast Regional.
Both squads finished third at the MEAC Championships last season, which is the best finish for each Eagle program since joining the league in 2011. The 2024 MEAC Cross Country Championship will be hosted by Delaware State University for a third straight year. The teams that claim the MEAC titles on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Smyrna, Delaware, will automatically advance to the NCAA Regionals.
NC Central had individual representation in the men’s and women’s races at regionals last season for the first time in the DI era and the 2024 edition of the NCAA Southeast Regional will be hosted by Winthrop on Friday, Nov. 11.
The 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 19.
NOTES: The NCCU cross country schedule is subject to change, and fans are encouraged to visit NCCUEaglePride.com for the most up-to-date schedule information. For more information on NCCU Athletics, visit NCCUEaglePride.com.
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Publish date : 2024-08-14 01:40:44
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