Sunday, November 14, 2010

Division I Cross Country Championship Contenders Announced by NCAA

Division I Cross Country Championship Contenders Announced by NCAA
Courtesy: NCAA.com
November 14, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

Click here for a list of schools and individuals that have qualified.
http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/c-xc/auto_pdf/DICXC

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals qualified in their respective NCAA regional competitions.

Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.

Thirty-eight individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. All individual qualifiers finished in the top 25 in their region.

Indiana State University will host the Championships, November 22, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women’s race will begin at approximately 12:08 p.m. Eastern time, followed by the men’s race at approximately 12:48 p.m. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, November 22, on NCAA.com. In addition, highlights from the championships will be included as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show scheduled to air on Saturday, December 18 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on CBS HD.

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