UKXC to Conclude Regular Season at PSU National Open
| 2018 Penn State National Open | |
| Date | Friday, Oct. 12, 2017 |
| Location | State College, Pa. | Blue-White Golf Course |
| Race Distances | Women’s 6k | Men’s 5.2 mile |
| Course Info | Maps |
| Meet Information | GoPSUSports.com |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Kentucky cross country teams will run in competition for the last time this regular season on Friday at the Penn State National Open.
The race will take place at the Blue-White Golf Course beginning with the women’s 6,000 meters at 10:45 a.m. ET followed by the men’s 5.2-mile run at 11:30 a.m.
Brennan Fields ran an 8k cross country personal best 23:45.00 to finish second in the individual race and lead the Kentucky men’s team to a runner-up podium spot at the Louisville Classic in UK’s last meet two Saturdays ago.
The UK women’s team placed fourth on 175 points.
Postseason races begin in two weeks with the Southeastern Conference Championships on Oct. 26.
Cross country refresher
Points are scored in cross country corresponding to finishing place. The place of each of the top five finishers on each team are added up and the team with the lowest total wins. Placers outside a team’s top five cannot score so finishers on other teams that might finish behind a team’s No. 6 or No. 7 finisher can get a point total fewer than their overall place in the race.
TEAMS COMPETING (Both genders unless noted)
Akron, Arkansas (M), Boston College (W), Brown, Bucknell, Charleston Southern (M), Cornell (W), Dartmouth, Duquesne, Eastern Kentucky, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Iona, James Madison (W), Kentucky, Lehigh (W), Loyola (W), Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Princeton (W), Rutgers, Utah (W), Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia (W).
RANKED TEAMS AT THE NATIONAL OPEN
The National Open features five ranked teams in the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) coaches’ poll in both races.
On the men’s side, Arkansas is No. 16, Eastern Kentucky is No. 18, Virginia is No. 19, Iona is No. 27, Georgetown is No. 29, Virginia Tech is No. 30, while Michigan State is receiving votes.
In the women’s race, Michigan State is No. 14, Penn State is No. 19, Georgia Tech is No. 26, Utah is No. 27, Princeton is No. 29, while Dartmouth and Georgetown are both receiving votes.
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