MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University cross country team opens its 2022 campaign on Friday, Sept. 9, at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational in University Park, Pennsylvania.
“Traveling to State College has been a strong tradition for the WVU cross country teams,” coach Sean Cleary said. “We’re excited to hit the road and visit the course we’ll be returning to in November.”
The women’s 6k race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET at the Blue and White Golf Course, site of the 2022 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Nov. 11. Live stats will be available on wvusports.com.
WVU is one of nine schools competing in the inaugural season, which also includes American, Lehigh, Navy, Penn, Penn State, St. Joseph’s Pa., Syracuse and Youngstown State.
Friday’s race marks the Mountaineers’ eighth appearance in the Spiked Shoe Invitational since 2012, having last competed in the meet on Sept. 13, 2019, when they ran fourth. The last time the team opened the season at Penn State was in 2015, finishing third.
Last season, WVU saw action in four regular season meets, along with the Big 12 Championship, the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and the NCAA Championship. West Virginia finished second at the 2021 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships in Bethlehem, Pa. and 21st at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.
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