University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Announce 2021 Cross Country Schedules
7/26/2021 1:04:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota men's and women's cross country programs have announced its 2021 fall competition schedule. The season, which runs from Sept. 3 to Nov. 20, includes four home events, one of which is the 35th Annual Roy Griak Invitational, Sept. 24.
Both programs will begin the season on Friday, Sept. 3, when the Gophers host an intrasquad scrimmage at Les Bolstad Course. From there, Minnesota will compete in a pair of road invites when the Gophers travel to the Penn State Invitational (Sept. 10) and the St. Olaf Invite (Sept. 18). Minnesota is set to host the 35th Annual Roy Griak Invite on Friday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. The women's team will then travel to the Joe Paine Invite in South Bend, Ind., Oct. 1, and in addition, members of both the men's and women's programs compete the same day at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite in Eau Claire, Wis.
The Gophers are back in action Oct. 15 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational when they travel to Madison, Wis., before hosting Jack's Twilight Run on Oct. 22.
The Big Ten Championships will be held at Penn State on Oct. 29. The Gophers close out the home season Nov. 7 with the Rocky's Run beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Minnesota begins national competition Nov. 12 at the NCAA Midwest Regional and follows with the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20. The regional will be held in Iowa City, Iowa, while the championship is hosted by Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.
Remainder of the meet times will be announced at a later date, and all schedules are subject to change.
Both programs will begin the season on Friday, Sept. 3, when the Gophers host an intrasquad scrimmage at Les Bolstad Course. From there, Minnesota will compete in a pair of road invites when the Gophers travel to the Penn State Invitational (Sept. 10) and the St. Olaf Invite (Sept. 18). Minnesota is set to host the 35th Annual Roy Griak Invite on Friday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. The women's team will then travel to the Joe Paine Invite in South Bend, Ind., Oct. 1, and in addition, members of both the men's and women's programs compete the same day at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite in Eau Claire, Wis.
The Gophers are back in action Oct. 15 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational when they travel to Madison, Wis., before hosting Jack's Twilight Run on Oct. 22.
The Big Ten Championships will be held at Penn State on Oct. 29. The Gophers close out the home season Nov. 7 with the Rocky's Run beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Minnesota begins national competition Nov. 12 at the NCAA Midwest Regional and follows with the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20. The regional will be held in Iowa City, Iowa, while the championship is hosted by Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.
Remainder of the meet times will be announced at a later date, and all schedules are subject to change.
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