PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's cross country teams get set to head back on the road this weekend as the top Cougs travel to compete in the 2023 NCAA Pre-Nationals meet hosted by the University of Virginia Saturday at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va.
The rest of the WSU distance squads will compete in Lewiston, Idaho, at the 2023 LC State Invitational at LC State Cross Country Trail. The LC State Invitational will also take place on Saturday morning as the women's race gets going at 9:30 a.m. with the men to follow at 10:30 a.m.
Meet Info – NCAA Pre-Nationals:
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
- Start Times (All times PST):
- Men's Championship Race: 6:40 a.m. PST
- Women's Championship Race: 7:30 a.m. PST
- Location: Earlysville, Va.
Meet Info – LC State Invitational:
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
- Start Times (All times PST):
- Men's Race: 9:30 a.m. PST
- Women's Race: 10:30 a.m. PST
- Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Last Time Out:
Washington State women's and men's teams finished ninth (19-22-37-63-102, 243 pts) and 10th (12-19-70-79-84, 264 pts), respectively, at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind., to end the month of September.
On the men's side, Brian Barsaiya (23:44.6, 12
th) and Kelvin Limo (23:55.9, 19th) ran with the front of the men's blue 5-mile field to lead the WSU men. Barsaiya finished just 36.3 seconds off of the lead pace while Limo spent the majority of the race in the top-15 of the men's field.
Up Next:
Washington State men's and women's cross country teams will now turn its attention to postseason as the Cougars travel to University Place, Wash., to compete in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships on Fri., Oct. 27.
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