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The University of Louisville is serving as host for the 2015 NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals Invitational as well as this year’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park.
The Pre-National meet - scheduled for Oct. 17 - serves as a pre-cursor for the national championships, and this year’s meet features numerous powerhouses that finished among the elite at the 2014 national championships.
National Championship Meet Box AssignmentsPre-National Championship Press ConferenceNational Championship Results and RecapThe NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on a Saturday, taking place at ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park on Nov. 21.
- This is the second time in NCAA history that the Division I cross country championships will take place in the state of Kentucky (last time was in 2012 in Louisville).
- It is the 78th annual men's competition and the 36th annual women's competition.
- UofL is only the second ACC school to act as the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships host (Virginia, 1987).
- In 2012, E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park was the site of the closest finish for the top-three finishers in NCAA history. In the women's 6,000m race, Iowa State's Betsy Saina (19:27.9) won the race, Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino (19:28.7) took runner-up honors, and Oregon's Jordan Hasay (19:28.7) placed third. There was only 0.7 seconds separating the national champion from third-place finisher.
NCAA Championships |
![]() Â Â Date: Saturday, Nov. 21 Â Â Time: 12 p.m. ET (women) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 p.m. ET (men) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m. ET (awards) Â Â Location: E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park |
Pre-Nationals |
![]() Â Â Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 Â Â Time: 9:30 a.m. (Men's Red) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:15 a.m. (Women's Red) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:45 a.m. (Men's Black) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11:30 a.m. (Women's Black) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12 p.m. (Men's Open) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12:45 p.m. (Women's Open) Â Â Location: E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park Clerking Instructions |