IRVING, Texas – Nine American Athletic Conference cross country programs began competition over the weekend as the season commenced. SMU, Tulsa, UCF, South Florida, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Temple and Tulane all took the course this weekend.
The Wichita State men and women opened the cross country season with dominant quad meet wins Saturday morning at the JK Gold Classic, sweeping the team and individual titles. The women scored a perfect 15 points and the men cleaned up with just 16 points.
The University of Houston Cougars women's cross country team finished second, and the men finished third, in their first meet of 2022 at McNeese's Season Opener at Enos Derbonne Sports Complex on Friday.
SMU placed third this morning in the first meet of the 2022 season at Oklahoma State University with two athletes in the top ten finishers.
The University of Tulsa men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Cowboy Preview on Thursday to open the 2022 season, taking fourth in the men's and fifth in the women's races.
The UCF cross country team had their first meet of the season Friday night on their home course, hosting The UCF Invite and took second place as a team overall.
The University of South Florida cross country men and women's teams completed their first meet of the season at the UCF Invitational this past Friday. The men’s team took home fifth place overall, while the women’s team also claimed fifth place.
The East Carolina cross country program competed in its first meet under the tutelage of Head Coach Billy Caldwell at the Elon Opener on Friday. The Pirates earned a pair of third-place team finishes in the meet.
University of Memphis harriers garnered a total of five top-10 finishes between the men's and the women's teams at the Auto City Memphis Twilight Classic Saturday night. The men took home first place prize, while the women claimed fourth place.
The Temple men's cross country team started their season off with a strong performance that earned them a second-place finish at the Lehigh Invitational on Friday evening. Competing against Villanova, Saint Joseph's, Lehigh, and Rutgers among others, the Owls managed to score 49 points to take the runner-up spot.
The Tulane men’s and women’s cross country teams started their seasons at the UNO XC Opener on Friday. The men's cross country team finished in first place. The women also got off to a hot start finishing second overall as a team, just behind LSU.
The Cincinnati men’s and women’s cross country teams started their seasons at the RedHawk Rumble on Saturday. Both Bearcat teams found success on the Miami University Cross Country Course. The UC men placed second overall with 43 points in the 8k race. In the women's 5k, the UC women placed third with 57 points. Miami (Ohio) won