The Emory University men's and women's cross country teams will send representatives to a pair of meets this weekend, headlined by the Eagles' top-tier runners competing at the Gibson Family Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, IN, on Saturday (Oct. 6). The Pre-Nationals event, will be conducted at the LaVern Gibson Course, site of the 2012 NCAA Division III Championships, and hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  The men's 8K race begins at noon (EDT) followed by the women's 6K at 12:45 p.m.

Approximately 34 women's and 32 men's teams hailing from 14 states will be taking to the course on Saturday.  The No. 24-ranked Emory women's side will be one of five programs in the field who are ranked among the nation's top-35 team.  Johns Hopkins enters the race with the highest women's ranking with a No. 3 spot in the national poll.  Claremont-Mudd Scripps, slotted 6^th, is another top-10 team in the field.    The men also have five ranked teams competing with Augustana holding down the top spot at No. 12. 

Emory will also be represented at the 7^th Annual Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational, held at the Oxford Lake & Recreation Center in Oxford, Alabama.  The meet will take place on Friday (Oct. 5) with the  women's 5K race starting at 5:15 pm (CDT) and the men's 8K competition at 5:45 pm.

In the most recent action, both the Emory men's and women's teams posted first first-place finishes at the Gulf Coast Stampede (Sept. 22) in Pensacola, Florida.