The Emory University men's and women's country teams resume action on Saturday (Oct. 10) when they compete in the Jacksonville State University Foothills Invitational.  The meet will be held at the Oxford Lake and Recreation Park in Oxford, Alabama with the women's 5K race scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. (CDT) and the men's 8K competition at 10:45 a.m.

Approximately 11 teams will be competing in the men's event while the women's race is scheduled to have 14 institutions taking to the course. 

Emory men's team, ranked 12th nationally among Division III teams, last competed at the Griak Invitational on Sept. 26 where it turned in a third-place finish out of 35 teams.  The Eagles had three entries finish among the top 20 led by senior Charlie Meade who crossed the finish line in the place out of 370 runners with a time of 25:42.   Senior
Tommy Fyffe turned in a seventh-place effort (25:44) while classmate Paul Winterhalter clocked in at 26:23, good for 17^th place. 

The women's team holds down the No. 30 spot in the national rankings and recorded a ninth-place performance out of 37 squads at the Griak Invitational.  Sophomore Tess Gallegos turned in the team's best effort, crossing the finish line in 26^th position out of 500 competitors with a 6K time of 23:38. Junior Rebecca Flink was the second Emory runner to finish with her effort of 23:50 placing her in 32^nd place. 

At last year's Foothills Invitational, the women's team came through with a first-place effort out of