The Emory University men's and women's cross country teams will take part in the 29th annual Sewanee Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 5). The women's 5K competition begins at 10:00 a.m. while the men's 8k race is slated to start at 11:00 a.m.  The Invitational will be held at the Sewanee Golf Course.

Along with Emory, some of the other teams scheduled to compete include Birmingham Southern, Bryan, Centre, Covenant, Evansville, Gadsden State, Lee, Maryville, defending champion Mississippi State, Oglethorpe, Piedmont Reinhardt. Rhodes and Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Wesleyan, North Alabama and host Sewanee.

Last year, both the Emory men's and women's teams recorded a second place finishes out of 16.

Heading into the weekend, the Emory men's squad is ranked 18^th in the nation among Division III teams in the latest USTFCCCA Poll while the women are ranked 27^th.