The Emory University men's and women's cross country teams continue their seasons on Saturday (Sept. 27) when they compete at the Gulf Coast Stampede.  The event will be held at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola, Florida.   The men’s 8K race will start at 7:30 am and will be followed by the women’s 5K meet at 8:10 am.

In addition to Emory, other teams scheduled to compete include Kennesaw State University, Harding University, host West Florida, Auburn-Montgomery, Belhaven and Point University.

The women’s team heads into Saturday’s event ranked No. 1 in the South/Southeast Region and 29^th nationally among D-III programs.  In their last outing, the Eagles placed first out of 17 teams in the Division II, III and NAIA race at the Furman Classic (Sept. 13).  The Eagles claimed three of the top six individual finishes led by senior Tamara Surtees, who paced the 152-runner field in a 6K time of 22:20 that represented her second-fastest time. 

The men’s side, ranked No. 3 in the South/Southeast Region, is coming off a fourth-place out of 10 teams, at the Furman Classic.  Senior Alex Fleischhacker was the top Emory runner with his 8K showing of 26:17 good for 16^th out of 113 entries.  Junior Lukas Mees was close behind with his 26:38 slotting him 18^th.