UAA Cross Country Championships Web Site
The Emory University men's and women's country teams return to
action on Saturday (Oct. 29) when they compete at the
25th Annual University Athletic Association Cross
Country Championships. The competition will be held at
Montrose Harbor and hosted by the University of Chicago. The
women's 6K race begins at 10:30 am (CDT), and will be followed by
the men's 8k competition at 11:30 am.
The Emory women's team is ranked 19th nationally and one
of a five league teams that hold down spots among the
nation’s top 35. Defending league champion Washington
University is tabbed as the No. 2 squad in D-III with Emory the
next ranked conference program. Other teams in the national poll
include New York University (#26), Chicago (#33) and Case Western
(#35). Last year, the Eagles posted a fifth-place finish with
Tess Gallegos and the graduated Natalie Fenn both
earning Second Team All-UAA honors and coming in eighth and
14th overall, respectively.
The UAA boasts four men’s teams among the top 35 in the
nation, with three of those squads among the top 15. Defending
champ Wash U. is No. 3 while Chicago holds down the No. 10
slot. Rounding out the ranked teams are NYU (#15) and
Rochester (#27). Emory, ranked No. 1 in South/Southeast
Region, is looking to move up the ladder after recording an
eighth-place finish in 2010.
Emory Cross Country Teams Focus On UAA Championships
Posted: Oct 26, 2011