Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Cross Country Releases Schedule for 2024 Season
7/31/2024 10:36:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The 2024 Middle Tennessee Cross Country schedule was released by Head Coach Keith Vroman on Wednesday. The gauntlet includes four regular season meets before traveling to Jacksonville State for the Conference USA Championship.
MTSU is coming off a sweep of both the men and women in the CUSA Championships last year in Bowling Green, Ky., and will look to stay on top again this year.
The Blue Raiders will open up their season on the road in Memphis, Tenn., to compete in the Memphis Twilight Classic for the eighth year in a row on August 31.
Then on September 13, MTSU will make the trip to Huntsville, Ala. to run in the Southern Showcase, hosted by Jacksonville State.
On September 27, Middle Tennessee will travel to Columbia, Mo., to compete in the Gans Creek Invitational that is hosted by Missouri for the first of two SEC courses the Blue Raiders will visit in the 2024 season.
MTSU will close out the regular season in College Station, Texas, facing off in the Arturo Barrios Invitational on October 18 hosted by Texas A&M.
"We have always run well at this course," Vroman said of the Arturo Barrios Invitational. "It's always very good weather for our runners and a great tune-up before the conference meet."
The Conference USA Championship will take place on November 2 at Jacksonville State. The Blue Raiders look to sweep again for the second consecutive cross country season.
NCAA Regionals will take place in Tallahassee, Fla., and the NCAA Championship will be in Madison, Wis., hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
"This year we have a challenging schedule that will be good for us," Vroman added. "We're starting off the year again in Memphis then go down to Alabama for the Southern Showcase. It really starts to get into the meat of the year in Columbia, Missouri. This will give us a preview of next year's national championship course. Obviously, our goal is to win the conference again in both men's and women's, but we also really want to get top five in the regional at Florida State."
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MTSU is coming off a sweep of both the men and women in the CUSA Championships last year in Bowling Green, Ky., and will look to stay on top again this year.
The Blue Raiders will open up their season on the road in Memphis, Tenn., to compete in the Memphis Twilight Classic for the eighth year in a row on August 31.
Then on September 13, MTSU will make the trip to Huntsville, Ala. to run in the Southern Showcase, hosted by Jacksonville State.
On September 27, Middle Tennessee will travel to Columbia, Mo., to compete in the Gans Creek Invitational that is hosted by Missouri for the first of two SEC courses the Blue Raiders will visit in the 2024 season.
MTSU will close out the regular season in College Station, Texas, facing off in the Arturo Barrios Invitational on October 18 hosted by Texas A&M.
"We have always run well at this course," Vroman said of the Arturo Barrios Invitational. "It's always very good weather for our runners and a great tune-up before the conference meet."
The Conference USA Championship will take place on November 2 at Jacksonville State. The Blue Raiders look to sweep again for the second consecutive cross country season.
NCAA Regionals will take place in Tallahassee, Fla., and the NCAA Championship will be in Madison, Wis., hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
"This year we have a challenging schedule that will be good for us," Vroman added. "We're starting off the year again in Memphis then go down to Alabama for the Southern Showcase. It really starts to get into the meat of the year in Columbia, Missouri. This will give us a preview of next year's national championship course. Obviously, our goal is to win the conference again in both men's and women's, but we also really want to get top five in the regional at Florida State."
Follow the Blue Raiders
Keep up with Blue Raider track & field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
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