Pirates to Host Two Cross Country Meets During 2024 Season
June 27, 2024 | Cross Country
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina cross country program is set to host two meets in the fall as part of their four-meet 2024 regular season, the program announced Thursday.
"We are excited for another year of cross country for the pirates!" said Head Cross Country Coach Billy Caldwell. "Bringing two meets to Greenville allows us to feel the support of the community and we will take that into the championship portion of the season! Our athletes are excited and training hard to make sure we are ready to go this fall!"
The Pirates are set to open their campaign with the inaugural Battle in the Boneyard on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the North Campus Recreation Complex. It will be the first meet the program has hosted at the venue.
The team follows that up with the Adidas XC Challenge, hosted by NC State on Sept. 20 at the WakeMed Soccer Complex before returning home for the annual Pirate Invitational at Overton's Lake Kristi in Greenville.
The regular season concludes at Virginia's Panorama Farms Invitational on Oct. 19.
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Championships will take place on Nov. 1 at the Clapp Cross Country Course in Wichita, Kan. while the NCAA Southeast Regional will be in Rock Hill, S.C. on Nov. 15.
"We are excited for another year of cross country for the pirates!" said Head Cross Country Coach Billy Caldwell. "Bringing two meets to Greenville allows us to feel the support of the community and we will take that into the championship portion of the season! Our athletes are excited and training hard to make sure we are ready to go this fall!"
The Pirates are set to open their campaign with the inaugural Battle in the Boneyard on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the North Campus Recreation Complex. It will be the first meet the program has hosted at the venue.
The team follows that up with the Adidas XC Challenge, hosted by NC State on Sept. 20 at the WakeMed Soccer Complex before returning home for the annual Pirate Invitational at Overton's Lake Kristi in Greenville.
The regular season concludes at Virginia's Panorama Farms Invitational on Oct. 19.
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Championships will take place on Nov. 1 at the Clapp Cross Country Course in Wichita, Kan. while the NCAA Southeast Regional will be in Rock Hill, S.C. on Nov. 15.
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