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East Carolina University
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Battle in the Boneyard
Pirates Set for Inaugural Battle in the Boneyard
August 29, 2024 | Cross Country
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina cross country program will host the inaugural Battle in the Boneyard on Friday evening at the North Campus Recreation Complex. The meet is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. with the women's three-mile race and concludes with the men's four-mile competition at 8 p.m.
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The meet will be the first home opener for the Pirates and will feature a one-mile loop at ECU's North Campus Recreation Complex, repeated three times for the women's race and four times for the men. An accessible course, the meet is a great opportunity for Pirate fans to check out the 2024 squad in action.
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"We are excited to open our season at home in front of Pirate Nation," said head coach Billy Caldwell. "The men and women came back to campus after a great summer. The culture of our team is continuing to evolve, and the newcomers have done a great job engaging and helping that progression from the time they stepped on campus. I'm excited to see where they are at for the first time this year and give ourselves a baseline to work off of as the season gets going!"
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The competition is expected to be a meeting of some familiar foes for the Pirates, including Campbell, Meredith, Mount Olive and UNCW.
The Pirates enter their third year under Caldwell this season and do so with a deeper lineup, particularly on the women's side where the addition of seven freshman, transfer Kaylee McCullough and transfer Katrina Ford who joined the team during the 2024 track & field season. On both sides, fans can look for some familiar faces including graduates Lily Schlossberg and Hayley Whoolery on the women's side and veteran runners J Henry Lyon and Alex Sawyer on the men's side.Â
More information can be found on the linked home meet information page.
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The meet will be the first home opener for the Pirates and will feature a one-mile loop at ECU's North Campus Recreation Complex, repeated three times for the women's race and four times for the men. An accessible course, the meet is a great opportunity for Pirate fans to check out the 2024 squad in action.
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"We are excited to open our season at home in front of Pirate Nation," said head coach Billy Caldwell. "The men and women came back to campus after a great summer. The culture of our team is continuing to evolve, and the newcomers have done a great job engaging and helping that progression from the time they stepped on campus. I'm excited to see where they are at for the first time this year and give ourselves a baseline to work off of as the season gets going!"
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The competition is expected to be a meeting of some familiar foes for the Pirates, including Campbell, Meredith, Mount Olive and UNCW.
The Pirates enter their third year under Caldwell this season and do so with a deeper lineup, particularly on the women's side where the addition of seven freshman, transfer Kaylee McCullough and transfer Katrina Ford who joined the team during the 2024 track & field season. On both sides, fans can look for some familiar faces including graduates Lily Schlossberg and Hayley Whoolery on the women's side and veteran runners J Henry Lyon and Alex Sawyer on the men's side.Â
More information can be found on the linked home meet information page.
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