Here's the composite cross country schedule for the nine Washington NCAA D1/D2 schools...
With the beginning of August, all nine of Washington’s NCAA Division I and II schools have released their 2019 cross country schedules.
Towards the end of the month, the USTFCCCA will release its regional and national pre-season coaches’ polls, and we will get a good indication on how the various coaches from around the country think about your favorite school.
We’ve laid out a composite schedule of all nine schools so that you have an idea where you can catch your favorite school.
As always, this composite schedule is subject to change. Please check for updates by visiting the individual schools’ cross country website.
That said, here’s our way too early preview of what to watch this upcoming cross country season. Note that no Washington schools are in action in week 2.
WEEK 1 (August 30/31)
All five Division I schools are in action this week, kicked off by the annual scoring meet between the University of Washington and Seattle University at Magnuson Park on August 30th.
This meet went by the wayside last year, in light of the transition from the Greg Metcalf regime to Maurica and Andy Powell at the UW.
The Huskies are bringing in perhaps one of the best recruiting classes in school history, but expect this meet to be nothing more than a glorified tempo run in uniforms, with some runners competing unattached.
Both Seattle University and UW will debut their new uniforms, as both schools signed multi-year agreements with adidas.
Washington State will run an intrasquad meet in Colfax on the 30th, while Gonzaga and Eastern Washington will open with the Clash of the Inland Northwest meet in Cheney the next day.
WEEK 3 (September 13/14)
Washington State hosts the NCAA West Regional Preview meet at the Colfax Golf Course on September 13th, while Saint Martin’s and Western Washington head to Ellensburg for the Central Washington Invitational the next day.
WEEK 4 (September 20/21)
The Huskies will split their squads, with the men flying east to Boston for the Battle in Beantown on the 20th, and the women heading to Terre Haute, Indiana for the McNichols Invitational the next day at the site of this year’s NCAA cross country championships.
Seattle Pacific opens its 2019 campaign in Tacoma at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational, while Western Washington heads to Seattle for the Emerald City Open hosted by Club Northwest.
WEEK 5 (September 28)
Gonzaga heads to Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Western Washington also has the Griak on their schedule.
Those Vikings who don’t make the trip to Minnesota will run in Lacey at the Ken Garland Invitational, hosted by Saint Martin’s, along with Central Washington.
WEEK 6 (October 5)
The University of Washington hosts the annual Sundodger Invitational, which is now a few weeks later in the season. In another twist, the Sundodger will leave Seattle’s Lincoln Park, and will be contested at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, just outside Tacoma.
Seattle University, along with Central Washington, Seattle Pacific have the Sundodger on their schedule.
Eastern Washington and Saint Martin’s will head to Salem, Oregon for the Charles Bowles Invitational hosted by Willamette University, while Washington State and Gonzaga head to South Bend, Indiana for the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
WEEK 7 (October 12)
In what will be a preview of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship meet, all four Division II schools will congregate in Bellingham for the Western Washington Invitational, which is always one of the best collegiate cross country meets in the state of Washington.
WEEK 8 (October 18/19)
It’s back to Terre Haute for the Huskies, as they run in the Pre-National Invitational on the NCAA championship course against a whole bevy of nationally ranked teams on the 19th.
Washington State is entered in the meet as well, though they have the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational the day before on their schedule, which also features some nationally ranked teams. It is possible that the Cougs are waiting to decide which of the two meets to attend and/or splitting their men’s and women’s teams between the two meets.
Gonzaga heads to College Station, Texas for the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M, while Eastern Washington and SeattleU go to the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in the Bay Area on the 19th.
Eastern Washington and Central Washington will have some runners at the Sasquatch Invitational hosted by Spokane Community College on the 18th.
WEEK 9 (October 26)
EDIT: In the first version of this, we noted that no Washington schools were in action. Like the Fonz, we were wro...not right.
All four Washington GNAC schools are off to Billings, Montana for the GNAC championships hosted by Montana State University/Billings, which we had originally on November 2nd.
Last year, Seattle Pacific placed third in the women's team race, while Western Washington was third in the men's race.
WEEK 10 (November 1/2)
This is conference championship weekend for all of the Division I schools, with Washington and Washington State at the Pac-12s in Corvallis, Oregon.
Gonzaga is at the West Coast Conference meet, while SeattleU goes to the Western Athletic Conference championship, and Eastern Washington heading to the Big Sky Conference title race.
WEEK 11 (November 9)
The Division II schools make the trek to Monmouth, Oregon for the NCAA West Regional meet hosted by Western Oregon, with berths to the NCAA D2 championships on the line.
WEEK 12 (November 15)
All five Washington Division I schools meet up in Colfax, as Washington State hosts the NCAA West Regionals at the Colfax Golf Course.
WEEK 13 (November 22)
The collegiate season ends here, with the NCAA Division I championship meet at the LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Indiana, and the NCAA Division II championship meet at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, California.
Towards the end of the month, the USTFCCCA will release its regional and national pre-season coaches’ polls, and we will get a good indication on how the various coaches from around the country think about your favorite school.
We’ve laid out a composite schedule of all nine schools so that you have an idea where you can catch your favorite school.
As always, this composite schedule is subject to change. Please check for updates by visiting the individual schools’ cross country website.
That said, here’s our way too early preview of what to watch this upcoming cross country season. Note that no Washington schools are in action in week 2.
WEEK 1 (August 30/31)
All five Division I schools are in action this week, kicked off by the annual scoring meet between the University of Washington and Seattle University at Magnuson Park on August 30th.
This meet went by the wayside last year, in light of the transition from the Greg Metcalf regime to Maurica and Andy Powell at the UW.
The Huskies are bringing in perhaps one of the best recruiting classes in school history, but expect this meet to be nothing more than a glorified tempo run in uniforms, with some runners competing unattached.
Both Seattle University and UW will debut their new uniforms, as both schools signed multi-year agreements with adidas.
Washington State will run an intrasquad meet in Colfax on the 30th, while Gonzaga and Eastern Washington will open with the Clash of the Inland Northwest meet in Cheney the next day.
WEEK 3 (September 13/14)
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| Action from the 2018 Central Washington Invitational (Paul Merca photo) |
WEEK 4 (September 20/21)
The Huskies will split their squads, with the men flying east to Boston for the Battle in Beantown on the 20th, and the women heading to Terre Haute, Indiana for the McNichols Invitational the next day at the site of this year’s NCAA cross country championships.
Seattle Pacific opens its 2019 campaign in Tacoma at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational, while Western Washington heads to Seattle for the Emerald City Open hosted by Club Northwest.
WEEK 5 (September 28)
Gonzaga heads to Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Western Washington also has the Griak on their schedule.
Those Vikings who don’t make the trip to Minnesota will run in Lacey at the Ken Garland Invitational, hosted by Saint Martin’s, along with Central Washington.
WEEK 6 (October 5)
The University of Washington hosts the annual Sundodger Invitational, which is now a few weeks later in the season. In another twist, the Sundodger will leave Seattle’s Lincoln Park, and will be contested at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, just outside Tacoma.
Seattle University, along with Central Washington, Seattle Pacific have the Sundodger on their schedule.
Eastern Washington and Saint Martin’s will head to Salem, Oregon for the Charles Bowles Invitational hosted by Willamette University, while Washington State and Gonzaga head to South Bend, Indiana for the Joe Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
WEEK 7 (October 12)
In what will be a preview of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship meet, all four Division II schools will congregate in Bellingham for the Western Washington Invitational, which is always one of the best collegiate cross country meets in the state of Washington.
WEEK 8 (October 18/19)
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| Washington All-American Tibebu Proctor at the 2018 NCAA championship meet in Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Merca photo) |
Washington State is entered in the meet as well, though they have the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational the day before on their schedule, which also features some nationally ranked teams. It is possible that the Cougs are waiting to decide which of the two meets to attend and/or splitting their men’s and women’s teams between the two meets.
Gonzaga heads to College Station, Texas for the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M, while Eastern Washington and SeattleU go to the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in the Bay Area on the 19th.
Eastern Washington and Central Washington will have some runners at the Sasquatch Invitational hosted by Spokane Community College on the 18th.
WEEK 9 (October 26)
EDIT: In the first version of this, we noted that no Washington schools were in action. Like the Fonz, we were wro...not right.
All four Washington GNAC schools are off to Billings, Montana for the GNAC championships hosted by Montana State University/Billings, which we had originally on November 2nd.
Last year, Seattle Pacific placed third in the women's team race, while Western Washington was third in the men's race.
WEEK 10 (November 1/2)
This is conference championship weekend for all of the Division I schools, with Washington and Washington State at the Pac-12s in Corvallis, Oregon.
Gonzaga is at the West Coast Conference meet, while SeattleU goes to the Western Athletic Conference championship, and Eastern Washington heading to the Big Sky Conference title race.
WEEK 11 (November 9)
The Division II schools make the trek to Monmouth, Oregon for the NCAA West Regional meet hosted by Western Oregon, with berths to the NCAA D2 championships on the line.
WEEK 12 (November 15)
All five Washington Division I schools meet up in Colfax, as Washington State hosts the NCAA West Regionals at the Colfax Golf Course.
WEEK 13 (November 22)
The collegiate season ends here, with the NCAA Division I championship meet at the LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Indiana, and the NCAA Division II championship meet at the Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, California.
Here's the downloadable composite schedule (please click the graphic to enlarge it):
Composite WA D1_D2 XC Sched... by paulmerca70601 on Scribd
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