BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Cross country season on The Hill is almost here as the Hilltopper teams are well into their preparations for this weekend's Golden Eagle Invitational hosted by Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee. Action from the Ironwood Golf Course is slated to commence at 9 a.m. CT for the men on the 6K course, followed by the women's 5K race at 9:45 a.m.
WKU will be joined by teams from Purdue, Florida A&M, Alabama State, Alabama A&M along with the hosts, Tennessee Tech.
Coming off of a third-place team finish at the 2015 Conference USA Cross Country Championship, the Lady Toppers will look to Lindsey Hinken for leadership following a junior campaign that saw her rank in the Top 25 on four occasions, including the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. Hinken earned All-Conference honors for her fourth place individual finish at last year's C-USA Championship and was also named to the league's All-Academic team for her efforts in the classroom.
On the men's side, Endalow Takele and Julien Cuyeu return for the 2016 campaign coming off of personal-best performances at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships to conclude last season. Takele earned Second-Team All-Conference recognition for his 13th-place finish.
Meet results will be available here following the conclusion of Saturday's races. WKU Cross Country will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tennessee.
