BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Cross Country is headed for its first in-state meet of the season with the 17th Annual Louisville Sports Commission Cross Country Classic on the schedule. The outing will begin on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. CT, with the men's 8K before the women's 5K at 9:15 a.m.
Action will take place at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. For the past 17 years, the Louisville Sports Commission has staged the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic (now the Louisville Sports Commission Cross Country Classic) at Sawyer, annually one of the largest collegiate meets in the country.
Traveling for the Hilltoppers for the fourth-straight weekend will be Matthew Wininger, Emerson Wells, Dedrick Troxell, Clint Sherman and Luke Hoover for the men. On the women's side, Brianna Wolken, Heather Whitlow, Haley Webb, Morgan Kannapel and Aairiona Hayden-Ransom will make the trip. Webb will be making her first appearance for the Red and White after transferring to The Hill from Murray State.
More Information on this weekend's Louisville Classic can be found here.
This marks the first and only time this season the WKU distance squads will compete in state. In the next trip, the Red and White will head over to Evansville, Ind., for the Evansville Invitational on Oct. 13.
How to follow WKU Cross Country: For complete information on WKU Cross Country, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUTrackField.
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