Men's XC 2020 Season Preview
The Brescia University men's cross country will begin its season on September 11 at the Indiana Wesleyan University Twilight Classic.
"I'm excited to see how the first meet of the season goes," said Head Coach Luke Stoffel. "We have a young team, one that is fully comprised of freshmen and sophomores. I believe several of our sophomores will take a step forward this season and I look forward to seeing how the freshmen adjust to the 8k."
The Bearcats were voted ninth in the River States Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll, but Stoffel believes the team will place higher. "We finished higher than our initial ranking last season and I see no reason why we can't do the same this season," said Stoffel.
The program recruited seven freshmen to join the four returning student-athletes. "We will have a lot of competition for our top five spots this season. Our ability to have a competitive atmosphere at practice has helped us prepare for the late start we had due to COVID-19," said Stoffel.
Important dates to know:
- The Bearcats' season opener is on Sept. 11th at Indiana Wesleyan University.
- The RSC preview is on Sept. 19th at Indiana University East.
- Brescia's home meet, the Fast Cats Classic, has been moved from October 10th to October 9th in order to limit the amount of people at Yellow Creek Park at one time. The high school meet will be on the 10th..
- The River States Conference Championship will take place on November 7th at Indiana University East.
- The NAIA National Championship has been moved to April 9th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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The first race of the season will start on September 11th at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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