Posted: Aug 04, 2021

Cross Country Schedules Released

WATERTOWN, Wis. -- The Maranatha Athletic Department has released the 2021 Men's and Women's Cross Country schedule, as a new experience awaits the runners in the 2021 season: NCCAA Regionals.

The Sabercats will compete in 4 regular-season events before running at Faith Baptist Bible College on October 23 for the NCCAA DII North Region Championships. The regional championships will be like any normal event in that it holds an opportunity to qualify for NCCAA Nationals. Nevertheless, the title of "North Region Champion" is on the line.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE | WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE SNAPSHOT

Here's the full 2021 schedule:

Date	Event	Host/Location
Sept. 3	Vic Godfrey Open	Wis.-Parkside/Kenosha, Wis.
Sept. 11	Tom Hoffman Invitational	Wis.-Whitewater/Whitewater, Wis.
Oct. 1	Brissman-Lundeen Invitational	Augustana/Rock Island, Ill.
Oct. 15	Wisconsin Private College Championships	Viterbo/West Salem, Wis.
Oct. 23	NCCAA DII North Region Championships	Faith/Ankeny, Iowa
Nov. 13	NCCAA DII National Championships	Ozark Christian/Joplin, Mo.

NATIONALS QUALIFYING

The teams could punch tickets for NCCAA Nationals as early as the first meet of the season, as the NCCAA has outlined various qualifying methods for the season finale:

Team/Individual	M/W	Qualifying time
Individual	Men	34:00 8K
Team	Men	3:00:00 8K (36:00 avg)
Individual	Women	24:30 5K*
Team	Women	2:05:00 5K* (25:00 avg)
*includes 5K splits