Buffs Head To Joe Piane Invitational

BOULDER — After sitting idle for the last few weeks, the University of Colorado cross country teams will be back in action, competing at the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday at Notre Dame's Burke Golf Course.

There will be three different sections with the blue division races beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The women will race a 5-kilometer course, while the men will follow at 1:45 p.m. ET, running a 5-mile race. The open divisions will start at 2:30 with the women racing first and the men second. The last two events of the day will be the gold races. The women are slated to run at 3:15 and the men will start at 4 p.m.

"This Friday we will break out the 'A' team," head coach Mark Wetmore said. "It's probably the most competitive event this weekend, although there are invitationals all over the country. This one, on both the men's and women's sides, have ten of the top teams in the country. We will see ourselves against some really good competition."

Both of CU's teams will race in the blue division. The women, which are the top-ranked team in the country in this week's USTFCCCA coaches poll, will race against 10 other top-30 teams. Those teams are Boston College, Florida State, Iowa State, Minnesota, NC State, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Washington and Wisconsin,

The CU men are fourth in the latest poll. They will face 11 ranked teams at the invite including Alabama, Colorado State, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, NC State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Purdue, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

A small group of Buffaloes will compete Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Roadrunner Invitational hosted by Metro State. The races will take place at Washington Park in Denver with the women running a 6k course at 9:30 a.m. and the men racing 8k at 10:15.

Colorado University Athletics

Next Event

Related Videos