Monday, March 15
Stillwater, Okla.
12:50 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Denny Medley/Big 12 Conference
WVU Heads to Stillwater for NCAA Championships
March 14, 2021 04:29 PM | Cross Country
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University cross country team travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championship on Monday, March. 15.
The women's 6k championship race is set to begin at 12:50 p.m. ET, at the OSU Cross Country Course. Live coverage of the NCAA Championships will be available on ESPNU and the ESPN App starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Additionally, live results of the meet can be found at pttiming.com.
"We are very excited to get on the line tomorrow, coach Sean Cleary said. "From top to bottom, this is arguably the finest cross country race in the world. Outside of the world championships at the very front, this race provides the most depth from top to bottom. It's an honor to be amongst this level of competition, and we will embrace the entire competition.
"These women have done a very good job navigating the events of the past 12 months. With all their hard work and focus, they find themselves back on this starting line. We are looking forward to this opportunity."
Iowa State serves as host for the conference meet for the first time in program history. The Mountaineers return to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2014. Most recently, Maggie Drazba and Jillian Forsey represented WVU at the 2016 NCAA Championships.
Coach Sean Cleary, who was named head coach in 2007 has led the team to 10 team qualifying matches and a progra- high final four lead in 2008 with a fourth-place finish. He has reigned five top-10 finishes, four elite-8 finishes and one final four finish. Under Cleary's tutelage, WVU has produced 19 All-Americans in cross country.
The Mountaineers last competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, hosted by Florida State University, at Apalachee Regional Park, in Tallahassee, Florida, on Feb. 5. Sophomore Ceili McCabe was the first Mountaineer to cross the finish line with a 6k time of 20:31.2 in 8th place.
McCabe was followed by senior Hayley Jackson who took 27th in 20:53.5. Redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie completed the Seminoles' home course in 21:24.2, good for 45th place, while redshirt senior Antigone Archer finished in 50th with a time of 21:29.5.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The women's 6k championship race is set to begin at 12:50 p.m. ET, at the OSU Cross Country Course. Live coverage of the NCAA Championships will be available on ESPNU and the ESPN App starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Additionally, live results of the meet can be found at pttiming.com.
"We are very excited to get on the line tomorrow, coach Sean Cleary said. "From top to bottom, this is arguably the finest cross country race in the world. Outside of the world championships at the very front, this race provides the most depth from top to bottom. It's an honor to be amongst this level of competition, and we will embrace the entire competition.
"These women have done a very good job navigating the events of the past 12 months. With all their hard work and focus, they find themselves back on this starting line. We are looking forward to this opportunity."
Iowa State serves as host for the conference meet for the first time in program history. The Mountaineers return to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2014. Most recently, Maggie Drazba and Jillian Forsey represented WVU at the 2016 NCAA Championships.
Coach Sean Cleary, who was named head coach in 2007 has led the team to 10 team qualifying matches and a progra- high final four lead in 2008 with a fourth-place finish. He has reigned five top-10 finishes, four elite-8 finishes and one final four finish. Under Cleary's tutelage, WVU has produced 19 All-Americans in cross country.
The Mountaineers last competed at the FSU Winter XC Classic, hosted by Florida State University, at Apalachee Regional Park, in Tallahassee, Florida, on Feb. 5. Sophomore Ceili McCabe was the first Mountaineer to cross the finish line with a 6k time of 20:31.2 in 8th place.
McCabe was followed by senior Hayley Jackson who took 27th in 20:53.5. Redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie completed the Seminoles' home course in 21:24.2, good for 45th place, while redshirt senior Antigone Archer finished in 50th with a time of 21:29.5.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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