Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, September 1
Highland Heights, KY
9:00 AM
Marshall University
at
Queen City Invitational
Nick Schmidt (L) and Alex Minor (R)
Cross Country Begins Season Saturday at Queen City Invitational
8/31/2018 11:07:00 AM | Cross Country
Meet begins at 9 a.m. Saturday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—Marshall cross country will begin its 2018 season Saturday at the Queen City Invitational hosted by Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
The meet begins at 9 a.m. ET for the men's race to be followed at 9:30 a.m. for the women's race. Both the men's and women's team will compete in a 5K.
The races will be run on the Valhalla Cross Country Course on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Admission is free for spectators. There will be no live results for the meet, but fans not traveling to the meet may follow Marshall cross country on Twitter @HerdTFXC for updates from the Queen City Invitational.
This year is the 37th Annual Queen City Invitational and the meet rotates yearly being hosted by the schools surrounding the Cincinnati, Ohio region. A full list of competing teams is below:
Competing Collegiate teams:
Cedarville, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Christian, Dayton, EKU, Kentucky, Marshall M/W, Morehead State, NKU, Ohio State, Thomas Moore, Wright State, Xavier
Competing Clubs:
Queen City Rangers and UC Running Club
Marshall cross country will be without its two top runners from a season ago for the opener due to injury. Daniel Green is sidelined for the first meet, and Adriana Cook will redshirt this season.
Nine men and nine women will compete in the first meet for Marshall. They are:
Men's
Christian Bradford
Hunter Deem
Ian Domenick
Josh Endres
Andrew Jones
Alex Minor
Nick Schmidt
Coy Smith
Ryan Vaught
Women's
Alexandra Evans
Madelyn Garrison
Mary Kerby
Audreana Lewis
Alyssa Long
Myah McAlister
Abigail Short
Allison Short
Mary Zulauf
Quotes from assistant coach Caleb Bowen
Opening
"We're really excited. Some of the girls raced in early May, some of the guys haven't since April so we're really excited to get after it. We've done two time-trials but they don't show you everything. We want to see them in a competition setting and hopefully it will bring the best out of them."
On expectations
"Performance-wise, it's a rust buster and we're trying to see where we're at. Our ultimate goal is to be our strongest in late October and early November. With the guys, the 5K is so much shorter than the 8K which is what they'll be doing most of the season. This is more of training emphasis because we're running such a shorter distance, they'll be getting used to running faster which will ultimately help them when they're running 8K's and 10K's."
On opportunity for younger runners
"I think it's going to be a great opportunity for the younger guys and girls. Usually the number one runners get all the praise and attention at meets, but to let them perhaps see their racing style and let them see what it's like at the front without our normal team leaders, it can only give them confidence moving forward."
#HerdFamily
Follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC for updates from the Queen City Invitational.
The meet begins at 9 a.m. ET for the men's race to be followed at 9:30 a.m. for the women's race. Both the men's and women's team will compete in a 5K.
The races will be run on the Valhalla Cross Country Course on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Admission is free for spectators. There will be no live results for the meet, but fans not traveling to the meet may follow Marshall cross country on Twitter @HerdTFXC for updates from the Queen City Invitational.
This year is the 37th Annual Queen City Invitational and the meet rotates yearly being hosted by the schools surrounding the Cincinnati, Ohio region. A full list of competing teams is below:
Competing Collegiate teams:
Cedarville, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Christian, Dayton, EKU, Kentucky, Marshall M/W, Morehead State, NKU, Ohio State, Thomas Moore, Wright State, Xavier
Competing Clubs:
Queen City Rangers and UC Running Club
Marshall cross country will be without its two top runners from a season ago for the opener due to injury. Daniel Green is sidelined for the first meet, and Adriana Cook will redshirt this season.
Nine men and nine women will compete in the first meet for Marshall. They are:
Men's
Christian Bradford
Hunter Deem
Ian Domenick
Josh Endres
Andrew Jones
Alex Minor
Nick Schmidt
Coy Smith
Ryan Vaught
Women's
Alexandra Evans
Madelyn Garrison
Mary Kerby
Audreana Lewis
Alyssa Long
Myah McAlister
Abigail Short
Allison Short
Mary Zulauf
Quotes from assistant coach Caleb Bowen
Opening
"We're really excited. Some of the girls raced in early May, some of the guys haven't since April so we're really excited to get after it. We've done two time-trials but they don't show you everything. We want to see them in a competition setting and hopefully it will bring the best out of them."
On expectations
"Performance-wise, it's a rust buster and we're trying to see where we're at. Our ultimate goal is to be our strongest in late October and early November. With the guys, the 5K is so much shorter than the 8K which is what they'll be doing most of the season. This is more of training emphasis because we're running such a shorter distance, they'll be getting used to running faster which will ultimately help them when they're running 8K's and 10K's."
On opportunity for younger runners
"I think it's going to be a great opportunity for the younger guys and girls. Usually the number one runners get all the praise and attention at meets, but to let them perhaps see their racing style and let them see what it's like at the front without our normal team leaders, it can only give them confidence moving forward."
#HerdFamily
Follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC for updates from the Queen City Invitational.
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