Saturday, October 5
Statesboro, GA
9:00am
Georgia Southern University
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GATA XC Classic
Cross Country Preview: Eagles Set To Host Second Home Meet
10/4/2019 1:57:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
Georgia Southern Heads To FSU Oct. 11 Following The Meet
STATESBORO – After 14 days off, the Georgia Southern cross country team returns to action hosting the inaugural GATA XC Classic Saturday at Seventh Mile Farm.
The meet will begin with a women's 5K at 9:00 a.m. followed by a men's 8K on the former golf course located roughly seven miles south of the Georgia Southern main campus.
Previously, the Eagles opened the 2019 campaign with a dominant win as a team and individually at the Eagles XC Challenge on Sept. 21. In the contest, Georgia Southern claimed four of the top five finishes including Merabu Nagwandala's overall win with a time of 18:53.25 and Carley Braman's fifth-fastest time on the course, (19:51.80) coming in second. The Eagles scored 16 points in their team victory.
Nagwandala, a sophomore, has never finished lower than first at Seventh Mile Farms in three meets and holds the course 5K record of 18:13.0.
Teams expected include Brewton Parker, Fort Valley State and South Georgia State. BP also attended the Eagles XC Challenge this past month with its best finisher placing 13th on the women's side and third on the men's.
The meet will mark the first time the Eagles have ever hosted two cross country meets in a season.
Following the meet, the team will travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the Florida State pre-meet on Oct. 11 before heading to McDonough for the Sun Belt Championships Nov. 2.
The meet will begin with a women's 5K at 9:00 a.m. followed by a men's 8K on the former golf course located roughly seven miles south of the Georgia Southern main campus.
Previously, the Eagles opened the 2019 campaign with a dominant win as a team and individually at the Eagles XC Challenge on Sept. 21. In the contest, Georgia Southern claimed four of the top five finishes including Merabu Nagwandala's overall win with a time of 18:53.25 and Carley Braman's fifth-fastest time on the course, (19:51.80) coming in second. The Eagles scored 16 points in their team victory.
Nagwandala, a sophomore, has never finished lower than first at Seventh Mile Farms in three meets and holds the course 5K record of 18:13.0.
Teams expected include Brewton Parker, Fort Valley State and South Georgia State. BP also attended the Eagles XC Challenge this past month with its best finisher placing 13th on the women's side and third on the men's.
The meet will mark the first time the Eagles have ever hosted two cross country meets in a season.
Following the meet, the team will travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the Florida State pre-meet on Oct. 11 before heading to McDonough for the Sun Belt Championships Nov. 2.
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