CSU Hits the Road Friday for the Roadrunners Open

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – For the first time this season, the Colorado State cross country programs will head south to compete at the Roadrunners Open on Friday in Denver at Washington Park.

The men will begin their 8,000-meter race at 4:30 p.m. with the women's team following at 5 p.m. in their 6K race. On Tuesday, the women moved up a spot in the USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll and are now ranked No. 26 nationally.

"It should be a great local race involving the best Division II competition in the country," assistant coach Andrew Epperson said. "The race level will be high and it's going to be a great opportunity for our student-athletes to compete after coming off of the Wyoming invite."

Racing alongside the Rams will be host, Metro State, as well as Colorado Christian, Wyoming, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Hays, Regis, and UC-Colorado Springs.

Last time out, CSU swept the Wyoming Invite, while the Wyoming men and women finished second and fifth, respectively. Also at the meet was the Mines' women, ranked second in NCAA DII, who took fourth. The new competition that will challenge the Rams include UCCS on both sides with their No. 9-ranked men and No. 10-ranked women. It will also be the first time the men will be pushed by Mines, who are defending their 2019 NCAA D2 championship title, since the rain postponement pulled them out of the Wyoming Invite. Both of Colorado Christian's teams reside in DII's national rankings as well.

"This meet is giving our student athletes another opportunity and a chance to really dig into cross country at the collegiate level," Epperson continued. "It will be a perfect race for them to get some experience in and to help us coaches continue to make decisions for picking teams moving forward."

Men's Team Notes: This meet, CSU will be racing Calvin Banta, Ryan Birkmeier, Dawson LaRance, Preston Norris, and newcomer junior transfer from Seattle Pacific, Jared Putney. USTFCCCA Mountain Region Ranking: No. 8

Women's Team Notes: This meet, CSU will race Bailee Carr, Devon Peterson, Kylie Poole, Maggie Smith, and Carly Wall. USTFCCCA Mountain Region Ranking: No. 5

Head coach Art Siemers along with the rest of the distance Rams will stay back in Fort Collins for continued preparation for next week's Bill Dellinger Invitational in Oregon.

MEET INFO:
Date: Friday, September 17, 2021
Where: Washington Park – Denver
701 S Franklin St
Denver, CO 80209
Teams Competing: Metro State, Colorado Christian, Wyoming, Mines, Fort Hays, Regis, UCCS
Starting Times: 4:30 p.m. MT – Men's 8K | 5:15 p.m. MT – Women's 6K
Parking: Available on Site
Course: Flat grass park
Scoring: Top five runners from each team will be used for scoring. Runners six and seven will be displacers.
Live Results: https://csura.ms/3tKbeMq.

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