SEATTLE, Wash. – Northwest University will be hosting the Cascade Conference Cross Country Preview Meet on Saturday, October 18, which is a prelude to the CCC Championships NU will be hosting on November 8^th. Lincoln Park in West Seattle is the site of the meet which begins at 9:30 a.m. with a men’s 6k race.

The women will run a 5k course consisting roughly of one small loop and two small loops. The men will run an 8k course with two medium loops and two longer loops. Both courses are run primarily on hard packed dirt and gravel, with a few stretches of grass. Lincoln Park is scenic spot in West Seattle, a great place to watch a race and one of the oldest parks in the city Seattle.  

 

Event Schedule:               9:30 am                      Men’s 6k Race

                                             10:00 am                    Women’s 5k Race

                                             10:45 am                    Men’s 8k Race

                                             11:45 pm                     Awards

 

The race should be very competitve with ranked teams participating such as: University of British Columbia (Women ranked tied for #23, men #9), Concordia U. (Men ranked #15, women receiving votes), Evergreen State College (Women receiving votes),  and Simon Fraser (B.C.) (Women #8, men #21).

Some of the other schools sending runners will be: Cascade College, Central Washington U., Green River CC, Seattle Pacific U., Seattle U., Warner Pacific and the University of Washington.