TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo's women's and men's cross country teams will compete against some of the best teams in the country at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Tallahassee, Fla. on Friday, Oct. 15. Florida State University will host the meet, as well as the NCAA Championships Meet on Nov. 20.

The women will compete in the Garnet race against some of the top teams in the nation at 8:35 a.m. while the men will compete in the open race at 9:10 a.m. 

Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough said her men's and women's teams are eager to face elite competition from around the country.

"We are really looking forward to facing teams outside of our region and conference," said Grove McDonough. "On the women's side we will finally have a complete lineup on the starting line. It's a great opportunity to see how we stack up against many of the best teams in the country. Once again, we will face a number of nationally ranked programs which brings the opportunity to get some important wins against potential NCAA qualifying programs. It's also a chance to get a look at the course for this year's NCAA championships, which we definitely hope to qualify for.
 
"For the men, we are looking forward to the opportunity to bounce back from the Joe Piane Invite (on Oct. 1). We felt we underperformed as a squad so the guys are eager to really show what they are capable of."

Members of the men's and women's teams who are not traveling to Tallahassee will compete at the Falcon Invitational in Bowling Green on Saturday, Oct. 16. The men's race will be at 11:00 a.m. and the women will compete at noon.

NCAA Pre-Nationals 
Friday, Oct. 15
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fla.

Men's Teams - 8:00 am - Men's 8K Garnet Race – 39 Teams
Alabama / Arkansas / Arizona State / Auburn / Bradley / Brigham Young / Bucknell / Central Arkansas
Charleston Southern / Charlotte / Cincinnati / Colorado / Duke / Florida / Florida State / Georgetown
Georgia / Illinois / Kentucky / Liberty / Miami (OH) / Mississippi / Montana State / North Florida
Northeastern / Northern Arizona / Notre Dame / Ohio State / Princeton / Rice / Santa Clara
South Alabama / Tennessee / Texas / UCLA / Utah Valley / Wake Forest / Weber State / Wyoming

Women's Teams - 8:35 am - Women's 6K Garnet Race – 36 Teams
Arizona / Arkansas / Arkansas State / Auburn / Boston College / California-Davis
Central Arkansas / Central Florida / Charlotte / Colorado / Duke / Elon / Florida / Florida State
Georgetown / Illinois / Kansas / Kansas State / Kentucky / Liberty / Miami (OH) / Mississippi
Montana State / North Carolina / Northern Arizona / Ohio State / Samford / Tennessee / Toledo
UCLA / Utah / Utah Valley / Vanderbilt / Wake Forest / Weber State / Wyoming

Men's Teams - 9:10 am - Men's 8K Open Race – 23 Teams + All Other Entries
Arizona / Arkansas State / UC-Berkeley / UC-Davis / Daytona State / Elon / Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast / Florida International / Kansas / Kansas State / Lake Sumter State / Louisiana Tech
Mobile / Morehead State / Northern Kentucky / Richmond / St. Leo / Stetson / South Florida
Tallahassee CC / Toledo / Troy

Women's Teams - 9:45 am - Women's 6K Open Race – 26 Teams + All Other Entries
Alabama / Arizona State / Bucknell / UC-Berkeley / Cincinnati / Delaware / Florida Atlantic
Florida Gulf Coast / Florida International / Georgia / Jacksonville / Lake Sumter State / Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana Tech / Mobile / North Florida / Northeastern / Northern Colorado / Northern Kentucky
Richmond / South Alabama / South Florida / Southern Mississippi / Tallahassee CC / Texas / Troy