RALEIGH, NC– The NC State cross country team is preparing for the 2024 season, which is scheduled to open with the adidas XC Challenge on Friday, September 20, 2024, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.
MEETING INFORMATION
Date: Friday, September 20
Location: Cross-country course at WakeMed Soccer Park
Time: Men’s 6 km – 5:15 p.m. | 5 km Women – 17:55
Live results: Available here
The women’s team is headed by the head coach Laurie Heneswho was named USTFCCCA Women’s Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year last year. She was also named ACC Women’s Coach of the Year for the ninth time and NCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year for the ninth time last season.
The women’s program enters the season ranked No. 1 in both the USTFCCCA National Preseason Coaches’ Poll and the ACC Preseason Poll. The team is seeking its fourth consecutive national championship and its eighth consecutive ACC championship.
The 2024 season will mark Rollie Geiger43rd year as head coach of the men’s cross country team.
As Geiger leads the men into another season, they open the season ranked No. 4 in the USTFCCCA regional poll and No. 7 in the ACC preseason poll.
Following the adidas XC Challenge, the pack will move on to the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational and the ECU Pirate Invitational on Friday, October 4th.
