Cross Country

MAAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Competition Starts This Weekend

EDISON, NJ (Aug. 30, 2024) – The 2024 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s & women’s cross country seasons start this weekend with a number of league teams set to run.
 
Races get underway this morning with Mount St. Mary’s hosting its annual Mount 5k Duals at 11:00 a.m. in Emmitsburg, MD at PNC Sports Complex Grounds. Rider’s cross country squads will travel to Ambler, PA to compete in the Temple Owls Cross Country Invitational, with action starting at 5:30 p.m.
 
On Saturday, Marist will host the Marist Season Opener at Vassar Farm beginning at 9:00 a.m., with the meet featuring a trio of MAAC schools which include Fairfield, Iona, and Siena. A pair of MAAC Connecticut schools in Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart will run at the Stony Brook Season Opener, in Stony Brook, NY at 10:30 a.m.
  
For the full 2024 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country schedule visit maacsports.com.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships will be held at Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, New York on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The men’s 8k race will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the women’s 6k race will follow at 12:00 p.m. 2024 will mark the second straight year that the championship races will be held at Twin Ponds on the Farm and the meets will be hosted by Manhattan University for the 30th time. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men's & Women’s Cross Country Championships, please visit maacsports.com/xc.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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