XC Central: Cavalier Classic

Saturday, September 14

Charlottesville, VA

9:00 AM

University of Tennessee

Cavalier Classic

KNOXVILLE, TN - 2019.08.30 - Tennessee Tri-Star XC Challenge

Photo by: Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

September 13, 2019 | Track & Field

Live Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee men's and women's cross country teams are set for their second meet of the season this weekend, running the Cavalier Classic at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va. Saturday morning. The men's 8K will start at 9 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at approximately 9:45.

THE COMPETITION: Other programs competing at the meet include Duke (men only), Maryland (women only), Norfolk State, North Carolina and Virginia. UVA's men will be the only nationally ranked squad at the meet, tabbed No. 23 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason poll.

WHO'S RUNNING: The Vols will field five runners on the men's side and 10 on the women's. See below for Tennessee's entries at the Cavalier Classic (subject to change):

MEN'S 8K

WOMEN'S 5K

LAST TIME OUT: Tennessee opened the season with a clean sweep at home, hosting the first edition of the Tennessee Tri-Star Cross Country Challenge. The Vols and Lady Vols defeated inter-system foes UT Martin and UT Chattanooga on both sides.

Sophomores Karl Thiessen and Sydney Seymour earned their first collegiate individual wins to pace the Big Orange to victory. Thiessen ran 20:56.83 over the four-mile course, while Seymour clocked in at a personal best three-mile time of 17:36.78.

UP NEXT: Tennessee will train for three weeks in preparation for the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5. The meet will run on the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park cross country course, which served as the site of the 2017 NCAA Championships.

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