Cross Country Set For American Conference Championship

Saturday, October 28

Grimesland, N.C.

TBA

University of North Texas

American Athletic Conference Championships

10/27/2023 4:08:00 PM | Track & Field/XC

Live Results Watch Live

Men’s 8K set for 8:15 a.m. CT, while women’s 6K begins at 9 a.m. CT

DENTON, Texas – UNT cross country embarks on the postseason as the Mean Green will compete in the 2023 American Conference Championship Saturday in Grimesland, N.C.

"I'm excited for it," UNT cross country coach Erik Stevens said. "I think we're ready to go. We've had a solid block of training since the A&M meet, and I think we're in a good spot to be able to get after it a little bit, kind of attack some things and perform to the ability that we're capable of moving into a championship meet."

Competing for the men's team will be Victor Neiva, Mason Garner, Luke Canon, Alan Proenza, Jake Meyering, Jake Johnson, Aiden Kirkpatrick, Hardy Swann and Landin Wolfe.

"On the men's side, we're going to try to get after it as best as we can and be in a position to come out of here top three or better," Stevens said. "We think we're in a really good spot to be able to do that. We just have to go out and run a tough race. We have to probably run the toughest that we've ever run, especially for a lot of these young guys that haven't been in this situation. But I think they're ready. They've shown that over the course of the season and how they've been progressing, and then coming out the A&M meet I think they're a little bit more confident to be able to go out and take themselves to a different level."

The women's team will be represented by Aditi Silwal, Trinity Trotter, Tiblets Abreha, Addison Sykora. Amy Pritchard, Miranda Vreeland and Marisa Jacober.

"On the ladies' side, I think most of them are feeling pretty healthy," Stevens said. "We're pretty confident. They had a really solid couple workouts last week to be able to bring the confidence level up. I think they can surprise some people, especially the front end of the ladies group. I think they can be in the mix for some all-conference accolades. If you have one or two that are in that mix, then you can come out of it pretty good as long as we stay confident through it."

The men's 8K will begin at 8:15 a.m. CT, followed by the women's 6K at 9 a.m. CT. Live results will be provided by Event Timing Solutions LLC, and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+.

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