Cross Country Opens 2023 Campaign at TCU

DENTON, Texas – UNT cross country begins the 2023 season with the John McKenzie Invitational Friday at AP Ranch Championship Cross Country Course in Fort Worth, Texas.

"I'm not putting a ton of weight on the TCU opener," UNT cross country coach Erik Stevens said. "For the men, being a 5K, it doesn't necessarily say a whole lot. Especially since we race 8K and 10K. But it will be a good gauge for the young guys since we're racing all freshmen this week. It will give me a good idea to see where they're at coming off of the summer and after these first couple weeks of training.

The men's team at TCU will feature freshmen Hardy Swann, Alan Proenza, Jake Johnson, Landin Wolfe and Aiden Kirkpatrick.

"On the ladies' side, I am racing everybody that's healthy," Stevens said. "So, we'll race six on Friday morning. But again, we're just using it to see kind of where we're at as a gauge. We're not going to put a ton of weight on the final result, just because it is so early."

Competing for the women's team in Fort Worth will be Tiblets Abreha, Aditi Silwal, Trinity Trotter, Marisa Jacober, Amy Pritchard and Miranda Vreeland.

"We're going to use it as a nice little rust buster," Stevens said. "We want to see how they approach racing and see how they approach the preparation the night before, so I have a better idea of where they're at mentally and then physically on the day of the meet."

Live results will be provided by RunFAR Racing Services Inc. The women's 5K will get things started at 7:45 a.m. CT, while the men's 5K will begin at 8:15 a.m. CT.

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