2016 Cross Country Schedule Announced

EUGENE, Ore. – A new date for the Bill Dellinger Invitational and appearances in Arizona and California highlight the 2016 Oregon cross country schedule, as announced by head coach Robert Johnson announced on Wednesday.

"Our goal was to create a schedule that will challenge and prepare our teams for success at the Pac-12 and national championships," said Johnson. "We are also very excited to move the Dellinger Invitational back to Springfield Country Club. The community there has always been very supportive."

The Ducks will open the season with the 11th annual Bill Dellinger Invitational on Sept. 16. The Dellinger returns to Springfield for the first time since 2013.

Oregon will then head to the Washington Invitational in Seattle on Oct. 1, before wrapping up the regular season at the Pre-Nationals Invitational Oct. 15 in Terre Haute, Ind.

The postseason gets underway with the Pac-12 Championships Oct. 28 in Tucson.

The NCAA West Regional meet will be Nov. 11 in Sacramento, Calif., and the season culminates with the NCAA Championships Nov. 19 in Terre Haute.

The men will be led by three-time defending NCAA champion Edward Cheserek, who became the first man in NCAA history to win three consecutive titles last year in Louisville, Ky.

Cheserek, a senior, will anchor a team that also returns Tanner Anderson, Jake Leingang, Matthew Maton and Travis Neuman from the Duck squad that finished fourth at the NCAA Championships last season, in addition to track all-Americans Blake Haney and Sam Prakel.

The women will look to all-American Alli Cash, whose 31st-place finish at the 2015 NCAA meet helped the Ducks take third overall. The Ducks also return NCAA veterans Frida Berge, Ashley Maton and Maggie Schmaedick. The women will welcome national prep cross country runner of the year Katie Rainsberger of Colorado Springs, Colo., into the fold as well.

2016 Oregon Cross Country Schedule
Friday, September 16, Bill Dellinger Invitational, Springfield Country Club, Springfield, Ore.
Saturday, October 1, Washington Invitational, Jefferson Park, Seattle, Wash.
Saturday, October 15, Pre National Invitational, LaVern Gipson Championship Course, Terre Haute, Ind.
Friday, October 28, Pac-12 Championships, Tucson, Ariz.
Friday, November 11, NCAA West Regional Championships, Sacramento, Calif.
Saturday, November 19, NCAA Championships, LaVern Gipson Championship Course, Terre Haute, Ind.

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