2019 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational
Date	Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 | 11 a.m. ET
Location	Terre Haute, Ind. | LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – It's a big weekend for the Indiana State cross country program as they are set to host the 2019 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
 
The Pre-National Invitational serves a yearly preview of the NCAA Championship course for the best men's and women's collegiate cross country runners in the nation.
 
AT THE STARTING LINE
Indiana State returns home this weekend to host the 2019 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational. Some of the best teams in the nation will make their way to Terre Haute to compete for a team title on Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course. Action will begin at 11 a.m. ET with the women's 6K Blue Race and will be followed by the men's 8K Blue Race at 11:35 a.m.
 
The women's and men's White Races, where ISU will compete, will commence at 12:15 p.m. and 12:50 p.m., respectively, while the open races will start at 1:30 p.m. with the women's and the men's open race is slated to begin at 2:05 p.m.
 
THE BIG LEAGUES
Saturday's Under Armour Pre-National meet will boast some of the best teams in the nation with 11 ranked teams on the men's side including BYU (2), Colorado (3), Washington (4), Ole Miss (8), Oklahoma State (14), Indiana (15), Iona (21), Eastern Kentucky (25), Arkansas (27), Virginia Tech (29) and Florida State (30). The women will boast 10 nationally-ranked teams like BYU (2), Colorado (3), Michigan (7), Washington (8), Boise State (11), Florida State (11), Ole Miss (17), Illinois (20), Boston College (26) and Oklahoma State (30).
 
LIVE IN LIVING COLOR
This weekend's competition at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course will be streamed live on FloTrack beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
 
BEST FOR LAST
Sycamore senior Alli Workman was the leading woman for the blue and white at the Joe Piane Invitational two weeks ago. Workman ran a career-best 5K time at Notre Dame of 17:53.40, the 16th-best time in school history, which gave her a 38th place finish against staunch competition.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Trees competed at the Joe Piane Invitational two weekends ago at Notre Dame where the women placed 17th as a team in the Gold Division 5K race. Alli Workman led the way for the women with a time of 17:53.40 while Noah Hufnagel was the leader for the men in the five mile run, placing 28th at 25:00.40.
 
NO STEPS DOWN
After competing in a stacked field of competition at the John McNichols Invitational, the Sycamores didn't get a break from strong competition. Both teams raced in the Gold Division races at Notre Dame, which featured nine regionally-ranked teams on the men's side including Akron, Butler, Miami (OH) and Oakland from the Great Lakes Region. The women matched up with eight regionally-ranked teams, featuring Butler and Miami (OH) from the Great Lakes Region.
 
SOPHOMORES IN CHARGE
The sophomore duo of Jocelyn Quiles and Nick Yeend was impressive to start the season. Yeend was the leader for the men in the opening races of the season, placing sixth at the Crusader Open with a personal-best 6K time of 18:44.40 and then 38th at the John McNichols Invitational with a career-best time of 25:17.90 in the 8K. Quiles ran a personal-best 5K time at the Crusader Invite, clocking in at 18:04.70 for ninth place and then placed 51st at the John McNichols Invitational at 18:04.90.
 
 
BATTLE AT LAVERN
The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course welcomed some of the best teams in the nation on both sides to compete at the John McNichols Invitational two weeks ago. There were a total of 46 teams that competed over that weekend, (22 men and 24 women), including nationally-ranked Northern Arizona (1), Iowa State (5), Stanford (7), Indiana (16) and Purdue (24) on the men's side, and Washington (3), Michigan (4), Arkansas (5), Stanford (8) and Indiana (28) on the women's side.
 
THE POWER OF FIVE
The Trees will have veteran leadership leading the way on both the men's and women's teams, with fifth-year seniors Ryan Cash and Brooke Moore returning. Cash is coming off of a stellar outdoor track and field season where he placed second in the steeplechase. Moore is the returning MVC runner-up in cross country and she captured the 1500-meter run title during outdoor season.
 
PLANTING SEEDS
The future is bright for both the men's and women's cross country teams. Youth will be a major theme for both, as the men boast nine freshmen and four sophomores out of their 15-man lineup, and the women have two freshmen and 12 sophomores.
 
TABBED FOURTH IN THE MVC
Both the Sycamore men and women were tabbed to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll. The men gathered 54 points in the poll while Bradley was chosen as the favorite with all nine first place votes and 81 total points. The women tallied 65 points while the Bradley women were selected as the favorite with eight first place votes and 98 points.
 
A BALANCED ATTACK
Head coach Kyle Walsh has some help this season with the addition of new assistant coach, Billy Poole-Harris. Poole-Harris joined the Sycamores after previously serving as a volunteer assistant at Northern Illinois and before that, the head coach of Whitney M. Young High School.
 
HOME, SWEET HOME
The blue and white have the opportunity to host three home meets at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in 2019. Starting on Sept. 21, the Trees host the John McNichols Invitational, hosted in honor of legendary Sycamore head coach John McNichols. ISU will also host the 2019 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 19 before welcoming the NCAA Championships back to Terre Haute on Nov. 23.
 
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country and Track & Field teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.