The Winthrop University cross country teams will compete in the Big South Conference Cross Country Championship on Friday, Oct. 30, at Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg.
Hosted by USC Upstate, the championship will feature all nine Big South members competing in the women’s 5K race. The women’s competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., followed by the men’s race at 9:45 a.m.
The top 14 individual finishers in the championship will earn All-Conference recognition. The top seven will receive First-Team honors, while finishers eighth through 14th will be named to the Second Team.
Winthrop enters the championship with Anna Conrad having earned Big South Runner of the Week recognition for the period of Oct. 15-18.
The Eagles will look to finish the conference season with strong performances against the league’s competition.
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