NEW LONDON, Conn. - The men's and women's cross country teams are set to host the highly-competitive Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, October 18 at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, CT. The meet will feature a combined 28 nationally-ranked teams between the men's 8K and women's 6K races.

In the men's field, 34 schools will compete in the blue race including 12 ranked in the most recent United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Coaches Poll. Six of the top 10 teams in the country will be in the field—#3 Johns Hopkins, #4 NYU, #7 SUNY Geneseo, #8 Williams, #9 Tufts and #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps—along with #12 Amherst, #19 Lynchburg, #22 St. Olaf, #23 MIT, #26 Wesleyan and #28 Middlebury.

The women's field is even more stacked, with nearly half of the schools ranked in the most recent USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll, including the host Camels. Conn has been ranked in every weekly poll this season and checks in at #16 in the country in the latest version. The field includes the top-5 teams in the country—#1 NYU, #2 Williams, #3 Johns Hopkins, #4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and #5 MIT—as well as #9 Carleton, #11 SUNY Geneseo, #12 Amherst, #13 Middlebury, #14 Washington & Lee, #18 Tufts, #19 Vassar, #26 St. Olaf, #27 Coast Guard and #29 Wesleyan. Of the 33 teams, 22 are currently ranked in the top-5 of their region.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 a.m. - Men's 8k White Open Race
11:00 a.m. - Women's 6k White Open Race
12:00 p.m. - Men's 8k Blue Championship Race
1:00 p.m. - Women's 6k Caroline Grape '22 Memorial Blue Championship Race

SPECTATOR PARKING

SPECTATORS MAY NOT PARK AT HARKNESS PARK

All spectators must go to the large parking lot at Waterford Beach Park (317 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT), less than one mile from Harkness Park. Exceptions will only be made for those with an approved Disabled Person Parking Permit clearly displayed in or on their vehicle. Two shuttle buses will transport spectators between Waterford Beach Park and the main parking lot at Harkness Park. The shuttle bus service will run continuously between the two sites from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

There will be a suggested donation of $5 per car for shuttle bus service, and net proceeds will be donated to Dana Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Caroline Grape '22.

Driving directions from Harkness Park to Waterford Beach Park are as follows:

Head east on Great Neck Road (Route 213) beyond the main gate until you reach the next stop sign (approximately 1/4 mile). Turn right and continue past the entrance to Camp Harkness to the next stop sign (approximately 1/4 mile). Turn right into Waterford Beach Park & the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Follow the road to the large parking lot at the back of the park. If the lot becomes full, overflow parking is available on the adjacent field.

THE FIELD

A complete list of schools entered in the blue race events is below:

Men's Blue Championship Race
#3 Johns Hopkins (#1 Mid-Atlantic Region)
#4 NYU (#1 Niagara Region)
#7 SUNY Geneseo (#2 Niagara Region)
#8 Williams (#1 Mideast Region)
#9 Tufts (#1 East Region)
#10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
#12 Amherst (#3 Mideast Region)
#19 Lynchburg (#2 South Region)
#22 St. Olaf (#4 North Region)
#23 MIT (#2 East Region)
#26 Wesleyan (#4 Mideast Region)
#28 Middlebury (#5 Mideast Region)
Babson (#5 East Region)
Bates (#4 East Region)
Bowdoin
Brandeis
Brockport
Colby
Coast Guard
Connecticut College
Dickinson (#4 Mid-Atlantic Region)
Houghton
Ithaca (#5 Niagara Region)
Keene State
Marywood
Misericordia
Plymouth State
St. Lawrence
TCNJ (#5 Metro Region)
Trinity
UMass Dartmouth
Union
Vassar
WPI

Women's Blue Championship Race
#1 NYU (#1 Niagara Region)
#2 Williams (#1 Mideast Region)
#3 Johns Hopkins (#1 Mid-Atlantic Region)
#4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (#1 West Region)
#5 MIT (#1 East Region)
#9 Carleton (#2 North Region)
#11 SUNY Geneseo (#2 Niagara Region)
#12 Amherst (#2 Mideast Region)
#13 Middlebury (#3 Mideast Region)
#14 Washington & Lee (#1 South Region)
#16 Connecticut College (#4 Mideast Region)
#18 Tufts (#2 East Region)
#19 Vassar (#5 Mideast Region)
#26 St. Olaf (#4 North Region)
#27 Coast Guard
#29 Wesleyan
Bates
Bowdoin (#5 East Region)
Brandeis
Brockport
Colby (#3 East Region)
Dickinson
Grinnell (#5 Midwest Region)
Houghton
Ithaca (#3 Niagara Region)
Misericordia (#4 Mid-Atlantic Region)
Ohio Wesleyan (#5 Great Lakes Region)
Smith
St. Lawrence
TCNJ (#2 Metro Region)
Trinity
Wellesley (#4 East Region)
Westfield State