University of the District of Columbia Announces 2013 Women’s Cross Country Schedule

2013 Schedule

WASHINGTON, DC – Third-year head coach Alton McKenzie announced the University of the District of Columbia 2013 women's cross country schedule on Tuesday, August 13^th. The Firebirds are slated to compete in five invitational meets and the East Coast Conference Championship meet on October 27^th in Brookville, NY.

District of Columbia will open the season on September 7^th at the "Lid Lifter" 5K race hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, MD. The following week, the Firebirds will have a test-run of the ECC Championships course as they compete in the LIU Post Invitational on September 14^th.

On September 21^st, UDC will visit Towson, MD for the Towson Invitational. The Firebirds will then have a week off before they compete at the George Mason Invitational in Manassas, VA on October 5^th.

The final tune-up before the ECC Championships is the Hornet Invite on October 12^th, hosted by Delaware State in Smyrna, DE.

The Firebirds will have over two weeks to prepare for the ECC Championships, where last year they beat out Bridgeport to place 8^th of 9 teams with a team score of 222 and a total team time of 1:57.32 (23:30.40 average).

Should any runners qualify, the NCAA East Regional will take place on November 9^th in Boston, MA and the NCAA Championships are on November 23^rd in Spokane, WA.