UCLA will send the men and women to Terre Haute for the NCAA Championships.
UCLA Earns Bid to NCAA Championships
November 12, 2016 | Cross Country
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA cross country team is officially heading to Terre Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Championships. Both teams are headed to the championship meet in the same season for the second time in three seasons.ย
The trip will be the 15th for the UCLA women and the 11th for the Bruin men. The women earned the bid after last making an appearance in 2014. This will be the third straight trip for the men's squad.ย
2016 marks the second time under the direction of coach Forest Braden that both teams earned a bid in the same season. The first under his tutelage was in 2014 and that marked the first trip for both teams since 1985.ย
The men make the trip to Terre Haute after placing third at the NCAA West Regional yesterday in Sacramento. The third place showing was their best finish at the regional championship since 2012. The women posted their second-best finish since 2006 as the Bruins placed sixth overall.ย
Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.
Indiana State University will host the championships, Saturday, November 19, at LaVern Gibson Championship Course at Wabash Valley Family Sport Center located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by the men's race at approximately noon Eastern Time. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from 11 a.m. Eastern Time until the conclusion of the awards ceremony, Saturday, November 19, on NCAA.com.ย
The trip will be the 15th for the UCLA women and the 11th for the Bruin men. The women earned the bid after last making an appearance in 2014. This will be the third straight trip for the men's squad.ย
2016 marks the second time under the direction of coach Forest Braden that both teams earned a bid in the same season. The first under his tutelage was in 2014 and that marked the first trip for both teams since 1985.ย
The men make the trip to Terre Haute after placing third at the NCAA West Regional yesterday in Sacramento. The third place showing was their best finish at the regional championship since 2012. The women posted their second-best finish since 2006 as the Bruins placed sixth overall.ย
Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.
Indiana State University will host the championships, Saturday, November 19, at LaVern Gibson Championship Course at Wabash Valley Family Sport Center located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by the men's race at approximately noon Eastern Time. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from 11 a.m. Eastern Time until the conclusion of the awards ceremony, Saturday, November 19, on NCAA.com.ย
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