Orange Hit the Road For Battle in Beantown

Both the men and women's cross country squads ship out to Boston this weekend to compete in the Three Team Battle in Beantown. The men will look for a fourth consecutive win at the Battle in Beantown. The women look to repeat 2019's first-place performance for a second straight victory in Boston, and the first win of the season. The meet will take place Friday, September 25 at the Coogan Course at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass.

Meet Info:

Action begins with the women's 5k at 2:30 p.m.
The men's 8k race will start at 3:15 p.m.
A combined men's and women's novice 5k race starts at 4 p.m.
Teams will also be limited to 15 runners per race in order to comply with social distancing measures.

About the Battle in Beantown:

The men and women will have a rematch with Army after the season opener two weeks ago.
Both teams will face the first ACC competition of 2020. Boston College will debut its men's and women's cross country programs on Friday.

Last Time Out:

The men had a strong start in the season opener at Army, finishing on top, and the women grabbed second place in the dual meet.
The 'Cuse men dominated the 7.5k race with the top nine finishers at Army.
Redshirt senior and transfer, JP Trojan, had an impressive debut for the Orange with a first-place finish and a time of 22:46.6.
Amanda Vestri won the women's 3-mile outright with a time of 16:42.2 at Army, and true freshman Sarah Connelly had a strong collegiate debut with a fourth-place finish.

Orange Sweep ACC Weekly Honors

Trojan and Vestri received the conference's Men's and Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week, respectively for their strong performances at Army, while true freshmen Sam Lawler and Sarah Connelly were awarded ACC Men's and Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Week, respectively, for their impressive Orange debuts.
Only true freshmen are eligible for the conference's Rookie of the Week honor.

Last Year in Boston:

The Orange swept the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown last year, with the men finishing with 64 points and the women 35 points.
The men saw two top-five performances led by Joe Dragon, with all five men's scorers finishing in the top-23
The women were led by a runner-up performance from Vestri in her Orange debut. 'Cuse put four runners in the top-9 and all five scorers in the top-14.