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Men's Cross Country

SoCon Cross Country Championships to be held Nov. 21

Meet will remain in Macon, Georgia, as originally scheduled

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference Cross Country Championships will move back to the fall and will be conducted on Nov. 21 in Macon, Georgia, Commissioner Jim Schaus announced Monday. The league's directors of athletics voted to approve the change.

The decision to move the cross country championships back to the fall was made in an effort to minimize conflict with the indoor track and field season and championships as well as to reduce the amount of spring events created when fall sports were moved to the spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
"It has been a long challenging road since last March handling the adversity and challenges that have come our way from the COVID pandemic, and to now be able to safely supply these student athletes with the experience of a cross country championship is very exciting," said VMI Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Darrin Webb. "The opportunity to get back on the course and to do it in a championship setting is an opportunity that these student athletes will never forget."
 
The cross country championship meet will be conducted with enhanced safety protocols, details of which will be announced at a later date.
 
"This was a prudent decision, since by doing so, it eliminates the training overlap with distance runners who might have had to choose between the SoCon cross country and indoor championships," Schaus said. "Plus, it also assists in reducing the volume of competitions and championships in the spring."
 
"We are excited that the athletes and VMI will get this opportunity," said VMI head cross country coach Dr. Drew Ludtke. "We are all eager to compete and to have specific team goals to work toward. Our team is thankful to Coach Webb and VMI Director of Athletics Dr. Dave Diles,for promoting this option for the athletes."
 
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