TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Utah Valley is headed back to Indiana to compete in the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Friday. The women's team is set to start the meet by running the 6k at 8:00 a.m. MDT. The men will follow with the 8k at 8:40 MDT.Â
There will be a live stream on RunnerSpace.com. Results following the meet will be on Athletic.net.
The teams last competed at the Color Country Invitational on Oct. 3 in Cedar City, Utah. Both teams secured number one spots in their races. Reagan Doman and Mark Boyle each gained their first wins of their collegiate career. The Wolverines have secured team titles at the meet for the sixth consecutive year on the women's side and the third year on the men's side.
This will be the second time this season that the Wolverines are competing in Indiana. Both teams showed out on this course the first time around. The men's team took eighth overall, finishing before ranked programs such as Wisconsin and Georgia in addition to Power 4 schools including Indiana and Purdue. The women showed their abilities as well with Caren Kipsirat finishing the race in 11th and Reagan Doman taking 24th. Both these athletes allowed UVU to be one of the seven teams that had multiple runners placed in the top 25. UVU is hopeful to make a third appearance at this course for nationals in November.Â
The men's team is ranked 26th in the USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll going into this week's invitational.Â
Friday's race is the teams' last regular season meet before heading into the postseason. The Big West Championships will be held on Oct. 31 in Riverside, California.Â