DURHAM – Coming off an adjusted 2020 schedule that concluded in March at the NCAA Championship, Duke cross country will return to action on Friday, Sept. 3, when the Blue Devils travel down the road to Elon for the Elon Opener. Women's cross country will begin at 8:15 p.m., while No. 23 men's cross country will race at 8:45 p.m. on the Elon Cross Country Course.
Duke will be joined in the field by host Elon, Campbell, Davidson, East Carolina, Guilford, Gardner-Webb, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, and Winthrop.
Both teams are returning to Elon for the first time since 2019, when the men's team won the 12-team event, while the women placed fourth.