MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Before the University of Memphis cross country season opener Sept. 2, head coach Kevin Robinson said the following of the Tigers' early schedule:
"Early on, we're trying to race more and determine who we are, and we'll learn that through competition. That is the mindset behind having a heavy early schedule: to compete and measure our teams in order to prepare us for later in the season."
That heavy early-season schedule continues Saturday when the Tigers men's and women's squads make the three-hour trek to Clarksville, Tenn., to race in the fourth-annual Austin Peay Cross Country Festival.