MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The final University of Memphis fall sports season kicks off late Saturday night with the Tigers men's and women's cross country squads competing in the 14 annual Brooks Twilight Classic.
The women's 5k run is set to start at 9:20 p.m. (CT), with the men's four-mile race to follow at 10 p.m. (CT). The Mike Rose Soccer Complex, located in Collierville, Tenn., hosts the annual event.
The 2016 Brooks Twilight Classic field includes 51 teams – men and women combined – representing 28 colleges throughout the Southeast. Some of the NCAA Division I program joining Memphis in the season-opening event are Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Little Rock, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tulane and UAB.