MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's and women's cross country teams are off to the races this weekend to open the season. The Raiders are set to run in the Brooks Twilight Classic in Memphis, Tenn. on Saturday, Sept. 2.
The men's squad, who went to the NCAA National Championships last year for the first time in program history, enters the 2017 season with a No. 2 ranking in the South Region and a No. 21 ranking in the Preseason National Coaches Poll.
The Raider men also return all of the top runners from last years' record-breaking team including All-American Jacob Choge.