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Cross Country to Open 2016 Season Thursday
8/31/2016 5:01:00 PM | Cross Country
TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa cross country teams open the 2016 season Thursday at the Cowboy Duels at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Okla.
The women's 3K run will begin at 8 a.m., with the men's 5K to follow. Tulsa will face off against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wichita State and Oral Roberts.
The TU men's team is ranked No. 27 in preseason edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Coaches poll. The Hurricane is also ranked No. 3 in the Midwest Region, while the women's team is ranked fifth in the Midwest Region preseason polls.
The Hurricane returns senior All-American Luke Traynor, who placed 34th at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky., and leads a squad that returns six of the seven runners who participated at nationals. Juniors Ben Preisner, Adam Roderique and Elijah Silva, and sophomores Austin Del Rosso and Isaac Dobos are top returners for the Hurricane.
The women's team reached the NCAA Championships for the second time, and claimed its third straight conference title in 2015. The squad also returns six of its top seven runners from last year, including seniors Stacie Taylor, Clara Langley and Emma Galbraith, juniors Nicole Lee and Danielle Medearis, and sophomore Alyssa Bolliger. TU will need to replace Rachel Baptista, the top runner from last season.
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