By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications

SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University cross country teams will be competing at the NCAA Division III West Regional on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Pomona-Pitzer campus course. The men's 8-kilometer race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. (PST) and the women's 6-kilometer race is slated to follow at 10 a.m.

Both of the races will begin and end at the Strehle Track and Field Complex on the Pomona College campus. The West Regional will determine which teams and individuals from the West Region will automatically qualify for the NCAA Divsion III Cross Country Championships, set for Saturday, Nov. 23 at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky.