Upcoming races

Quite the cross country weekend ahead for us . Friday NCAA regionals, Saturday state championships with Sunday bringing us the USATF-NE open and masters championships. I'm thinking - Championship weekend!

We plan to capture as much action as my cameras will allow.

On Friday, I'll be in Hopkinton NH for the NCAA Northeast Regionals. The Providence College women's team ranks first in the region and 11 in the National Coaches' Poll. The Boston College women are ranked number 2 in the region and land at 25 in the national poll. The women's team from Harvard are ranked 4 in the region headed into Friday's meet. On the men's side the team from Harvard are ranked 3 in the region and sit at No. 20 in the national coaches' poll. The UMass Amherst men's team ranks at No. 5 in the region. Top 2 teams qualify automatically for the national championship with other teams waiting for a qualifying spot from Cross Country subcommittee choices.

On Saturday at Devens (Willard Athletic Complex) in Massachusetts, the top boys and girls teams in the three divisions will compete for the State championships. The top teams qualified for this event last weekend in Northfield, Devens and Wrentham. Division 1 girls begin the competition at 11AM. The boys Division 3 race will conclude the event at 2:45PM. Award ceremonies will be held throughout the event day.

I'll be taking notes and photos at the USATF-NE Open and Masters Cross Country Championships in Attleboro. The men's masters 8K will begin the event at 10:30AM; open and masters women 6K is set to begin at 11:30AM; with the Open mens 10K starts at 12:15PM.

Fresh air and people running through the woods, what more do we want from our weekends!