2009 Cross Country Slate Unveiled

???SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Aug. 5, 2009) - The Mount Holyoke College cross country team recently released its 2009 slate. The Lyons will open their season at the Smith College Invitational on Saturday, September 12. First year head coach Beth Somerset has put together an eight meet schedule.

After competing in the Smith Invitational, her squad will take part in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 19. On Saturday, September 26, they will participate in the Williams College Purple Valley Classic. They will then take part in the New England Championship at Franklin Park (Boston, Mass.) on Saturday, October 10.

Mount Holyoke will put the finising touches on its regular season on Saturday, October 17, when it hosts the Seven Sisters Championship. It will be the Lyons first home meet since the 2006 season.

The team will return to Franklin Park on Saturday, October 31 to compete in the NEWMAC Championship. They will then take part in the NCAA Division III Regional Championship at Twin Brook Recreation Area (Cumberland, Maine) on Saturday, November 14. The NCAA National Championship is scheduled to occur on Saturday, November 21 at Highland Hills Golf Course (Cleveland, Ohio).