LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 26, 2018) -- The University of Wyoming men's and women's cross country teams are set to host a rare home meet this fall, as the Brown and Gold will open the season by welcoming teams to the Wyoming Invite on Aug. 31, in Cheyenne at the Little America Golf Course. The race will be Wyoming's first home meet since the 2011 Wyoming Cross Country Invite.

After a two week hiatus, the Cowgirls will race in the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Sept. 15, for their only meet that month. The following week, the Cowboys will travel to South Bend, Ind., for the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 28. The UW women are back in action on Oct. 6, when they compete in the Roadrunner Invite in Denver, Colo. The Cowboys and Cowgirls will split up and conclude the regular season at different meets. The UW women will compete at the Bronco Invite in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Oct. 13, while the men will run at Pre-Nationals in Madison, Wis., the same day.

Postseason action begins in late October for both teams at the 2018 Mountain West Championships. San Diego State will act as hosts for the meet scheduled for Friday, Oct. 26. Last year at the New Mexico North Golf Course, the Cowboys placed sixth out of eight teams, while the Cowgirls finished eighth among 10 squads.

Following the MW Championships, the Wyoming harriers will compete at the NCAA Mountain Regional hosted this season by BYU on Friday, Nov. 9, in Provo, Utah. Last season in Logan, Utah, Wyoming's men's team placed ninth out of 18 teams, while the UW women finished 15th out of 19 teams in the stacked Mountain Region.

The 2018 NCAA Cross Country National Championships are hosted by Wisconsin on November 17.

2018 Cross Country Schedule
Date                Meet                                                                Location                        Team
8/31/18          Wyoming Invite                                              Cheyenne, Wyo.            M/W
9/15/18          Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational      Lincoln, Neb.                  W
9/28/18          Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational               South Bend, Ind.             M
10/6/18          Roadrunner Invite                                          Denver, Colo.                  W
10/13/18        Bronco Invite                                                  Sunnyvale, Calif.             W
10/13/18        Pre-Nationals                                                 Madison, Wis.                  M
10/26/18        Mountain West Championships                   San Diego, Calif.             M/W
11/9/18          NCAA Mountain Regional                             Provo, Utah                     M/W
11/17/18        NCAA Championships                                   Madison, Wis.                 M/W