Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
PORTALES — After losing last season to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern New Mexico University cross country program will return with a schedule that includes four competitive tune-ups for the Oct. 23 Lone Star Conference championships.
"This is a pretty competitive schedule that I think will get us ready to compete for Lone Star Conference (LSC) titles and the NCAA Region Championship," ENMU coach Jeff Kavalunas said. "Most of the meets will have a number of strong Division I and Division II programs to run against and prepare us."
The Greyhounds open the season Sept. 4 at the Texas Tech Open, then head to Abilene Christian Sept. 18 for the Naimadu Classic.
The highlight of the schedule is the Oct. 2 Chili Pepper Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas.
"The Chili Pepper Invitational is one of the top collegiate meets in the country and will allow us to compete against some schools outside of our region," Kavalunas said.
The final pre-conference race will be the Lubbock Christian University Region Preview Meet Oct. 9, two weeks before the conference championship at Cameron University.
Following the LSC championship meet, the Greyhounds will hope to put some runners into the NCAA regional championship Nov. 6 in Lubbock and the NCAA national meet Nov. 20 in Tampa, Florida.
