BOULDER — When Ammar Moussa and his Colorado cross country teammates toe the start line for Saturday’s NCAA Pre-Nationals Invitational in Louisville, Ky., their number one goal won’t be to win the meet.
The Buffs’ top priority will be to learn the course — because in a little more than a month, they’ll be returning to E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer Park for the NCAA Championships, where the CU men will be aiming for their third consecutive national title and the women will have their sights set on a top-three finish.
“It’s a big advantage that you get when you know the layout of the course, what’s up and what’s down,” said Moussa, who finished fifth in last year’s national championships in Terre Haute, Ind.