YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University cross country programs are set to race at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, hosted by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Cleveland Sports Commission, at Silver Creek Metropark, in Norton, Ohio Friday, Nov. 15.
Eastern will send seven harriers from each team, and aims to qualify for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. The top two teams automatically qualify from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams, 13 additional teams will be awarded an at-large bid. 38 individuals will be selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process, and the first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.