Nov. 18, 2011

Meet Notes

TUCSON - The University of Arizona Wildcat No. 8 women's team and freshman Lawi Lalang will conclude the 2011 season with the NCAA Championships on Mon., Nov. 21. Held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind., the men's 10,000-meter race will run at 12:08 p.m. with the women's 6,000 meters following at 12:58 p.m.

A complete recap and results will be available at ArizonaWildcats.com after the races. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. In addition, highlights from the championships will be included as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show, scheduled to air on Sat., Dec. 18, 1-2 p.m. ET on CBS HD.

The women's race will include No. 8 Arizona, Arizona State, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 18 Boston College, BYU, No. 23 California, No. 6 Colorado, No. 1 Florida State, No. 4 Georgetown, No. 7 Iowa State, No. 10 Michigan, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 28 Minnesota, No. 11 New Mexico, No. 20 NC State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, No. 16 Oregon, Penn State, San Francisco, No. 13 Stanford, No. 12 Syracuse, No. 17 Texas, Toledo, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 2 Villanova, No. 19 Virginia, No. 3 Washington, Weber State, No. 9 West Virginia and No. 25 Wisconsin.

On the women's side, junior Elizabeth Apgar, junior Jen Bergman, senior Hanna Henson, sophomore Elvin Kibet, sophomore Erin Menefee, sophomore Amanda Russell and freshman Haley Stenquist will wear the red and blue this weekend.

On the men's side, Arizona has two national titles to its credit: Martin Keino (1994) and Aaron Ramirez (1986). Last season, Stephen Sambu earned a runner-up finish. On the women's side, Arizona has two national titles to its credit: Tara Chaplin (2001) and Amy Skieresz (1996). The Wildcats' highest team finish is second in 1980. Last season, the squad earned an 11th-place finish.