Cross Country Heads to Bowdoin Invitational Saturday

BOSTON – Suffolk cross country has its first chance to compete on what will be the NCAA Division III East Regional course in Brunswick, Maine this Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Bowdoin Invitational. The women's 6k gets the day started at 10:00 a.m. with the men's 8k following an hour later. 

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LAST TIME OUT [ MEN ] 
Suffolk men's cross country finished 13th at the 49th UMass Dartmouth Invitational Sept. 17.   

MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Claims 13th at UMass Dartmouth Invitational 

LAST TIME OUT [ WOMEN ] 
Suffolk women's cross country finished 24th at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational Sept. 17.   

MORE READING: Women's Cross Country Takes 24th at UMass Dartmouth Invitational

THE COURSE
The men and women will each be competing on a course that surrounds Bowdoin's athletic complex.  

THE FIELD
The men's race will feature five regionally ranked squads – Tufts, Colby, Bowdoin, Babson and Suffolk -- two of which appear in the latest national rankings in No. 25 Tufts and No. 27 Colby.  

The women, meanwhile, have three regionally ranked teams in the field in Tufts, Bowdoin and Colby. Both the Jumbos and Polar Bears appear in the national rankings as well at No. 13 and No. 34, respectively.  

RAMS RUNDOWN [ MEN ] 

• The Rams will look to gain valuable experience on the course as only Suffolk's seniors have ever run it before. 
• After a strong showing at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, the blue-and-gold's goal this weekend is to defeat Babson and move up to seventh in the regional rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), a feat yet to be achieved by the Suffolk program. 
• Freshman Sean Jacobsen stepped up for the Rams in a big way at UMass Dartmouth and is looking to build upon last week's success. 
• Junior captain Tim Barry struggled a week ago and aims to bounce back this week against some of the top rivals in the region. 

RAMS RUNDOWN [ WOMEN ] 

• The Rams women will be close to full strength with five of the Suffolk's top six runners in the field. 
• Sophomore Katelynn Brunt is going to be a key contributor this weekend and crucial to the team's success. 
• The top trio of Ellie Davis, Sydney Fogg and Skyler Goodman will compete on the same course for the first time this season. 
• Suffolk is aiming for a top five team finish to reemerge back into the regional ranks. 

RANK AND FILE
Suffolk men's cross country jumped up a spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Regional Rankings as the Rams are pegged eighth in the East, the national organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

MORE READING: Men's Cross Country Moves Up to Eighth in East Region in USTFCCCA Rankings

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Suffolk will take a two-week break before the fourth annual Suffolk Invitational that is on tap for Saturday, Oct. 15 at Franklin Park. That event will dual as the Battle for Boston Common as well, a head-to-head competition with the Rams' neighbor Emerson.