Pitt Cross Country Opens 2011 Season At Duquesne Duals
9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 1, 2011
PITTSBURGH-The University of Pittsburgh cross country team will open up the 2011 season on Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Duquesne Duals.
The event, hosted by Duquesne, will be held at Schenley Park beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the women's 5K. The men's 8K is slated for a 9:30 a.m. start.
The teams competing on Saturday include Duquesne, Carnegie Mellon, Niagara, Canisius College and Youngstown State. The men's race will have one additional participant in St. Vincent College.
Last year, the men's team placed fourth in their race, going 6-3 in head-to-head competition. Juniors Andrew Cerrito and Kevin Hull finished 19th and 24th overall respectively.
The women's team finished eighth in the event last year.