BYU cross country schedule for 2021-22 announced

PROVO, Utah – Defending NCAA national champion BYU has announced its tentative women’s cross country schedule for the 2021-22 season. The schedule for the men’s program has also been announced. Women’s Schedule | Men’s Schedule. The complete schedule is also below on this page

The BYU women’s team will be aiming to defend its national title this season and will be led by returning All-Americans Anna Camp-Bennett, Aubrey Frentheway, Sara Musselman, and Whittni Orton.

On the men’s side, they will be led by returning 2020 individual national champion Conner Mantz and All-American Casey Clinger. The Cougars won the program’s first national title on the men’s side two years ago.

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How Many Regular Season Meets Will BYU Cross Country Contest?

The BYU men’s and women’s cross country programs will each contest four regular-season meetings, starting on Saturday, September 11 when the Cougars host their Autumn Classic at the East Bay Golf Course in Provo.

The women’s team will next travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the 2021 FSU XC Open on Sept. 17, which is hosted by Florida State at Apalachee Regional Park. The Seminoles will also be the hosts of the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships.

While the women are competing in Florida, the men’s cross country squad will continue its season preparations before traveling to take part in the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday, Sept. 24. The Griak Invitational is hosted by Minnesota at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

Both teams will then head to Logan, Utah to compete at the 2021 Steve T. Reeder Memorial, hosted by Utah State at the Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course on Friday, Oct. 8.

The teams will then close out the regular season at separate meetings on the road on Friday, Oct. 15.

The women’s team will race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, while the men’s squad will make the trip to Florida for the 2021 FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals in Tallahassee.

BYU Cross Country Looking Forward To Postseason

The focus will then turn to the postseason activities, as BYU women’s cross country will seek to win their fourth consecutive West Coast Conference title at the conference championships at Newhall Community Park in Concord, California on Friday, Oct. 29.

On the men’s side, they will be looking for their sixth successive WCC cross country team title this season.

For the first time since 2018, BYU will host the 2021 NCAA Mountain Regional at East Bay Golf Course in Provo on Friday, Nov. 12.

The Cougars are hoping to qualify both teams for the 2021 NCAA Championships, which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 20.

BYU Women’s 2021 Cross Country Schedule         

Date	Meet	Location	Course	Host
Saturday, Sept. 11	Autumn Classic	Provo, Utah	East Bay Golf Course	BYU
Friday, Sept. 17	FSU XC Open	Tallahassee, Florida	Apalachee Regional Park	Florida State
Friday, Oct. 8	Steve T. Reeder Memorial	Logan, Utah	Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course	Utah State
Friday, Oct. 15	Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational	Verona, Wisconsin	Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course	Wisconsin
Friday, Oct. 29	WCC Championships	Concord, California	Newhall Community Park	WCC
Friday, Nov. 12	NCAA Mountain Regional	Provo, Utah	East Bay Golf Course	NCAA
Saturday, Nov. 20	NCAA Championships	Tallahassee, Florida	Apalachee Regional Park	NCAA

BYU Men’s Cross Country 2021 Schedule

Date	Meet	Location	Course	Host
Saturday, Sept. 11	Autumn Classic	Provo, Utah	East Bay Golf Course	BYU
Friday, Sept. 24	Roy Griak Invitational	St. Paul, Minnesota	Les Bolstad Golf Course	Minnesota
Friday, Oct. 8	Steve T. Reeder Memorial	Logan, Utah	Steve and Dona Reeder Cross Country Course	Utah State
Friday, Oct. 15	FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals	Tallahassee, Florida	Apalachee Regional Park	Florida State
Friday, Oct. 29	WCC Championships	Concord, California	Newhall Community Park	WCC
Friday, Nov. 12	NCAA Mountain Regional	Provo, Utah	East Bay Golf Course	NCAA
Saturday, Nov. 20	NCAA Championships	Tallahassee, Florida	Apalachee Regional Park	NCAA