Race-Day Information for IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championship
When	Saturday, Nov. 21 Men's IC4A University Race: 11:30 a.m. Women's ECAC University Race: 12:15 p.m.
Where	Van Cortlandt Park | Bronx N.Y.
Results	ECAC Championship Central (m/w) | Results
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BOSTON – The Northeastern men's and women's cross country teams will close out their 2015 slate in the 107th Annual IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championship this Saturday, Nov. 21, at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York.

The men's IC4A University Race is set to begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the women's ECAC University Race at 12:15 p.m.

Looking to improve upon their championship-season run is Jordan O'Dea, Brooke Wojeski and Emma Boutcher, as well as Nephat Maritim, Paul Duffey and Christian Stafford. Along with the bunch are five other Huskies from the men's team and four from the women's.
 

Women's Team	Men's Team
Emma Boutcher	Daniel Condon
Camila Cortina	Paul Duffey
Elizabeth Harrington	Nephat Maritim
Jordan O'Dea	Scott McCluskey
Kerri Ruffo	Tucker McNinch
Danielle Voke	Michael Potter
Brooke Wojeski	Dan Romano
	Christian Stafford

NCAA Northeast Regional Recap
The Huskies are coming off of the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Nov. 13, where the women earned 16th place out of the 38 teams and the men earned 22nd out of 37.
 
O'Dea crossed the finish line first for the women's team in 21:38.0, taking home 32nd out of the 259 runners, while Maritim was first for the men's team with 31:28.6, slating him 31st out of the 255 opponents. Stafford followed Maritim with 31:57.6 in his first 10k of the season.
 
Coach's thoughts
Following the NCAA Northeast Regional, head coach Cathrine Erickson expressed the coaching staff and she are looking forward to this weekend as many of the student-athletes have competed in either the regional or Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, Oct. 31.

Steps for success
With seven first-years (four men | three women), five sophomore (two men | three women) and only three upperclassmen (Duffey, Maritim, O'Dea) entering the race, the championship serves as a building block to the Huskies' team and individual success.
 
"With the younger student-athletes, we want to teach them how to run and prepare to make a national championship as an individual or as a team, in the future," said Erickson.
 
Rooted in history
Northeastern's participation in the IC4As dates back to as early as the 1970s, but the Huskies have only recently began competing in the championship again under Erickson, who has been at the helm of the track and field/cross country programs since 2012. The men's program clinched the IC4A title back in 1975. The men's program returns to the championship this season for the second time and the women's side for the first time under Erickson.
 
Last year at Van Cortlandt Park
The men's program had six student-athletes compete at Van Cortlandt Park, who helped NU take home 12th place out of 15 teams. The Husky pack was led by Stafford (26:22.5), who finished 44th out of 121 competitors, and Duffey, who took home 90th overall with a time of 27:20.9.
 
What's next?
Northeastern will shift gears and head into the men's and women's indoor track and field season. Click here for the men's schedule and here for the women's.