BOSTON, Mass. - The Northeastern cross country team is ready to race in the IC4A/ECAC Championship on Saturday at the Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. The women are set to start the 6K at 12 p.m., as the men will race in the 8K at 12:45 p.m.   

Live results will be posted on https://elitefeats.com/xc-Results/?ID=26246&Div=. This year's races will feature 27 institutions and over 700 athletes.  

THREE THINGS TO KNOW 

• HISTORY: This will be the seventh time the men's team competes in the IC4A Championships and are three-time winners of the meet. The women's will be racing in their eighth ECAC Championships and captured their one title in 2023. 

• DEFENDING CHAMPS: The men's will be defending their 2025 IC4A championship on Saturday. Returning runners who helped capture last year's title are junior Nico Boyle, sophomores Dawson French and Jack Seagroatt, and senior Ryan Sarney. The women's team finished sixth last year with the strong performances of senior Keira Gamily and juniors Emily Wickard, Ella Dunbury, and Anna Lonergan.  

• GETTING COMFORTABLE: Tomorrow's meet will be the first of three meets the Huskies have at Bethpage State Park in the next month. With the CAA Championship and NCAA Northeast Regional next.  

The Huskies will return to Farmingdale, N.Y. in two weeks for the CAA Championship set for Friday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m.