What: Virginia Invitational

When: Saturday, September 28 at 10 a.m.

Host: University of Virginia

Where: Panorama Farms, Earlysville, Va.

The George Mason men's and women's cross country travels to Earlysville, Va. for its second race of the season on Saturday, competing in the Virginia Invitational hosted by the University of Virginia. The race will serve as a course preview for NCAA Southeast regional championships in November.

The men will compete in an 8k which is scheduled for a 10 a.m. start time, followed by the women's 5k race at 10:30 a.m. Both sides will be facing a strong field of competitors featuring 11 regionally ranked teams, including Virginia, Duke (m), High Point, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Greensboro and William & Mary.

At last week's Spider Alumni Open, the men's team placed fifth overall in the 5k race while the women took fourth place finish. Saturday will be Mason's first appearance at the Virginia Invitational.