Fairfax, Va. - The George Mason Men's and Women's Cross Country teams unveil their 2023 schedule with four regional events before the Atlantic 10 Championships in late October.
The season kicks off with the annual Spider Alumni Open on Saturday, September 2, at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. This event will be held on the same course layout as the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships.
On Friday, September 15, the team will travel to Newport News, for the CNU Cross Country Invitational before wrapping up the month at the 49
th annual Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University on September 30.
Up next, Mason will compete at the IC4A/ECAC Championships hosted by Fordham University on Oct. 14. This is the Patriots last meet before the postseason begins.
The Patriots will compete at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday, October 28, in Dayton, OH. This conference championship event will be held on the campus of Cedarville University at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.
The team will then head to Spartanburg, SC, for the NCAA Southeast Region Championships on Friday, November 10 with the opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships which will be held Saturday, November 18, in Charlottesville, Virginia.