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Men Earn At-Large Bid For NCAA Championships

Nov 13, 2021
Eduardo 'Lalo' Herrera at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship

INDIANAPOLIS — After placing third at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships on Friday, November 12, the second-ranked Colorado men's cross country team earned one of the 13 at-large bids to advance to the NCAA Championships, Saturday, November 20, in Tallahassee, Fla.
 
This is the 30th straight trip to the national championship for the Colorado men's team, which is the longest active men's streak. They will join the CU women, who qualified on Friday with a runner-up finish at the regional championship. The women are advancing to their 13th consecutive trip to NCAAs and have made it to 29 of the last 30 championships.
 
The NCAA Championships are at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. The women's 6k race is set for an 8:20 a.m. MT start, while the men's 10k run is scheduled to begin at 9:10 a.m. MT. Both will be broadcast live on ESPNU for the second straight year. More information can be found at NCAA.com.