Blue Demons Set for National Catholic Cross Country Invitational

CHICAGO – The DePaul men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to South Bend, Ind. on Friday for the 24th annual National Catholic Cross Country Invitational.  There will 35 women’s team competing in the 5k race and 31 men’s programs in the 5-mile competition.

Last weekend, the Blue Demons competed at the Great American Legends race in West Lafayette, Ind.  The men’s team finished third while the women’s squad was sixth.  Individually, Donnie Warner was sixth out of 87 male runners while Marlene Key was 11th out of 97 female competitors.

The National Catholic Cross Country Invitational was first held in 1980.  On the men’s side, host Notre Dame has won 15 times, including the last eight years in a row.

Women’s Entry List (race at 4:15 p.m.)

Assumption College

Bellarmine University

Canisius College

Clarke College

Dayton

DePaul

Detroit-Mercy

The Franciscan University

Gannon

Holy Cross

John Carroll

LeMoyne College

Loras College

Marian College

Mercyhurst College

Mount Mercy College

Notre Dame

Regis University

St. Ambrose

St. Benedict

St. Bonaventure

St. Francis (Ill.)

St. Francis (Ind.)

Saint Francis (Pa.)

St. Joseph’s College (Ind.)

Saint Louis

Saint Martin’s

Saint Mary’s (Ind.)

St. Vincent

St. Xavier

Seattle University

Siena Heights

Walsh University

Wheeling Jesuit

Xavier

Men’s Entry List (race at 5 p.m.)