HANOVER, N.H. — The 2021 season gets underway Saturday morning for the Dartmouth men's cross country team at the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational.
The season-opening meet was renamed prior to the 2017 season in honor of the late Dartmouth coach who passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer in late 2016. This will be the fourth home meet named in her honor.
The men's 8K race is scheduled to begin on the Hanover Country Club course at 10:30 a.m. The women's 6K race will follow. Parking is available at the Ford Rugby Clubhouse lot.
The Big Green have won this meet in the previous six years it was held dating back to 2014.
William Eaton and
Liam Jamieson look to lead Dartmouth after finishing fifth and seventh, respectively, in the 2019 race. Eaton finished with a time of 25:01 while Jamieson finished with a time of 25:19.
In addition to Dartmouth, Maine and SUNY Geneseo will be competing.