SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- One day ahead of the Eastbay Cross Country Championships, national championship qualifiers arrived at Morley Field on Friday morning to get their first looks at the Balboa Park course and scout out potential race points and strategies.
MileSplit's Olivia Ekpone met with various athletes and coaches to talk their hopes, ambitions and fears heading into the final cross country meet of the calendar.
Race Information:
Where: Morley Field at Balboa Park
When: Dec. 11
Race Time:
Girls Championship, 9:15 a.m. PST (12:15 p.m. EST)
Boys Championship, 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST)
Info:
Championship races on Saturday will feature 40 boys and 40 girls from four regions in the United States: Northeast, South, Midwest and South. Regional qualifiers took place on Nov. 27 and Dec. 4, with 10 individuals from each race gaining automatic acceptance into the Eastbay Cross Country Championships.
Pre-Race Articles/Features:
From Balboa Park: MileSplit Breaks Down Eastbay Storylines
MileSplit Predicts Race Winners, Times And Top Regions
The Top Seven Storylines At The Eastbay Championships
Eastbay Watch List: Profiling 15 Boys Race Contenders
State Champions Headlined Eastbay West
Our Eastbay Regional Breakdown
The Top 500 Athletes From Each Region
