Five things to know: Nuttycombe Invitational

Friday, October 18

Madison, Wis.

11 AM

Wisconsin Badgers

Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

Photo by: Tom Lynn

Five things to know: Nuttycombe Invitational

October 15, 2019 | Men's Cross Country

Badgers host premier home meet

Meet Information

MADISON, Wis. - The 19th-ranked men's cross country team competes on its home course on Friday for the 11th annual Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. The Badgers had the week off after a difficult race at Notre Dame where the team placed eighth overall. The men's 8000-meter 'B' race will take off at 11:40 a.m. with the championship race to follow at 1 p.m..

There is no spectator parking at the cross country course or University Ridge. Spectator parking will be located at Blackhawk Church in Middleton, Wisconsin. Spectator shuttles are available to transport spectators for $5 round trip. Accessible shuttles will be available. The shuttle service will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude one hour after the final race has finished. The shuttle will pick up and drop off at the upper level of the parking structure at Blackhawk Church.

The meet will air live on FloTrack with live results available on PT Timing. Fans can follow the action on Instagram and Twitter (@BadgerTrackXC) and catch a recap following the meet on UWBadgers.com.

1. NUTTYCOMBE HISTORY: The Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational is named after Ed Nuttycombe, the winningest men's coach in Big Ten Conference history. The premiere meet is continually projected to be one of the toughest meets in the nation outside of the NCAA meet.

2. TOP RANKED TEAMS: The Thomas Zimmer Championship Course will be welcoming 19 of the top-30 men's teams from the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll and six of the top 10.

3. 2018 DOMINANCE: The Badgers dominated the course last year on both the men's and the women's side. Morgan McDonald and Alicia Monson both won their respective races. The men's team was able to secure a second-place finish with a score of 135.

#tbt Reminiscing on last year's Nuttycombe Invitational when @leashamonson and @mrgnmcdnld finished 1st overall. T-8 days until we're back on our home course for the 11th annual Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational ‼️🦡 pic.twitter.com/anOEBLQLen
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) October 10, 2019

4. USTFCCCA RANKINGS: The USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll for week four placed Wisconsin at No. 19 nationally and No. 5 in the Great Lakes Region.

5. MICK'S MINUTE: "In terms of this coming weekend we're looking forward to hosting the Nuttycombe Invite. Traditionally, the best collegiate Division I meet in the country. It's always an exciting event and we're looking forward to some great performances out there. We have an incredible lineup of teams on the women's side (20) of the top 30 teams in the country, six of the top 10. On the men's side, 19 of the top 30 and again six of the top 10. Once again a great field. We always talk to our athletes about a great opportunity like this and particularly running at home, competing in front of their families and fan, it's a great opportunity and we need to take advantage of that opportunity.

"This is a great opportunity to show who we are... We're in good shape, now we need to just go and execute, and run like we're in good shape and be confident. This is our home course, and (we) don't (want to) spend too much energy worrying about all of the ranked teams. We got our butts kicked out in Notre Dame, we were the fourth Big Ten team (and) we're not happy with that. We were pretty vocal after the race... now that's in the past. We need to concentrate on who we are as a team. This is a great opportunity for some of our younger athletes. We have two freshmen going out there on Friday to get rid of the mistakes that were made two weeks ago and look forward to this great opportunity. Just concentrate on who we are as a program, as a team."

-Head Coach Mick Byrne