Five things to know: Great Lakes Regional

Friday, November 15

Madison, Wis.

11:30 a.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Photo by: Kirk Irwin

Five things to know: Great Lakes Regional

November 11, 2019 | Women's Cross Country

No. 7 Badgers host NCAA qualifying meet on Friday

By: Leah Lustig

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 7 Wisconsin women's cross country team hosts this year's NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. The meet is scheduled to begin with the women's 6,000- meter race at 11:30 a.m. with the men's 10,000-meter race to follow at 12:30 p.m. The top-two teams in each of nine regional races will qualify for the NCAA Championship on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Indiana. An additional 13 teams and 36 individuals will be selected to complete the national championship field.

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

View this post on Instagram

Make sure to bundle up and head over to the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on Friday to watch the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ❄️🦡 The women's race starts at 11:30 a.m. with the men to follow at 12:30 p.m. #OnWisconsin 🔴⚪️

A post shared by Badger Track (@badgertrackxc) on Nov 13, 2019 at 4:35pm PST

Spectator Shuttle

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.

1. HUNGRY FOR REDEMPTION: Two weeks ago, the Badgers finished second at the Big Ten Championships only six points behind Michigan State. The Badgers are looking to get their revenge this weekend against the Spartans at regionals and hopefully NCAA's.

2. MORE FOR MONSON: Five time All-American, Alicia Monson is coming off a BIG meet after winning the individual Big Ten title two weeks ago for the second year in a row. She looks to continue her phenomenal season this week at the Great Lakes Regional, where she placed first at last year's meet.

3. RANKED RUNNERS: The USTFCCCA released national and regional coaches poll last week placing Wisconsin at No. 7 nationally and No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region.

4. MACK'S MINUTE: "The ladies have a bit of an axe to grind after missing out on the Big Ten Championships by just a handful of points, but the snow and the cold will be a great equalizer. It's a great chance for us to go out on our home course and show just how tough we are." -Head Coach Mackenzie Wartenberger

For more on the regional meet and NCAAs coming up, check out the Monday morning press conference!https://t.co/Rouz9QC14c #OnWisconsin 🦡🔴⚪️
— Wisconsin Track & Field (@BadgerTrackXC) November 12, 2019

5. NCAA QUALIFICATIONS: The Badgers are hoping to finish among the top-two teams again at this year's Great Lakes Regional to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The top-two team finishers in every regional automatically advance to the NCAA Championships with the field rounding out with 13 at-large teams being selected by the committee Saturday.