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The 2024 Wisconsin Pre-Nationals - scheduled for Saturday, October 19 - serves as a precursor to the 2024 NCAA Cross Country National Championships. 

This year’s Pre-Nationals will consist of three races for each gender. Teams will be selected for the championship race, B-race, and open race by a neutral seeding committee. Seeding will be based on the most recent USTFCCCA National and Regional rankings.  Each team will be permitted up to EIGHT athletes in the race they are selected for. Teams competing in the Championship or B race will also be permitted to run up to FIVE additional athletes in the “open” race.

All races will be held on the beautiful Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course, which opened in 2009 and is located adjacent to University Ridge Golf Course in Madison.

Schedule - Saturday, October 19

Women's “A” Race - 10 a.m. 
Men's “A” Race - 10:40 a.m. 
Women's “Open” Race - 11:20 a.m.
Men's “Open” Race - 12 p.m. 
Women's “B” Race - 12:40 p.m.
Men's B" Race - 1:20 p.m. 

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Meet Information

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Men's Entries
Women's Entries

Parking/Shuttle Information

For this year’s Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, an admission ticket is $20, which includes a shuttle ride, and a parking permit is $5. One parking permit is required per vehicle and an admission ticket is required for each individual riding the bus. Spectators are encouraged to purchase parking and tickets in advance.  All transactions, including on-site sales, will be cashless. Fans can purchase parking and tickets here

Shuttles will run from each lot beginning at 8:00 a.m., we encourage spectators to arrive no later than 9:15 a.m. to ensure arriving to the course before the first race at 10 a.m. Shuttles will continuously run until 2 hours after the last race is complete.

Walk-ins and rideshares are NOT allowed to the course. All individuals must purchase an admission ticket.

Fans on Saturday should head to Badger Ridge Middle School (300 Richard St, Verona, WI 53593) to park. 

Entry Information

Teams should enter online using the Direct Athletics entry system (www.directathletics.com).  Coaches must have both username and password in order to use the system. The entry fee will be $700/gender. For meet management purposes, please only submit student-athletes who may potentially compete, not your full roster.  The entry deadline is 5 pm (CT) on Friday, October 4, 2024. 

A limited number of open, club and unattached entries will be accepted to enhance the the field for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Open Race. Interested individuals must email Aaron Watson (aaw@athletics.wisc.edu) to request entry by Thursday, October 10 at 5 p.m. CT. Please include your name, event, affiliation and link to recent results indicating fitness from 2023 or 2024. Approved athletes will be sent an email with further entry instructions. No late emails will be accepted.

Meet Questions

Please email our Guest Services email at guestservices@athletics.wisc.edu if you have any other meet questions. 

Media Information

Media requesting credentials or  parking for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals should send email requests to AJ Harrison

Participating Teams

Men's Teams

Men’s A Race
Air Force
Arkansas
Auburn
Butler
Cal Baptist
Cal Poly
Colorado
Eastern Kentucky
Florida State
Furman
Harvard
Indiana
Iona
Iowa State
Lipscomb
Loyola
Michigan
Michigan State
New Mexico
NC State
NAU
Notre Dame
Ole Miss
Stanford
Syracuse
Texas
Tulane
Tulsa
Utah State
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Men’s B Race
Belmont
Central Michigan
Florida
Illinois
Illinois State
Kansas
Liberty
Miami (FL)
Miami (OH)
Minnesota
Northeastern
Oakland
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Purdue
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Utah
Umass Lowell
UMBC
Utah Valley
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Washington State
Weber State
Yale
 
 

Women's Teams

Women’s A Race
Arkansas
Boston College
Brigham Young University
Connecticut
Florida
Florida State
Furman
Harvard
Iowa State
Liberty
Lipscomb
Louisville
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
New Mexico
NC State
NAU
Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Ole Miss
Stanford
Syracuse
Tennessee
Texas
Toledo
Tulane
Utah Valley
Wake Forest
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Women’s B Race
Air Force
Auburn
Belmont
Cal Baptist
Central Michigan
Eastern Kentucky
Elon
Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana
James Madison
Kansas
Miami (FL)
Miami (OH)
Northeastern
Oakland
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Quinnipiac
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Utah
UMass Lowell
Utah State
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Washington State
Western Michigan 

Course Maps

Zimmer Course 6K Map - 2023 Update
Women's 6,000 Meter Course
Zimmer Course 8K Map - 2023 Update
Men's 8,000 Meter Course