The Nebraska cross country team will open the 2008 season on Saturday, August 30, at the Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha, Neb., at Chili Greens.

The women’s team will look to take home the team title for the fourth straight year. The women will travel a young squad that includes four freshmen, a redshirt freshman and one sophomore. Junior Elizabeth Marsh and senior Betsy Miller will also make the trip, with the meet being the first meet for Miller in over a year after she redshirted the 2007 season.

The Huskers’ top three finishers, who were also the top three overall finishers, Lara Crofford, Ari Goldstein and Rachel Carrizales will not make the trip this year. Jen Webers (6th), who finished sixth overall in 2007 will be the Huskers’ top returner to the meet.

For the Husker men, they will also be very young sending nine athletes who are either sophomores or freshmen, along with one junior, Bryce Somer. The men will look to regain the team title after winning it in 2006 and finishing runner-up in 2007.

The men’s top returner will be sophomore Mikel Thomas, who finished ninth overall as a freshman. The Huskers will also send four other top-15 runners into competition in Peter Falcon (11th), Bryce Somer (12th), Brad Doering (13th) and Eric Thies (15th).

Courtesy: Nebraska Media Relations