Ferris State Cross Country Squads Compete In GLIAC Championships On Friday

Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships on Friday (Nov. 4) in New Boston, Mich.

The annual conference championships will be hosted by Wayne State University at Willow Metropark. The top runners from around the GLIAC will head to the Detroit area for the league championships.

Saturday's event gets under way at 11 a.m. (ET) with the women's 6K race. The men's 8K event will begin at 11:45 a.m. (ET) with the awards ceremony to follow.

Grand Valley State is the defending champion on both the men's and the women's side.

Heading into the league championships, three men's league programs are featured among the nation's top 25 squads and four women's teams are ranked inside the top 30 of the latest United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Rankings.

Following this week's trip to the GLIAC Championships, the Bulldogs will then compete in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships on Nov. 19 in Kenosha, Wis. The top qualifying teams from each regional will advance to the national championships on Dec. 3 in Chambers Bay, Wash.

For more information on the GLIAC Championships, please visit this link:

https://gliac.prestosports.com/tournaments/xc/2022-23/index