Live!! NCAA XC Broadcast at Hayward on Monday! - Men's Team - NCAA DI XC Championships 2008
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Watch the Ducks Run at Nationals on the Big Screen at Hayward Field
Wednesday, November 19, 1:30 p.m. PT
Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna and the Oregon track & field and cross country programs are inviting the Eugene-Springfield community to a viewing party to watch the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday at Hayward Field.
Here is the official release:
Ducks to Host NCAA Cross Country Viewing Party at Hayward Field
EUGENE, Ore. -- The 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be
televised live on the big screen at Hayward Field, Oregon Associate
Athletic Director Vin Lananna announced Wednesday, and the Oregon
Athletic Department is inviting the Eugene-Springfield community to
join members of the Ducks’ track and field teams for this free live
viewing party that will start at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24.
Gates will open at 8:30 a.m., and fans are welcome to sit in either the
East or West Grandstand. The athletic department is asking that fans
bring one can of food to donate to Food for Lane County.
The
2008 Championships are being televised live from Terre Haute, Ind., by
CBS College Sports, and Oregon is being allowed to the show the event
free on the campus cable system. The women’s race begins at 9 a.m.,
while the men’s race is slated for 9:45 a.m.
“Fans of the
sport will have an opportunity to watch two close races featuring
several very good teams from across the country,” said Lananna. “The
NCAA Cross Country Championships is a fantastic event and we’re
inviting the whole community to watch it at Hayward Field. I know our
student-athletes would benefit from knowing that the community is
supporting them on Monday.”
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