Auburn Cross Country Announces 2023 Schedule

AUBURN, Ala.—The Auburn cross country program's 2023 schedule will feature five regular season meets, including three in the state of Alabama and a trip to Massachusetts, under the leadership of third-year distance coach Aaron Kindt.
 
"I'm excited to get the season started with this group," Kindt said. "We return a lot of experience on the men's side and we have a young, talented group incoming on the women's side. I believe we have our most competitive teams yet and we've put together a schedule reflects that."
 
The Auburn men return nine letterwinners from a year ago including senior Ryan Kinnane, who qualified for the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships. On the women's side, the Tigers return seven letterwinners including Auburn native Samantha Rogers, who was the team's top finisher in three of six meets.
 
For the third consecutive year, the Tigers will open the season at the Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama on Sept. 1. The meet, which the Auburn women won a year ago, will be held at Choccolocco Park with action starting at 5:45 p.m. CT with the women's race.
 
"This fall will provide us opportunities to see where we stack up early against the best in our region, while providing our teams a taste of national competition later in the fall at Boston," Kindt said. "Our schedule provides a blend of great competition and new, exciting experiences that should have us prepared for SEC and regional championships at the end of the year."
 
Two weeks later, Auburn will trek to Huntsville on Sept. 15 for the Southern Showcase at John Hunt XC Park. Rounding out the month will be the Tigers' first-ever trip to the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sept. 29.
 
Auburn's last tune-up prior to the Southeastern Conference Championships will be on Oct. 13 at the Crimson Classic at the Harry Pritchett Running Course in Tuscaloosa.
 
South Carolina will host the SEC Championships for the first time in 13 years when the meet comes to Columbia on Friday, October 27 at Charwood Golf Course.
 
NCAA postseason action will kick off the Tigers month of November with the NCAA South Regional in Gainesville, Florida. Should any Auburn team or individual qualify during the South Regional, they will advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 18 in Charlottesville, Virginia.