Cavaliers Set to Take on a Loaded Field at the 2024 Nuttycombe Invitational
MADISON, Wis. — The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams are set to take on a loaded field at the 2024 Nuttycombe Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. on Friday (Sept. 27). Action for the Cavaliers is set to begin with the women’s “A” race at 12:20 p.m. CT before the men’s “A” race at 1 p.m. CT at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.
How to Follow
The 2024 Nuttycombe Invitational will be streamed on B1G+ with subscription. Live results can be found at pttiming.com. Links to both the broadcast and live results are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVATFCC).
Championship (“A”) Races
Women’s 6k race at 12:20 a.m. CT / 1:20 p.m. ET
Men’s 8k race at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET
“B” Races
Women’s 6k race at 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET
Men’s 8k at 11:40 a.m. CT / 12:40 p.m. ET
Rankings
The Virginia men enter the meet ranked No. 15 in the USTFCCCA Week 1 national poll while the women’s team checked in at No. 16. In the most recent USTFCCCA Southeast Regional poll, both men’s and women’s programs rank in the top-three with the men checking in at No. 2 and the women at No. 3.
Championship Races
| Men’s 8k | Women’s 6k |
| Air Force | Boston College |
| BYU | Columbia |
| Colorado | Florida State |
| Eastern Kentucky | Furman |
| Florida State | Georgetown |
| Furman | Gonzaga |
| Georgetown | Illinois |
| Gonzaga | Iowa State |
| Illinois | Lipscomb |
| Iona | Michigan |
| Iowa State | Northwestern |
| Michigan | North Carolina |
| Montana State | Oregon |
| North Carolina | Oregon State |
| Portland | Penn State |
| Princeton | Portland |
| Providence | Providence |
| Syracuse | Syracuse |
| Tennessee | Texas A&M |
| Texas A&M | Utah |
| Tulsa | Villanova |
| Villanova | Virginia |
| Virginia | Wake Forest |
| Wake Forest | Washington |
| Washington | Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin |
“B” Races
| Women’s 6k |
| Eastern Kentucky |
| Iona |
Noting the Cavaliers…
- Most recently, Virginia hosted the 2024 Virginia Invitational on it’s home cross country course where both teams recorded runner-up performances. Individually, the Cavaliers were led by top finishers in Justin Wachtel and Gillian Bushee in second and third place respectfully
- The Cavaliers swept their season opener at the 2024 Spider Alumni Open in as Justin Wachtel and Gillian Bushee led the way. The marks the second consecutive year in which Virginia swept the meet with Yasin Sado and Caroline Timm achieving the feat in 2023.
- The Virginia men recorded a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 finish to led the point standings with 15 points in Richmond, Va. while the women tallied a total of 19 points with seven athletes in the top 10 finishers.
- Virginia returns more than half of its roster including 18 men and 13 women from the 2023 season
- Key returns include All-American Jenny Schilling. Schilling finished 39th for 6k at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships on her home course of Panorama Farms
- The Virginia women return five of the six athletes who competed at the NCAA Championships and finished within the top-50 leading the team to a 15th place finish overall.
- On the men’s side, Virginia’s top finisher in Will Anthony will be on the course this fall. Anthony finished 61st for 10k at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships after finishing seventh at both the NCAA southeast regional and ACC Championships.
- The Cavalier men finished 22nd overall at last seasons NCAA Championships and return six of the seven participants.