PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania cross country programs have officially announced their 2023 campaign, featuring six invitationals leading up to the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships at Franklin Park.
 
"We are looking forward to an exciting 2023 cross country season," Steve Dolan said, the James P. Tuppeny/Betty J. Costanza Director of Track & Field/Cross Country. "While designing the schedule, we have been intentional in regard to gaining some experience early in the season at Franklin Park and Lehigh University. The goal is always to our best during the championship part of the season, and we will contest the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship on those courses later in the fall."
 
"We have a great schedule that includes highly competitive races at Franklin Park, Lehigh, and Panorama Farms - each of which will host championship races later in the season," Matt Gosselin continued, the Associate Head Women's Cross Country Coach. "This schedule allows us to gain experience on those courses while progressing towards our competitive goals late in the season. The team is excited to get back to campus to get the season underway!"
 
The season will kick off in Bethlehem with the Lehigh Invitational, giving the Quakers a preview of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship in November. Penn last competed in the race in 2021 when the men finished third overall.
 
The Quakers continue the season on September 15 at the annual Main Line Invitational hosted by Haverford. Penn has been competing in the local invitational since 2015, with the men taking top finishes several times including 2017 and 2019. The women took a first-place finish in 2022 with Bronwyn Patterson and Laura Baeyens collecting first and second.
 
An early preview of the Ivy Heptagonal Championship, the Quakers make the trip to Boston on September 29 for the Coast-To-Coast Invitational hosted by Harvard at Franklin Park.
 
September is closed with the 49th annual Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh. The event that dates to 1975 features several hundred teams and thousands of student-athletes, both collegiate and high school.
 
In mid-October, the Quakers head down to Charlottesville to compete at the Panorama Farms Invite hosted by Virginia. In 2021, the men's team finished first out of nine teams.
 
The regular season wraps up on October 26 at the Haverford Invitational.
 
Championship season starts on October 28 with Ivy Heps at Franklin Park in Boston. They'll return to Bethlehem for a third time on November 10 for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.
 

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2023 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

Sept. 1: Lehigh Invitational (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Sept. 15: Main Line Invitational (Haverford, Pa.)
Sept. 29: Coast-To-Coast Invitational (Boston, Mass.)
Sept. 30: Paul Short Invitational (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Oct. 14: Panorama Farms Invite (Charlottesville, Va.)
Oct. 26: Haverford Invitational (Haverford, Pa.)
Oct. 28: Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Boston, Mass.)
Nov. 10: NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Bethlehem, Pa.)
Nov. 18: NCAA Championships (Charlottesville, Va.)