WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams will open their 2024 season at the Temple Owl Invitational in Ambler, Pa. on August 30, Head Coach Mike Nelson announced Wednesday afternoon.

The Hawks follow up with back-to-back weekends at Princeton's New Jersey Jam (Sept. 6) and Penn State's Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 13), respectively. Monmouth will then compete in the 50^th anniversary of the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Nelson brings his crew to a double meet on Friday, Oct. 18. Several Hawks plan to run at the ECAC/IC4A Championships and Princeton Invitational that morning, as the teams make their final preparations for the CAA Championships on Nov. 1 at Elon.

Qualifying Hawks will run at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday, Nov. 15, hosted by Penn State. Any athletes that make it to the final will compete in the NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23.