Eden Meyer Set to Compete Saturday at NCAA Cross Country Championship

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- North Florida senior runner Eden Meyer makes program history on Saturday morning when she competes in the NCAA DI Cross Country Championship at EP "Tom" Sawyer State Park.The women's championship starts at 9:00 a.m.

Meyer, the two-time defending ASUN Cross Country champion, is the first UNF track and field athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championship meet in the Division I era and is only the third women's runner from the ASUN to attain the feat.

A winner of three races this season, Meyer advance to nationals following a fifth-place finish at the NCAA South Region meet with a PR time of 19:54 over the 6k layout.

Championship Notes:
- Field consists of 31 qualifying teams, comprised of 18 automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large selections
- In addition to the teams, 38 runners qualified individually for the event
- Marks third time that Sawyer Park has hosted the championship meet, following previous events in 2012 and 2015.

Thoughts from Coach Pigg:
"Eden will face the top Harriers in the nation on Saturday. She continues to solidify herself as one of the top distance runners in the nation. Her consistent hard work and clean living is a perfect fit for success as an endurance athlete. I am thrilled for her to be competing at the NCAA Championships. It will be a great trip and will give her another opportunity to compete against the best the NCAA has to offer. I am sure she will do fine and I am very proud of who she is and what she has accomplished to this point in her career."

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The NCAA Championship meet concluded the 2017 cross country season.

Event Schedule

9:00 a.m. – College Women's 8k
10:00 a.m. – College Men's 10k

Ospreys Scheduled to Compete

Women (1)
Name (Collegiate 6k PR)
Eden Meyer (19:54.4)