The Northern Kentucky men's and women's cross country programs will open the season with the prestigious Queen City Invitational, set for Friday, Sept. 1 at the Valhalla course on NKU's campus. The women's 5K race will get the evening started at 5:30 PM ET, while the men's 5K event will follow at 6:15 PM.
RETURN OF THE QUEEN CITY INVITE
Friday's races will be the 40th running of the Queen City Invitational, which made its return last season to the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area for the first time since 2019. The race had been paused the last few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMPETING TEAMS
The field will consist of approximately 50 student-athletes on the women's side and an additional 58 student-athletes on the men's side.
Teams competeting in the event will include Northern Kentucky, Morehead State, Thomas More, Mount St. Joseph, Campbellsville and Union (Ky.).
WHO IS RUNNING FOR NKU?
Northern Kentucky with race with a full roster on both the men's and women's side in the season-opening meet.
ADMISSION/FACILITIES
Admission to the Queen City Invitational is FREE for all spectators. Free parking is available for all teams and spectators alike in Surface Lot 6 (by the softball field) or in Kenton Garage.
For fans and supporters coming out to the meet, use 513 Johns Hill Road on your navigation app, which will bring you to the back entrance of NKU's campus. There will be signage and volunteers to point fans to the appropriate lot and course. Please note, the course is approximately half a mile away from the parking areas and is accessible by foot only.
VALHALLA
Like NKU itself, the course rests on property once used as farmland. The 5K course consists of two 2.5K loops that is a beautiful rolling couse. The terrain covers open fields, wooded areas and brief segments on a gravel road.
FOLLOW LIVE
For fans unable to make the meet, live results for both the men's and women's races can be found here.
PHOTOS
A photo gallery from the Queen City Invitational can be found here.
RESULTS (available after race)
Women's 5K Results | Men's 5K Results
