BOWDOIN PARK INFORMATION
The women's cross country teams for Army and Navy will take to the Bowdoin Park course in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., for a pair of Stars on Saturday morning.
The women's 6K race begins at 10 a.m.
The 2017 meet marks the 32nd all-time meeting between the women's squads in the storied battle between the two academies. Both Army and Navy raced at Lehigh's Paul Short Run on Sept 29th.
Navy currently leads the all-time series, 21-10, with a running streak of six meets.
The Mids have competed in four meets so far this fall with team victories at Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals and Salty Dog Invitationals. The Mids have also ran at the William & Mary Collegiate and Paul Short Invitationals. At the Paul Short in Bethlehem, Pa., Navy had the opportunity to run against Army and both teams ran close to each other with the Black Knights finishing 21st and the Mids 27th. A better gauge of the two teams competitiveness was the fact that both had four runnerss amongst the top-175. Navy had the edge in higher ranking performances though with three Mids in the top-140 versus two for the Black Knights. Of note, Navy was without two of its leading runners back at that Sept. 29 meet.
In the most recent USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Poll, Navy stands 12th overall, while in the Northeast Regional poll, Army comes in 14th.
Army's last win over Navy came in 2010 when the Black Knights took home a 26-29 victory in Annapolis. Sophomores Bethany Nunnery and Ramsey Wagner have provided a lot of strength for the young Black Knights this season as both have scored in each meet this season. Freshman Mike Andrews has also continued to impress, being in a scoring position for the Maine Dual and Paul Short Run. The Black Knights' best times came in the Maine Dual, with the top five finishing between 18:50 -19:07.
Saturday's meet will be the fourth Star competition of the 2017-18 Star Series presented by USAA. Coming into the weekend Army leads 2-0 with victories in men's golf and sprint football. There are five Stars up for grabs between Friday and Sunday with men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country and volleyball all slated for showdowns.
