DAVIS, Calif. – The UC Davis cross country team will officially kickoff the 2022 season at the 29^th Annual USF Invitational. The Aggies will tackle Hellman Hollow at Golden Gate Park on Saturday, Sept. 3, with the first race slated for 10 a.m.

Name: USF Invitational
Date: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022
Location: Hellman Hollow at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
Start Time: Men's 8K Meter Run 10:00 a.m.
                  Women's 6K Meter Run 10:45 a.m.
                  Mixed Gender 4x2000 Meter Relay 11:30 a.m.
Live Results: Record Timing 

PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS:
Academy of Art, Cal Poly DC, Cal State East Bay, California, Dominican, Santa Clara, Saint Mary's, Stanford, Stanislaus State, UC Santa Cruz & USF. 

SCOUTING THE COURSE:
The mostly flat course is a 2,000m loop composed of grass and dirt with a gradual decent from the start to the 600m mark and a gradual uphill elevation change from the 1,200m mark to the 1800m mark. The Aggies last competed in the USF Invitation in 2019, where the men were the runner-up and the women placed fifth.

2021 REVIEW:
The UC Davis women's team is coming off the 2021 Big West Championship title and return four of their top five finishers from that meet, including Big West Freshman of the Year, Brianna Weidler. Reigning Big West Coach of the Year Emma Petersen is in her fifth year with the program and will lead both Aggie squads for her fourth season. The men, who placed fourth at the conference championship return all but one of their top-seven from a year ago. Both squads qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in 2021.

NEXT TIME OUT:
UC Davis will train through the second weekend of the regular season before returning to the course at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 17.