WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Less than two months from its first competition of the 2023 season, the Washington & Jefferson College cross country program recently announced its schedule for the upcoming campaign. 

The season is set to open with the W&J Invitational on Friday, Sept. 1. The season-opening home event will be held at South Strabane Community Park for a second-straight fall. 

W&J heads into West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 9 for the Bethany College Invitational. After a week off from competition, the Red and Black heads to Carlisle, Pa. for the Dickinson Long-Short Run on Saturday, Sept. 23. 

The Presidents then travel to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. for the Paul Short Run on Saturday, Sept. 30. W&J makes the short trek to Pittsburgh for the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7. 

On Oct. 14, W&J plans to compete at either the Rowan University Border Battle at DREAM Park in Logan Township, N.J. or the SUNY Geneseo Invitational in New York. 

The annual Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship will be hosted by Thiel College at the Greenville Airport on Saturday, Oct. 28. 

The NCAA Division III Regionals will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11 with W&J heading to Lock Haven University to compete. The NCAA Division III Championships will take place at Big Spring in Newville, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 18.