TCC goes on the road to open cross country season
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Special to the Outlook
The Tallahassee Community College cross country team is scheduled to compete in seven events before the NJCAA Championships in the first season under new head coach Andy Merrill.
The Eagles’ first meet takes place on Aug. 26 at the Thomasville University Time Trial. That will be their first of four meets at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee. Last year, the ARP was the host venue for the NJCAA Championships and in 2026 it will host the World Cross Country Championships.
To kick off the month of September, the Eagles will head just north of the Florida-Georgia line to compete in the VSU Border Clash in Valdosta. Then the Eagles return to Tallahassee for their Sept. 8 home meet at the ARP. This will be the seventh year of the TCC Open.
On Sept. 22, TCC will head west down I-10 to compete in the Argonaut Invitational on the University of West Florida campus in Pensacola, Fla. They wrap up the month of September with another meet at the ARP with the FSU Open. This will be the third consecutive season that the Eagles compete in the event. In October they will compete in one final regular season meet, the Florida Gateway College Invitational at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City.
The FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 Championships will take place on Oct. 24 at the ARP. This will be the eighth consecutive FCSAA Championship meet held at the ARP, which has been the event’s only home.
In November, the Eagles will head to John Hunt Park Huntsville, Ala., for the NJCAA Cross Country and Half Marathon Championships. This will be the first time that John Hunt Park has hosted the event.
