Boston College
Battle in Beantown
Cross Country Set to Compete at the Battle in Beantown
September 28, 2023 | Men's Cross Country
Eagles set to host some of the top teams in the nation at Franklin Park
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College Men's and Women's Cross Country teams are set to compete at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Friday, Sept. 29 at Franklin Park in Boston. The event is hosted annually by Boston College, and is considered one of the top cross country events in the country. The competition will feature 17 teams competing in the women's five-kilometer race, and 16 men's teams competing in the eight-kilometer race.Â
The meet is scheduled to begin at noon with the Women's Featured 5K, followed by the Men's featured 8K starting at 12:30 p.m. Race times are subject to change in the event of inclementÂ
weather.Â
Information about the meet and what teams are competing can be found here.
Franklin Park features one of the top cross country courses in the nation, hosting countless high school and collegiate meets throughout the year. It is home to the Massachusetts All-State Meet as well as the frequent host of the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship The park includes courses for 5,000 meters, 6,000 meters, 8,000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Franklin Park also won the honor of hosting the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1992, as a special 12.5 kilometer course was used for competition. Each course includes variants of three major loops, the stadium loop, the bear cage hill loop and the wilderness loop.
Live results will be available via Millenium Timing.Â
