Bear Necessities
The Golden Bears cross country teams are back in action this weekend with split-squad efforts at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisc. and the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif. The Bears had last weekend off after completing a stellar second race weekend of the season. Both the men's and women's team placed seventh against top-ranked competition at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. 

The action at Nuttycomb Invitational presented by Under Armour begins on Friday with the women's 6,000 meters at 12:20 pm. CST, followed by the men's 8,000 meters at 1:00 p.m CST. The Bronco Invitational will follow on Saturday, with the men's 8000 m at 9:00 am PST, followed by the women's 6,000 m at 9:45 am PST. 

Live stats and feed will be available via FloTrack for the Nuttycomb Invitational and RedCapTiming.com for the Bronco Invitational. A summary of the meet will be available after on CalBears.com. Follow @CalTrackCC on Instagram and @CalTFXC on Twitter for a behind-the-scenes look at meet day.

Head Coach Shayla Houlihan's Take
 "We're really looking forward to competing against some of the nations best cross country teams. On the men's side, there are about twenty top-30 ranked teams according to the latest polls while on the women's side there are approximately 19 top-ranked teams competing in Wisconsin. Both squads are rounding into shape at the right time and we are excited for the challenge ahead."