SAN FRANCISCO – Stanford makes its much-anticipated season cross -country debut on Saturday when the Cardinal competes at the USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park.
The meet involves mostly Bay Area schools, and serves the purpose of a low-pressure opener before the team leaves for its high-altitude training camp at Mammoth Mountain, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.
The anticipation comes from the talent that arrives as freshmen, redshirt freshmen, and with one All-America graduate transfer. Together, they are expected to help both programs become national contenders.