LAKEWOOD, NJ (Oct. 16, 2026) - Georgian Court Cross Country is right in the middle of a stretch with three straight weekends with meets. 

What
Rowan Border Battle

When
Saturday, Oct. 17
Women's Race - 12:30 pm
Men's Race - 1:15 pm

Where
Logan Township, NJ - DREAM Park

Distance
Women - 6K
Men - 8K

Weather Report
• The rain should stop come race time, especially since GCU is in the later afternoon races.
• Temperatures will be down in the low 50s without much sun.
• The course could also be soft with rainfall expected Friday evening and two races going off before the Lions run. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court ran in their largest meet of the season thus far at the NJIT Invitational.
• The race had nearly 200 competitors in both the men's and women's races.
• GCU finished in 10th place on the men's side and 14th on the women's side.
• It was a good day for PRs as 11 of the 12 Lions ran collegiate-best times in the 5K for the women and 8K for the men. 
• Ryan Pettrow and Richard Riopel finished three spots apart in 30th and 33rd place. 
• Dori O'Halloran and Sophia Mauro also finished in close contact just four places apart in 41st and 45 place. 

Previously at the Rowan Border Battle
• Last year at this meet a number of Lions ran season-best times to that point in the season.
• Ryan Pettrow led GCU running 27:10.8 and was in the top-20 among more than 200 competitors.
• Also finishing in 18th place was Sophia Mauro who ran 25:12.4 for the 6K.
• Sophomore Mauro and Nora Sprunger run their collegiate-best 6K times at this meet last year. 

About the Meet
• The course is mostly flat with soft surfaces (grass and dirt trails). 
• This is the 11th annual Rowan Border Battle.
• The day features the Division III Championship races in the morning followed by the open races where GCU is competing. 
• Meet records for the men is 23:19.9 for 8K done by Isaac Garcia-Cassani of SUNY Geneseo in 2016 and 20:17.6 for the women's 6K done by Amy Regan of Stevens Institute of Technology in 2016.