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The Manhattan Invitational will take place on Sunday, Oct. 13 at Van Cortlandt Park.

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Manhattan Cross Country Invitational Presented by HOKA To Provide Saturday, October 12 "SHAKEOUT RUN" at Van Cortlandt Park

Riverdale, NY – High school runners competing in the 52 nd
Manhattan College Invitational Presented by HOKA are invited for an
informal "Shakeout Run" on Saturday, October 12 at 3pm.

Designed to familiarize visiting runners with the legendary Van Cortlandt
Park cross country course, the fun "Shakeout Run" will be hosted by
popular running influencer Billy Cvecko, running footwear designer Jacob
Smith and Team Hoka professional runners.

"Lots of teams come to Van Cortlandt the day before our races to figure out
best ways to run this historic course. Thanks to HOKA, on Saturday,
October 12 at 3pm, this fun "Shakeout Run" will be hosted by professional
HOKA runners," said Kerri Inman, Director of Cross Country, Track & Field
at Manhattan College.

Runners and teams are asked to meet at the HOKA tent adjacent to the
starting line of the Van Cortlandt Park course at 3pm on Saturday, October
12 for this guided fun run. Following the run, HOKA will provide HOKA t-
shirts and pizza to the high school competitors on a first-come, first-serve
basis.

The Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational Presented by HOKA will
be contested on Sunday, October 13 at Van Cortlandt. The 42-race event
features the Ed Bowes Girls and Peter Acquilone Boys Eastern States
Championships along with varsity, junior varsity, sophomore, freshman,
coaches and modified/intermediate races for both boys and girls as well as
a youth race. All of the 2024 races will be live streamed – free and without a
subscription - by MileSplit

Any questions regarding the meet can be emailed to:
crosscountryinvitational@manhattan.edu.


Founded in 1972 by renowned high school coach and Manhattan College Hall of Fame runner Ed Bowes, the Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational quickly grew into the nation's largest, single-day, scholastic cross country meet at Van Cortlandt.  Lou Vazquez, one of the most accomplished and influential figures in NYC cross country, track & field circles is Meet Director of the Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational Presented by HOKA. 

Follow the Manhattan Invitational on Instagram @manhattanxcinvitational and on X @MCXCI_NYC for updates.
 
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