COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's and women's cross country teams will compete against some of the best teams and runners in the nation, as they head to College Station for the NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championships on Friday.

The women's race, which will have representatives from 30 teams, begins at 9 a.m. while the men's, which features 28 teams, starts at 10. The event will be held at the Watts Cross Country Course.

The race is one of several regional competitions that will serve as a lead up to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 21. The top-two finisher from the nine regional meets will qualify for Nationals automatically, while 14 additional teams will earn at-large bids. The top four individual finishers not on a national qualifying team will also earn a national invite.

RUNNING FOR THE UIW WOMEN: Sofia Cantor, Oceane Cercueil, Sophia Keiser, Alyssa Laspada,  Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo, Maya Schuler, Emily Torres, Marie Vazeilles.

RUNNING FOR THE UIW MEN: James Butler, Michael Casso, Christian Castro-Cruz, Jeremiah Garcia, Jared Laverty, Ethan Malesich (SLC All-Conference finisher), Joshua Odums, Diego Romero, Anthony Zapata. 

For a full list of participants, click here. 

To view the women's course map, click here.

To view the men's map, click here.