PASADENA, Calif. — Caltech Athletics announced the 2023 women's and men's cross country schedules on Wednesday.

The two teams will travel and compete in the same meets this fall as both squads look to best their historic 2022 campaigns. Last season, the women made history by earning their highest-ever finish at the NCAA West Regional (sixth) following a third-place performance at the SCIAC Championships, tying the program's best-ever finish. The men's team also broke records, as the top-five recorded the fastest team average for an 8K in school history (26:04), with junior Joey Litvin running the fastest individual 8K in school history (24:50.3).

Head coach Kelli Blake's squads will see their first action at the Sep. 2 Redlands Invitational, where the Beavers will test their summer training against a number of talented teams. Last year, the women took third place overall while the men finished in sixth.

The teams will shift focus to the UC Riverside Invitational on Sep. 16, which will see the Beavers clash with athletes from Divisions I through III. Last year, the women placed sixth among 27 teams in the open 5K while the men placed 17th in the open 8K.

The groups will then tackle The Master's Invitational on Sep. 23 before wrapping up the regular meet season on Oct. 7 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.

The postseason begins on Oct. 28 in Riverside as the teams compete at the SCIAC Championships. The women will look to finish in the top-three for the third straight year while the men will look to take a step up from last year's strong fifth-place result.

The group will then take on the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 11; last season, the women placed a program-best sixth and the men set a new average 8K record. The meet will be held in Riverside, where the squads will strive to qualify for the Nov. 18 NCAA Championships in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Litvin and gradate student Margaret Trautner competed at the national meet last fall after placing highly in their respective regional races.

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Schedule Breakdown:

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Women's and Men's Cross Country 2023 Schedule:

Date	Time	Meet	Location
Sep. 2 (Sat.)	8:00 AM	Redlands Invitational	Redlands, Calif.
Sep. 16 (Sat.)	7:30 AM	UC Riverside Invitational	Riverside, Calif.
Sep. 23 (Sat.)	8:30 AM	The Master's Invitational	Santa Clarita, Calif.
Oct. 7 (Sat.)	7:45 AM	Pomona-Pitzer Invitational	Claremont, Calif.
Oct. 28 (Sat.)	8:30 AM	SCIAC Championships	Riverside, Calif.
Nov. 11 (Sat.)	11:00 AM	NCAA West Regionals	Riverside, Calif.
Nov. 18 (Sat.)	11:00 AM	NCAA Championships *	Carlisle, Pa.