The University of Massachusetts Lowell and Stonehill College men's and women's cross country teams will participate in the upcoming NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 22 in Slippery Rock, Pa. at Cooper's Lake Campground.

In addition Bentley University's Melissa Nash and Southern Connecticut State University's Chris Croff and Joseph Poulsen will participate as individuals.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA region competitions that were held last week. All regions automatically qualified two teams of seven student-athletes each. Additional berths were awarded to the regions with the first eight team finishers at the 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

All regions automatically qualify the top two individuals from non-qualifying teams. In addition, all individual competitors who finish in the top five overall places in their respective regional meet and are not a member of a qualifying team automatically advance to the championships.