After hosting a home meet and competing in nearby Colfax, Wash., the following week, the Eastern Washington University men's and women's cross country teams will get a taste of its first true road test of the season this Friday (Sept. 24) when the Eagles compete in the Mike Johnson Classic in Monmouth, Ore. The squads will race at the Ash Creek Preserve, with the women's 6k beginning at 5 p.m. Pacific time followed by an 8k for the men at 5:45. The meet is hosted by Western Oregon University.
 
Live results for both races can be found here.
 
Friday's meet marks the third of the season for the Eagles and their first since the Cougar Classic on Sept. 10. This is the second consecutive meet racing at the 6k and the 8k distances, and Eastern Washington has been led by freshman Nicole Deherrera on the women's side and redshirt-sophomore Justin Roosma on the men's side in both races so far.
 
Eastern Washington will split squads for their next meets on Oct. 16, as half the team will head to the Highlander Invitational in Riverside, Calif., and the rest of the group will stay local and compete at the Inland Empire Championships on Oct. 16. It will mark the final tune-up for the teams before the Big Sky Cross Country Championships in Portland, Ore. On Oct. 29.