San Marcos, Texas – The Texas State men's and women's cross country teams will open the 2012 season at the Bear Twilight, hosted by Baylor University in Waco on Friday, August 31. The meet will be held at the Heart of Texas Soccer Complex. The women's 4k race will kick things off at 7 p.m. with the men's 6k race to follow.
Texas State will have a trio of veterans on each side to lead the way, but they will look to the newcomers to step up in their first meet to round out the team performance. The women's team was ranked 13th in the USTFCCCA South Central Regional poll released on Monday.
Race weather on Friday is said to be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s.
