WALESKA, Ga. - For the first time in program history, Reinhardt University's men's and women's cross country squads will host a meet as the Reinhardt Cross Country Invitational will take place on campus Saturday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The meet will begin near the Funk Heritage Center across from the Brown Athletic Center. The runners will head east and cross Hwy. 108 and run the majority of the meet on previously marked trails that are available on a daily basis for the Reinhardt community.

The men will run an 8k race, or nearly five miles, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The women will start at approximately 9:15 a.m. and run a 5k, or just over 3.1 miles.

"We're very excited to be hosting a meet for the first time," said RU head cross country coach Jordan Turner. "It feels like this is an event that has been 15 years in the making. We're really excited to be hosting a meet, and we hope that a lot of our fellow students and staff can come out early in the morning and cheer on the teams."

A pair of Appalachian Athletic Conference foes will be participating in the meet as well as Truett-McConnell and SCAD Atlanta will be making the trip here for the meet. Also participating in the meet will be NCAA Division II foe Clark Atlanta.