KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State women’s cross country team is set to travel to Auburn, Ala., this Friday to compete in the Auburn Invitational.  The event marks the second race of the season for the team as they finished sixth last week at the Belmont Opener in Nashville, Tenn.

Joining the Owls for the Invitational will be host school Auburn, Alabama, Columbus State, Georgia State, Florida State, Samford, Troy, UAB, Southern Miss, S.E. Louisiana and West Georgia.

“This race will be another evaluation along our path to an Atlantic Sun Championship,” Assistant Coach Ryan Wagner said. “Every race until the championship is an opportunity to tweak each runner. Right now our team workouts, attitude and enthusiasm are in line for positive progression for building a stronger team.”

Last week the Owls got a first-hand look at the A-Sun Championship site. In their season opener the Owls finished sixth out of seven squads, collecting a team point total of 192 with a total time of 1:22:26.91. The team average for the 4K was 16:29.39 with Heather Morris, the only returner to run, turning in the best time for the Black and Gold at 15:57.48.

The women’s 4K race will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Conway Acres Farm, a two-kilometer course positioned just in the city of Auburn.

For complete coverage of the Auburn Invitational and all KSU women’s cross country news, visit KSUOwls.com.