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November 20, 2009

Public Invited to NCAA Cross Country Watch Party

Races will be shown in the Casanova Center’s Pittman Room.

          EUGENE, Ore. – Members of the public are invited to join University Athletic Department staff and the Oregon track and field teams in watching the 2009 NCAA Cross Country championships live Monday morning in the Casanova Center’s Pittman Room.

          GoDucks.TV’s daily program “GoDucks Live with Jerry Allen” will also be broadcasting live from 8-10 a.m. and originate in the Pittman Room on Monday.

          The room, located at the rear of the second floor, will open at 8:30 a.m., with the national championships beginning at 9 a.m. The men’s race opens the show, followed by the women at approximately 9:45 a.m. Fans are asked to park in the Moshofsky Center lot.

          The Championships are being broadcast live on the Versus Network (locally Comcast Cable channel 32/732 HD) from the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

          The eighth-ranked Oregon men are the two-time defending national champions, and are making their fourth straight NCAA appearance.

          The Duck women, No. 4 nationally, have been the NCAA runner-up each of the last two seasons and are making their third straight appearance.

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