Clemson Cross Country Invitational Set for Friday at Musser Farms

Sept. 12, 2011

CLEMSON, SC – The cross country program will play host to several schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the surrounding area on Friday at the Musser Farms Fruit Research Center. The women’s 6K race is scheduled for 6:15 PM, followed by the men’s 8K competition at 6:45. Musser Farms will also host the ACC Cross Country Championships later this fall on Oct. 29.

Meet entries close at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Florida State (m/w), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest from the ACC are all entered for Friday. The following area schools have also committed to competing in the meet on Friday evening: Anderson (m/w), Chattahoochee Tech (m/w), Converse (w), Davidson (m), Erskine (m/w), Furman (m/w), King College (m/w) and USC Upstate (m/w).

Flash Results will be on hand to provide live scoring updates from the meet. Log on to www.flashresults.com on Friday for full team and individual results at the conclusion of both races.

Meet BreakdownWhat: Clemson InvitationalWhen: Friday, Sept. 16Where: Musser Farms Fruit Research Center (604 South Friendship Rd. – Seneca, SC 29678)

Course Maps6K Map | 8K Map

Schedule of Events 6:15 PM Women’s 6K 6:45 PM Men’s 8K

Driving Directions to Musser Farms (from Clemson campus) • Take Perimeter Rd. half a mile to Cherry Rd. at Walker Golf Course and take a right • Go approximately one mile and take a right onto Old Cherry Rd. • Go approximately two miles across Lake Hartwell until the end of the road 
• Take a left onto JP Stevens Rd. (at Exxon Station), then the second right onto Martin Creek Rd. • Go approximately three miles and take a left onto Coneross Creek Rd. • Take the next left onto South Friendship Rd. • Go approximately two miles you will arrive at Musser Farms cross country course on your left

Driving Directions to Musser Farms (from I-85 in Anderson) • Take Highway 28/76 (exit 19A off Interstate 85) approximately nine miles west toward Clemson and turn left onto Old Stone Church Rd. at a traffic light by a cemetery • Take Old Stone Church Rd. approximately one mile and turn left onto Old Cherry Rd. before you reach Walker Golf Course • Go approximately two miles across Lake Hartwell until the end of the road • Take a left onto JP Stevens Rd. (at Exxon Station), then the second right onto Martin Creek Rd. 
• Go approximately three miles and take a left onto Coneross Creek Rd. • Take the next left onto South Friendship Rd. 
• Go approximately two miles you will arrive at Musser Farms cross country course on your left