BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland cross country will open its 2022 season at the site of the upcoming Patriot League Championships when the Greyhounds compete for the first time this fall.
 
The Greyhounds will run at the Bucknell Season Opener on Friday, September 2. The meet will give Loyola an opportunity to run on the course where the Patriot League Championships will be competed on Saturday, October 29.
 
Two weeks after the opener in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the Greyhounds will make the short trip on Friday, September 16, to run at the Navy Invitational.
 
The third competition of the year will also come on the grounds of a Patriot League foe, as Loyola will race at the Paul Short Run on Friday, September 30. The competition, hosted by Lehigh University, is one of the largest meets in collegiate cross country.
 
Loyola will keep up the theme of racing on alternate Fridays when it has its final tune-up for the Patriot League Championships on Friday, October 14, with the ECAC/IC4A Championships in The Bronx.
 
Championships season starts with the Patriot League Championships at Bucknell and continues on Friday, November 11, when Penn State University hosts the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Championships.
 
Stillwater, Oklahoma, will be the site of the 2022 NCAA Championships on Saturday, November 19.