St. Bonifacius, Minn. - A new year for Polars Cross Country is about to get underway as the 2024 fall schedule has been released. Four events are set for both the men and the women prior to the UMAC Championship on Saturday, November 2nd in Winthrop, Minnesota. 

The Polars begin the season on Friday, September 13th at the Dragon Twilight taking place at the University of Minnesota Moorhead. The second contest of the year is set at the St. Olaf Invite, hosted by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota on Saturday, September 21st at 11:00am. The third race of the year will be at the Running of the Cows at Carleton College on Saturday, October 5th. To close the regular season, Crown travels to the NCCAA Regional Meet on Friday, October 18th iin Dubuque, Iowa.
 
The Polars are led by Head Coach Grant DeWitt who is going into his second season as the head coach of men's and women's cross country. The Polars men placed 4th last season at the UMAC Championship and the Polars women placed 3rd at the previous conference Championships.