FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood men's and women's cross country return home Friday afternoon for the 2026 Lancer Pink Invitational and Senior Day at the Longwood Cross Country Course in Farmville, Va.

The women are scheduled to compete in the 5K at 3:45 p.m., followed by the men's 8K at 4:30 p.m. Friday's meet will also serve as Senior Day, as Longwood recognizes its graduating student-athletes before the final home competition of the 2026 season. Senior Day is set to begin at 2:15 p.m. 

Following the collegiate competition, Longwood will host its annual Lancer Pink Fun Run and Walk in support of breast cancer awareness. The event costs $5 to participate, with T-shirts available for $25. All participants will be entered into a drawing for a door prize, with proceeds benefiting the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation.

WHAT THEY SAID - HEAD COACH BROOKE CRAIG:
"The Lancer Pink Invite is one of my favorite meets of the year. We get to be at home, honor our seniors and contribute to the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. Over the six years of this event, our team has raised about $3,000-5,000 a year for breast cancer awareness."

"Our athletes are ready to finish out the regular season by defending our home course." 

Who to Watch:
• Senior Clinton Clancy enters Friday's meet coming off a 26:52.1 at the Paul Short Run. Clancy owns the second-fastest 8K in program history, running 25:09.2 at the 2025 Upstate Invite, and finished sixth at the 2024 Lancer Pink Invitational with a time of 27:13.4.
• Senior Christian Reid heads into Friday's Senior Day meet after running 28:58.7 in the 8K at the Paul Short Run. Reid also competed in Longwood's second meet of the season, finishing in 22:00.1 at the adidas XC Challenge.
• Senior Sam Bolen enters Friday's 5K after posting a 23:41.5 in the 6K at the Paul Short Run. Bolen finished 87th at the adidas XC Challenge with a time of 19:33.2 and will compete in her final home meet as a Lancer.
• Senior Priscilla Keller enters the Lancer Pink Invitational following a 23:10.8 in the 6K at the Paul Short Run. Keller owns a career-best 23:21.8 in the 6K, set at the 2025 Paul Short Run, and finished second at the 2024 Lancer Pink Invitational with a time of 19:13.7.

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