SEATTLE - For the third time in the past four seasons, both Washington men's and women's cross country teams are traveling together to the NCAA Championships. The full field of 31 men's teams and 31 women's teams was announced today by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Husky men knew they were in with their second-place Regional finish earning an automatic spot, but the women's team had to wait a day for its at-large selection to be officially confirmed.

This will be the 14th NCAA appearance for the Husky men's team and the 24th overall appearance for the women. The women have now made 11 NCAA Championship fields in a row and 19 of the past 21.

Washington is one of 17 institutions to qualify both its men's and women's teams for the championships, which will be hosted by the University of Louisville on Saturday, November 18, at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park located in Louisville, Kentucky. The women's race will begin at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Time, followed by the men's race at 8:45 a.m. Pacific Time. NCAA cross country fans can watch the live stream of the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships as FloTrack Pro subscribers for a monthly price of $19.99 

Last year the Husky women's team finished 12th at the NCAA Championships led by Amy-Eloise Neale's eighth-place finish. The men last competed at NCAAs in 2015, finishing eighth that year, which was also held in Louisville.

On Friday, the Husky men's team had its best race of the year, finishing second by just two points behind sixth-ranked Portland at West Regionals hosted by the Dawgs at Jefferson Park Golf Course. Colby Gilbert (5th), Andrew Gardner (7th), Andy Snyder (9th), and Mahmoud Moussa (18th) all earned All-West Region honors. Neale led the women with a third-place individual finish, and the Huskies finished sixth as a team, but did enough to move on to nationals.