The season's schedule, released today by head cross country coach Ken Frenette, will open in Buies Creek at the CU Invite, and will feature the traditional 4K women's race, followed by a 5K men's contest, both located at the Campbell University Cross Country Course. Campbell swept the race last season, with Verrelle Wyatt winning the men's individual, while Baillie Locke crossed first for the women in her opening collegiate event. Including Wyatt, Camels made up four of the first five finishers, with Jeffrey Klaves (third), Terence Attema (fourth) and Ken Eichberg (fifth). Diana Norden also took fifth, while Hannah Roller placed seventh on the women's side.

From there, the Camels will head to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the UNC Challenge on Sept. 13, followed by the Asics / Winthrop Invitational one week later in Rock Hill, S.C. Both races will measure 5K in distance for the men and women.

On Oct. 4, CU will compete in the Mason Invitational, hosted by Colonial Athletic Association member George Mason in Fairfax, Va., where the Camels have been a staple for the past two seasons. Campbell's women will run a 6K course, while the men will take on an 8K version. Locke and Wyatt posted top 10 finishes in last year's race, both taking ninth in their respective races.

The next event for the Fighting Camels will take them to Orlando, Fla. and Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex for the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Oct. 11. The race, featuring a women's 5K and a women's 8K with a usually competitive field of 20 teams, will be in its 13^th year of existence.

The Camels only Friday race will be the Mountaineer Open, an event the squads competed in last season. The trek to Appalachian State and Boone, N.C. on Oct. 17 will also be a 5K and 8K contest for the women and men, respectively.

After nearly a two week layoff, the Camels will then compete for an Atlantic Sun Championship in Macon, Ga. The two competitions will be a 6K for the women, while being a 10K for the male participants. Campbell's men placed third in 2007, while the women notched a fifth place finish.

From there, the Camels will head to the NCAA Southeast Regionals, held in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Nov. 15.