TROY, N.Y.- The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's and women's cross country teams have been selected as participants for the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions held this past weekend.

Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top seven-person team automatically qualified from each of the 10 regions, one spot which was claimed by the Engineer men after winning Saturday's Mideast Regional in Waterford, Conn.

Twenty-two additional teams were selected at-large on the men's and women's sides, with the RPI women receiving an at-large bid after finishing runner-up in the Mideast Regional.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is serving as the host of the championships, which are set to take place Saturday, November 23 at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by the men's race at noon Eastern.