The state's Division I & II teams begin gearing up for the cross country season...

With September just around the corner, many of the state's collegiate cross country programs began formal practices over the last week in preparation for the first batch of meets, which start this weekend.

Seattle Pacific travels to Fairbanks, Alaska for the Alaska Fairbanks Long-Course and Short Course dual meet Friday and Saturday.

In Seattle, the SeattleU Redhawks (left/photo courtesy