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BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University men's and women's cross country teams will host the Husky Invitational Sept. 6 at 10:30 a.m.

Competing with Bloomsburg at the Invitational this year will be: Baptist Bible, College Misericordia, Franklin & Marshall, Marywood, Millersville, Penn College, Susquehanna and West Chester.

Danielle Kramer (Shamokin/Shamokin) will lead the way for the Huskies. Last year, her first year of running cross country at the collegiate level, Kramer qualified for the NCAA National Championship race. Kramer was second in the Husky Invitational last year as the team finished first in a field of six teams. Four other returning Husky runners placed in the top 10 last year. Mary Bacher (New Tripoli/Allentown Central Catholic) was fifth, Jennie Roberts (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia) placed sixth, Katie Conlon (Inkerman/Pittston Area) was ninth and Lisa Stefursky (Archbald/Valley View) finished tenth.

For the men, defending Husky Invitational champion Justin Dosch (Sunbury/Shikellamy) will look to win the race for the second year in a row. Last year, Dosch was one of the six returning Bloomsburg runners in the top 10. Curtis Woodard (Sayre/Towanda) took second place while Bill Shepardson (McMurray/Peters Twp.) and Mike Espinosa (Media/Penncrest) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Both the men's and women's teams finished strong in the PSAC Championships last season. The men placed 7th, their highest finish since 1993 and the women finished 5th, the highest a Husky women's team has placed since 1997. Both teams also competed in the NCAA East Regional Championships in West Virginia. The women fell one spot short of qualifying for the NCAA National Championships as a team, while the men placed ninth.