After back-to-back light weekends of competition, all nine Big West schools will be in competition in meets against quality competition both in-state and out of state.

The Bay Area will be a destination for the majority of squads in action as #22 Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Pacific converge on Stanford, Calif., for the 34th annual Stanford Invitational.

The squads will be a part of a 45-team field that will compete in a 6K for the women's races and an 8K on the men's side. The host Cardinal will prove to be a difficult challenge for all teams involved as the women's contingent is ranked #1 in the latest USTFCCC poll, while the men's sit in a tie for sixth.

One Big West club hosts a meet in the upcoming weekend as UC Riverside hosts the 27th annual UC Riverside Invitational. The host Highlanders won the race on the women's side a year ago, while the men's squad finished second.

Three conference schools are pulling double duty this weekend as they send split squads to other events .

#22 Cal Poly will send a squad to Eugene, Ore., for the Bill Dellinger Invitational, while Cal State Fullerton sends runners to both Stanford and the UC Riverside. UC Santa Barbara finds itself in two difficult meets as well as the Gauchos head to Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational as well as competing in the Stanford Invitational.