The JWU SAAC has teamed up with three organizations - the Tomorrow Fund, Crossroads and the Rhode Island Blood Center to help local residents in need.

The Wildcats competed at the NCAA New England Regional, hosted by Bowdoin College.

With an impending nor easter bearing down on New England, Saturday s GNAC championship contests have been moved to Friday and Sunday.

JWU men s team placed seventh with 227 points while the women were eighth with 219 points.

Competing against 38 NCAA Division I, II, and III schools, both the women s and men s teams finished in 23rd place

With the GNAC championship two weeks away, the Johnson & Wales University cross country teams prepared by taking to the course in a strong field of 18 schools at Suffolk Invitational in Franklin Park.

The women placed second and the men took third at the Blazers Invitational, hosted by Elms College at Chicopee State Park.

The Wildcats went just up the road to the CCRI Lincoln campus for the Tri State Championship where the women placed second and the men took fifth.

The Johnson & Wales University cross country teams were on the road Saturday to run at the Trinity Invitational.

Competing against Division I, II and III schools, the Johnson & Wales University cross country teams held their own against a tough field.