GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum College head cross country coach Cory Pratt has announced the Pioneers' 2015 schedule, which includes five regular season meets in North Carolina and Tennessee as well as the South Atlantic Conference Championship. (2015 Schedule)

Both Tusculum squads return numerous letter-winners for the upcoming season. Top finishers Lawson Burrow and Jacob Cutshall headline the returners on the men's side, while Samantha Vogt returns to anchor the women's team in addition to seniors Paige Bible and Allison Hall.

The Pioneers will open the 2015 season on Sept. 4th at the Catawba/Chick-Fil-A Invitational in Salisbury, North Carolina. The meets will be held at the Salisbury Community Park, the host site of last year's SAC Championship.

TC will travel to Newton, North Carolina for the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational on Sept. 11th. The Pioneer men claimed a second place finish at last year's event in the regular-season finale at Southside Park.

Tusculum will run in two new events this year starting on Sept. 19th at the Carson-Newman Invitational in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

Following an off weekend, the Pioneers will be in action on Oct. 3rd at the Hagan-Stone Cross Country Classic in Greensboro, North Carolina. That event will take place at the scenic Hagan-Stone Park wildlife refuge and recreational facility.

TC will close out the regular season on Oct. 24th at the Royals Cross Country Challenge in Charlotte, North Carolina. Queens University of Charlotte will play host to the meet at McAlpine Park, the site of the 2013 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional.

The 2015 SAC Championship will be held on Oct. 24th in Ewing, Virginia. Lincoln Memorial University is the host school for the event.

The NCAA II Southeast Region Championship will be held in Wingate, North Carolina on Nov. 7th and hosted by Wingate University. The NCAA II National Championship is set for Nov. 21st in Joplin, Missouri.