INDIANAPOLIS - The men's team from ZAP Fitness and the Boston Athletic Association's (B.A.A.) women will meet America's top post-collegiate club teams to defend their 2006 titles as they converge upon Voice of America Park in West Chester, Ohio on Saturday, December 8, for the ninth annual USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.

The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships features the top clubs from across the United States vying for top honors and bragging rights as the nation's top cross country team. Close to 1,100 competitors are expected at the event, which features a 10-kilometer men's race and a 6-kilometer women's race. Clubs will compete for a total prize purse of $25,000, with $20,000 going to the top open teams.

ZAP returns four of its five runners from the 2006 national championship squad, led by Thomas Morgan, who finished second in last year's race. Also returning are Joe Driscoll, ninth in 2006, who set his marathon personal best of 2:18:22 at last month's US Olympic Team Trials-Men's Marathon in New York; Brendan O'Keefe, 17th in 2006; and, Ryan Warrenburg, 18th in 2006. The defending champions add Christopher Pfafenroth and Jonathan Pierce to their 2007 team.