INDIANAPOLIS - Defending women's team champions Boulder Running Company/adidas and two-time men's national team titlists ZAP Fitness (Blowing Rock, N.C.) will join more than 100 USATF clubs Saturday at the 2009 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky.

The 12^th annual USATF National Club Cross Country Championships features America's top post-collegiate club teams from across the United States vying for top honors and bragging rights as the nation's top cross country team. More than 1,000 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 $30,000, with $25,000 going to the top open teams.

Looking to win their third team title, ZAP Fitness will have to contend with a strong squad from the Asics Aggie Running Club (Martinez, Calif.), Club Northwest (Seattle, Wash.) and 2000 team champions Wisconsin Runner Racing Team (Madison, Wis.).

Challenging for the individual title will be David Jankowski of Zap Fitness, who recently finished third at the historic Manchester Road Race. Jankowski will face the Aggie's Sergio Reyes and Phil Reid as well as the Boston Athletic Association's Lucas Meyer.

On the women's side, 2009 World Championships marathoner Tera Moody will lead the women of the Boulder Running Company/adidas as they defend their national title. Challenging for the women's team title will be the ladies of the Boston Athletic Association as they seek their fourth team crown. The women of McMillan Elite (Flagstaff, Ariz.) are also expected to contend for the team title.

Moody will also be in contention for the individual title along with Kasie Enman of the Boston Athletic Association, and Lindsay Allen of McMillan Elite.