CLARKSVILLE—Five meets, including three in the midstate area, highlight Austin Peay State University cross country's 2021 fall schedule, which was released Wednesday.

The Govs open the fall with back-to-back appearances in Nashville, first at the Belmont Opener (Sept. 3) followed two weeks later by the Commodore Classic (Sept. 17). This will be the third straight year the Govs have competed in Belmont's event, while Austin Peay makes its first appearance at Vanderbilt's event since 2017.

Austin Peay goes north to the Bluegrass State in back-to-back weeks during the month of October, beginning with the Brescia Invitational (Oct. 8) and wrapping up with the Murray State Invitational (Oct. 15)—the Govs also competed in the Murray State event in 2019.

The season wraps up with a return to Nashville for the 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships, the first time the Championship has been competed in the Music City since 2016.