The UM Cross Country teams will take the course bright and early on Friday morning to host the 2021 Falcon Classic. The field will consist of 13 schools. All of the competing schools will have women's teams on the course, while 11 of the 13 will have men's teams. There will be a variety of levels represented in the field, including two Division I teams (Alabama A&M and Alabama State), seven Division II (Montevallo, Auburn-Montgomery, Clark-Atlanta, Delta State, Miles, Spring Hill and Tuskegee), two DIII (Birmingham Southern and Huntingdon) and two junior colleges (Marion Military Institute and Calhoun).

The meet begins at 8 a.m. with the men's race, followed by the men's race at 9:20.