SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Erskine College men's and women's cross-country teams ran their first meet of the season on Friday, participating in the Eye Opener Invitational hosted by USC Upstate.
 
MEET RESULTS
Eye Opener Invitational
 
MEET ESSENTIALS: 
Men: 8K / 4.97 miles / 12 teams / 93 individuals
Women: 5K / 3.11 miles / 13 teams / 105 individuals 
 
MEN'S REPORT
The Fleets' top finisher was Jacob Koontz, who finished in 10th place with a time of 26:41.1 and an average mile time of 5:22.2. Koontz, a freshman, finished just under a minute and half after the race winner and over 1 minute sooner than his next closest teammates, Hunter White and Joshua Meadows.
 
MEN'S PARTICIPANTS
Jacob Koontz (26:41.1 – 10th)
Hunter White (27:58.6 – 23rd)
Joshua Meadows (28:00.5 – 24th)
Caleb Bruner (28:13.1 – 27th)
Jonathan Penter (29:56.1 – 54th)
Jensen Button (30:52.5 – 63rd)
Robert Lewis (31:02.5 – 66th)
 
WOMEN'S REPORT
Lizzie Naval led the charge for the Erskine women, finishing with a team-best 19:43.3 in 13th place. Gracie Woods also finished within the top 20, registering a 19:48.7 time and 16th place.  No Fleet Women's runners placed outside the top 3/5 of the competition field.
 
WOMEN'S PARTICIPANTS
Lizzie Naval (19:43.3 – 13th)
Gracie Woods (19:48.7 – 16th)
Hanna Johnson (20:21.3 – 24th)
Brianna Hatfield (20:40.2 – 32nd)
Bryanna Warner (21:02.0 – 40th)
Morgan Dutton (21:22.5 – 44th)
Lily Addicott (21:31.6 – 48th)
Anna Dawkins (22:14.5 – 61st)
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Fleet will take 2 weeks off to prepare for their Pre Regional Meet in Spartanburg, SC.
 
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