Men’s Cross Country places eighth at Eye Opener

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Mars Hill cross country teams participated in the Eye Opener Meet on Friday night. The men's cross country team finished the 8K in eighth place, while the women's cross country team finished 17th in the 5K.

On the men's side, Kit Powell was the first Division II finisher and led the squad with a time of 27:00. Eric Blackburn finished in 27:36. Justin Gragg came in third on the team in 28:03.

Cassie Adamson led the women's team with a time of 21:36. Jessica Viscusi was one second behind Adamson overall. Savannah Maisel was third on the team in 22:33.

Mars Hill will race at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational on Saturday.