Cross Country results at Lenoir-Rhyne Invite

NEWTON, N.C. - The men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Lenoir-Rhyne Cross Country Invitational held Saturday morning at Southside Park. On the men's side, Mars Hill won the event and had the top individual in Justin Gragg.

Gragg ran a 26:09 over 8K to take home first-place honors for the Lions. He outdistanced the second place runner by 28 seconds.

The women's team finished seventh in the competition. Cassie Adamson finished 16th overall in a time of 20:43.7. Jessica Viscusi placed 20th overall in the 5K event in 20:54.8.

The Lions will run at the Winthrop Invitational next Saturday. The meet begins at 10 a.m.