GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Men's cross country finished seventh Friday evening at the Zaxby's Open hosted by Tusculum University. Head coach Sarah Smith Carlson's team finished with a time of 1:39:39 and averaged a time of 19:55 with 153 total points.
Freshman Austin Yeary crossed the finish line first for UVa-Wise with a 16th place finish in 17:42 with senior Tanner Redinger posting a time of 18:30 and finishing 24th in the 5k run.
Next to complete the race for the Cavaliers was freshman Thomas Salyer as he recorded a time of 20:29 and finished 39th. Junior Ryan Frederick was close behind Salyer with a time of 21:10 and a 42nd place finish.
Freshman Peyton Salyer came in at 46th in 21:47 while senior Ciaran Wheatley posted a time of 22:51 and finished 49th.
UVa-Wise will take a two week hiatus before returning to action on Saturday, Sep. 21 at the Bulldog Stampede hosted by Wingate University.