SALISBURY, N.C. - - The UVA Wise men's cross country team opened the 2022 season with an 11th place showing at the Catawba Fleet Invitational hosted by Salisbury Community Park.

A pair of freshmen led the Cavaliers as Jonah Adams was the top finishing UVA Wise runner with a time of 29:21.1 to finish 74th. Fellow newcomer Asher Whitt came in 108th with a time of 31:05.5.

Junior Zach Owens came in 132nd with a time of 33:55.8 with Peyton Salyer's time of 34:06.4 placing him 135th.

Carther Thrash had a time of 34:08 to be the next highest Cav finisher with Nick DeBoard's time of 37:38.1 placing him 153rd, Chase Templeton came in 154th at 38:20.8 and Quinlan Turner rounded out Cavs in the event with a time of 53:00.1.

"I was proud of our team in how we competed today," remarked first-year Head Coach Andrew Howard. "This was a good opening test for us and it was a good look at the conference course in race conditions."

Next up, UVA Wise will compete at the Roanoke College Rooney Invitational Friday.