SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2015 season on Friday night at the 32^nd Eye Opener Invitational at the Roger Milliken Research Center. Both teams ran primarily underclassmen in the meet, with several strong performances.
 
"We run this meet primarily for the freshmen to give them a chance in a low key meet," said head coach Johnny Bomar. "For most of the guys this was their first time racing an 8K. This was a good chance to get some experience early in a home meet. Some of the guys have a chance to be in our top five, so I am excited about that. The top three girls today more than likely will be in our top five as well. Everyone put in a lot of work over the summer and I am looking forward to the season."
 
In the women's 5K race, freshman Rebekah Fadgyas was the top finisher for the Terriers at 20:03.69 and seventh place overall. Freshman Alexandra Foster was eighth at 20:07.05. Other runners for Wofford included freshman Jamie Barnett, sophomore Alexandra Christopoulos, freshman Rebeka Parent, junior Morgan Schweers, and freshman Mollie Gollicher.
 
The men's 8K competition followed and Wofford freshman Cisco Ferre finished 13^th overall with a time of 27:26.50. Freshman Dane Szalwinski was 22^nd overall at 28:17.17. Also running for the Terriers were freshman Ben Boatright, sophomore Ben Hensley, sophomore Will Stutts, junior David Grant, and junior Kenneth Atwood.
 
Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday, September 12 at the Furman Cross Country Classic.