SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2016 season on Friday night at the 33^rd Eye Opener Invitational at the Roger Milliken Research Center. In a competitive meet, the women finished third overall and the men were fourth.
 
In the women's 5K race, freshman Taryn Schoen finished 15^th overall with a time of 19:20.86. Junior Anya Bunao (19:31.49) was 17^th and freshman Mary Wilson (19:33.49) was 18^th. Freshman Shannon McAndrew (19:51.49) and sophomore Rebeka Fadgyas (20:22.78) also finished in the top five scorers for Wofford. Freshman Sommer McKenzie, freshman Anna Lyles, freshman Alexa Golbus, sophomore Jamie Barnett, freshman Madison Paraskeva, junior Sarah Spiro, sophomore Rebeka Parent, freshman Ashley McCreary, junior Breck Peterson, junior Chandler Washburn and junior Morgan Schweers also competed for the Terriers.
 
The men's 8K competition followed and Wofford freshman Jack Zemp was the top finisher with a time of 26:52.74 for 15^th place. Junior Cristian Widenhouse was 16^th at 26:57.72, with freshman Ethan Epstein 20^th at 27:23.71. Sophomore Cisco Ferre (27:55.71) and senior Jonathan Rice (28:03.18) also scored for the Terriers. Sophomore Dane Szalwinski, sophomore Ben Boatwright junior WIlliam Stutts and senior David Grant rounded out the Terrier finishers.
 
Overall, Furman and Clemson were first and second, respectively in both the men's and women's races. The Wofford women were third, followed by Stetson and USC Upstate. USC Upstate was third on the men's side, with Wofford fourth and Stetson fifth.
 
Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday, September 10 at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival.