Emory cross country kicked off their season at the Kennesaw State Stan Sims Cross Country Opener in Acworth, Georgia Friday morning with the No. 14 women's team and men's team both taking third in their respective team standings.

In the men's four-mile run, the men's squad was led by freshman Owen Larson who came in at 17^th overall with a time of 20:31.6. Fellow freshman Logan Clark and sophomore Carsen Valenta followed suit, with Valenta recording a career best finish at 20:54.34, shaving off five minutes from his freshman season best time of 25:52.7.

Behind Clark and Valenta came the freshmen group of Jack Muhlhauser, Michael Versaci, Zach Glover and Korben Lewis, all clocking in at around the 21-minute mark. The men put up 86 points overall.

On the women's side, freshman Ayla Cooke was the leader for the Emory women in the 5k, taking 11^th overall with a time of 18:22.87.
Right behind her was fellow freshman Ashley Clyman and junior Elise Picard. To round out the top 26, freshman Ella Werkman and junior Payton Fleming coming in around the 19:32 and 19:35 respectively. The women put up 79 points for the team standings.

With the weekend off next week, the Eagles will be back on September 12 when they head to Charlotte, NC for the Queen City Invite.

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