The Emory cross country teams took a trip to Spartanburg, SC for the Converse Kick-off Saturday morning, with the No. 15 ranked women's team taking second with 66 points and the men's team placed fifth with 127 points.

Cameron Gupta and Ryan Van de Berghe were the top finishers for the Eagles, with Gupta taking seventh with a time of 22:36.8 and Van de Berghe finishing 17^th at 25:23.4.

On the women's side, senior Elise Picard finished right behind her classmate as she raced a 22:41.6 to place eighth and earn a PB. Fellow senior Elizabeth Csikai also placed in the top ten as she crossed the finish at 22:51.9 to take tenth. Junior Davis Johnson came in next for the Eagles, coming in 17^th with a time of 23:06.4. The senior-freshman duo of Morgan Cox and Amelia Stratton found themselves in the top 25 as well, with Cox taking 24^th with her time of 23:24.4 to earn a PB while Stratton came in 25^th at 23:26.2. Ayla Cooke and Mackenzie Spooner rounded out the top 30 for the Eagles, placing 24^th and 25^th respectively with times over the 23-minute mark.

The men's side saw junior Dalton Lowery place in the top 25 alongside Van de Berghe, posting a 25:34.3 to take 24^th. Owen Larson and Carsen Valenta followed that as they delivered a pair of PBs on the course, with Larson taking 26^th with a time of 25:36.7 while Valenta raced a 25:47.6 to come in 30^th. Michael Versaci and Alex Jones rounded out the top 60 for the Eagles, taking 52^nd and 53^rd respectively with times over the 26:10 mark.

The Eagles will be back on the course October 2 as they head to Douglasville, GA for the Georgia Tech Invitational.