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Anderson Cross Country Teams Open Season

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Anderson College women's cross country team finished third in the 18-team Eye Opener Meet at the Milliken course Saturday afternoon. Gardner-Webb won the women's meet and Mars Hill was second. The Lady Trojans placed four runners in the top 20 in the 5K race -- Ashley Smoak (3rd, 20:12), Jessica Merrill (10th, 21:08), Deanna Pepper (16th, 22:07), and Amanda Rainey (19th, 22:13). In the men's meet, AC finished 10th in a 12-team field. Mars Hill won the meet, and Gardner-Webb finished second. Freshman Dustin Lang was AC's top finisher in the 8K race (26th, 30:19).