Patriot runners place 14th and 15th at Eye Opener Meet

SPARTANBURG, SC – The Francis Marion University women’s and men’s cross country teams placed 14th and 15th respectively in the 38th-annual Eye Opener Meet on Friday evening (Sept. 1), the initial meet for both squads in the 2023 season. Both FMU squads will return to action on the morning of Sept. 16 at the Pfeiffer University Invitational Meet in Misenheimer, N.C. At Friday evening’s meet, the FMU women were led by a pair of freshmen. West Florence High School product Jordyn Perry finished the 5,000-meter event in 23:24.1 to place 145th in the large field, while fellow freshman Emily Gaines…