Muhammad Continues Tradition Securing First at Charlotte Opener

Charlotte Opener 2024 CONCORD N.C. -- The Charlotte men's and women's cross country teams opened up the season with a home-course advantage at the Charlotte Opener on Friday morning. Running to victory was redshirt junior Maddon Muhammad, who brought home first place in the men's 5k.

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Muhammad led the pack with a personal-record finish time of 14:56.6. Right behind him was fellow redshirt junior Bryce Anderson with his best of 14:57.8. 49ers' redshirt freshmen Luke Armentrout and Caleb Roesch also placed in the top 10 at ninth and tenth, respectively.

"I thought we positioned ourselves well tactically and ran well as a group," Charlotte Head Coach Joseph Lynn said. "[Muhammad and…