NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Opening the season in Nashville, the University of Evansville men's cross country team earned a sixth-place in the Belmont Opener at Vaughan's Creek Cross Country Course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.
Newcomer JJ Pedersen paced the Aces men's team with a time of 27:10.212, finishing in 32nd place as UE finished sixth as a team out of eight in the field. The Aces bested Murray State and Tennessee State on the afternoon.
Just four seconds behind Pedersen was another newcomer in Peter Epur, who turned in a 33rd place finish with a time of 27:14.