COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – University of Memphis' Payton Gleason and Callie Friske paced the Tigers men's and women's cross country squads, respectively, in their season-opening races at the City Auto Memphis Twilight Classic late Saturday night. The women's 5k race started at 9:20 p.m. (CT), followed by the men's four-mile race at 10 p.m. (CT).
Gleason, a sophomore, was the men's top finisher, crossing the line in sixth place in a time of 20:01.95. Friske, a freshman, led the women's lead with a 13th-place performance (18:23.95).
Head coach Kevin Robinson comments
"I was really excited to see what Callie did tonight.