The Newberry College men's cross-country team opened with a fifth-place finish at the CSU Buccaneer Open, with freshman Braylon Reier (Greenwood, S.C.) leading the way for the Wolves.
 
Reier finished in 34^th place, running a time of 23:54.1 to lead the Wolves over the 6,000-meter distance. Sophomore Clint Ross (Jefferson, Ga.) came in a few spots back for the Wolves in 36^th place with a time of 25:25.6, followed by junior Nate Hubbard in 38^th running 26:47.7. Next in for the Wolves was sophomore Caleb Hawkes (Lexington, S.C.) in 28:01.9 for 40th, and rounding out the scoring was sophomore Henry Johnson (Atlanta, Ga.) in 41^st with a time of 29:46.3.
 
The Citadel won the meet with 31 team points, edging Charleston Southern who had 33 points. College of Charleston came in third with 72 points.
 
The Wolves will have a few weeks of training until race at the Chanticleer Challenge, hosted by Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. on September 30^th. The men's race is set to begin at 5:45 PM.