MONTEVALLO, Ala. – University of Memphis' Payton Gleason and Brooke Mussche were the first Tigers to cross the finish line in their respective races and also set personal-bests to pace the cross country teams' effort at the 2019 UAB Blazer Classic.
The University of Montevallo Cross Country Course was the site of Friday's races.
Gleason posted his third top-10 performance of 2019 with his ninth-place finish in the men's 8k race. The Memphis men's squad placed third, marking its fourth top-five team finish of the season.
Mussche became the fourth Tigers women's runner to cross the finish line first in the squad's five races of the 2019 regular season.