Rocket Men Take First, Women Finish Second at Ohio Invitational

ATHENS, Ohio – Senior and junior opened the new season with first-place finishes in both 5K races at the Ohio XC Invitational in Athens on Friday. The men's team came away with a first-place team victory while the women were runner-up in their race.

Chesum crossed the finish line first at a career-best time of 15:06.96. He was followed by sophomore who ran a 15:20.05 time for a second-place finish in his Rocket debut. Rockets who also recorded personal-best times were

"The men had a solid day today," said head men's coach , "We kept a few men back home to work out through this weekend and brought a lot of our new guys to get them into uniform and start off the year. Considering the…