SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The 2022 Eye Opener Invite hosted by USC Upstate will be the first meet of the 2022 season for Converse's men's and women's cross country programs.
Location: Milliken Research Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
Time: 6:30 p.m. (Women's 5K), 7:10 p.m. (Men's 8K)
Results will be posted to
timinginc.com.
Women's Notes:
- Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Conference Carolinas released its preseason rankings, putting the Valkyrie women at third.
- The conference also announced its runners to watch, naming seniors Jetta Turner and Piper Grant with sophomore Ashley Sosa to the list.
- Sosa finished with a time of 20:27.3 in the 2021 Eye Opener Invite while Grant and Turner finished with times of 21:19.0 and 22:05.8 respectively.
- Last season, Grant was named to the 2021 Third-Team All-Conference list.
Men's Notes:
- This will be the second ever cross country season for the Converse men.
- In the preseason poll, the Valkyries were predicted to finish eighth this season.
- Conference Carolinas named sophomores Nathan Lucy and Luis Rios Brena and freshman Jaxon Wright to its runners to watch list.
- In the 2021 Eye Opener race, Brena finished 19th overall with a time of 27:36.3 in the 8K. Lucy followed with a time of 28:48.1.
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