PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania—The Mount Union men's cross country team opened its season on the road in Pittsburgh competing at the Panther Open Friday morning at Schenley Park.
 
Liam Blake (Alliance / Marlington) led the charge with a 15:36.6 5K placing 17th overall in the race while Jake Kapper (Bolivar / Tuscarawas Valley) finished 26^th overall with a time of 16:00.8.
 
Cohen Boyce (Alliance / Marlington), Jake Parkhurst (Medina) and Jalen Randleman (New London) rounded out the team scoring placing 31^st, 32^nd and 34^th with times of 16:15.6, 16:17.5 and 16:27.0.
 
Cale Borland (Sunbury / Big Walnut) and Trent Miller (Cortland / Lakeview) rounded out the top seven with times of 16:28.7 and 16:30.3.
 
Mount Union finished fourth as a team with a team score of 108 while hosts Pittsburgh won the meet with 30 points.
 
Mount Union will return to the race course next weekend on Friday, September 11th at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio.