LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Ferrum College cross country teams opened the 2008 season at the Generals Invitational, hosted Sept. 6 by Washington and Lee University. The Panther men finished 9th in a field off 11 teams, while the women did not place as a team due to having only four runners able to travel.

Washington and Lee won the men's race with a team score of 34. Roanoke College, which had the race's top two finishers was second at 62, followed closely by third-place Washington & Jefferson at 97.

Sophomore Joshua Horan paced the FC men with a time of 33.32 to placed 53rd among a field of 93 runners. Sophomore Joshua Oehmke was 63rd in a time of 34:22.

Men's Team Scores
1. Washington and Lee 34; 2. Roanoke College 62; 3. Washington & Jefferson 97; 4. Lynchburg 98; 4. Southern Virginia 98; 6 Catholic 127; 7 Guilford 230; 8 Emory & Henry 241; 9. Ferrum 256; 10. WV Tech 292; 11. Randolph 322  Men's Results

Ferrum Men's Times
53. Joshua Horan 33:32; 63. Joshua Oehmke 34:22; 74. Mills Babb 36:51; 75. Adrian Aramayo 37:03; 83. Anan Little 39:41; 84. Nick Carter 39:43

In the women's race, Washington and Lee won with a team score of 23, followed by Catholic University at 64. Roanoke was third at 69.

Sophomore Tiffany Garnett led Ferrum with a 51st-place finish among 95 runners. She ran the 6K course in a time of 30:30. Sophomore Michelle Ayers ran a 36:22 to finish 79th.

Women's Teams Scores
1. Washington and Lee 23; 2. Catholic 64; 3. Roanoke 69; 4. Washington and Jefferson 112; 5. Southern Virginia 148; 6. Salem 172; 7. Guilford 200; 8. Randolph 221; 9. Emory & Henry 252; 10. Sweet Briar College 261  Women's Results

Ferrum Women's Scores
51. Tiffany Garnett 30:30; 79. Michelle Ayers 36:22; 87. Anne Curry 40:06; 92. Hanna Martin 42:28