YOUNGWOOD, Pa. — WVU Potomac State College cross country opened its season Friday evening at the Westmoreland County Community College Wolfpack Invitational.

The meet featured eight schools across the intercollegiate spectrum — NJCCA, NCAA DIII, USCAA and NAIA. The race distance was 5,000 meters for both men and women.

Three Potomac State women placed in the top 10 and were awarded T-shirts. Cortney Butts, from Keyser High School, opened her collegiate career by finishing sixth with a time of 25:16. Hampshire graduate Deidra Haines finished eighth and Claire DelSignore, also from Keyser, took ninth for the Lady Catamounts.

Penn State-Fayette won the team title with a score of 15.

“We are not as a team or as individuals, where we want to be,” said Potomac State head coach Mark Sprouse. “This race gives us a springboard on which to gauge our improvement. I felt our team gave a good effort.”

Both the men's and women's teams will compete in the Garrett College Laker Invitational at Northern Garrett High School in Accident on Saturday. The women begin at 10:30 a.m. with the men to follow at 11:30.