EARLYSVILLE, Va. – The NSU men's cross country team opened the 2014 season last Friday at the U.Va. Duals at Panorama Farms.

NSU competed against Virginia, Duke, Florida State and Liberty. All runners completed a 4,000-meter race, and the cumulative points for each team were compared against each one of the other four teams as if they were competing in dual meets against each of the other schools. U.Va. finished with a 4-0 record, Florida State was 3-1, Duke was 2-2, Liberty was 1-3 and NSU was 0-5.

The Spartans' top finisher was freshman Haileyesus Demsie, who placed 14th overall in a time of 13 minutes, 5 seconds. Sophomore Desmond Fogg was close behind in 15th place in 13:09. Sophomore Sammy Kiptoo came in 26th in 14:08, followed by William Brown Jr. in 27th (14:41) and Michael Evans in 28th (14:47).

The Spartans are back in action next Saturday at the UMES Lid-Lifter Invitational in Princess Anne, Md.