MEMPHIS, TENN. – The Crimson Tide women's and men's cross country teams opened the 2019 season with a victory and third place finish under the lights at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic at Christian Brothers University on Saturday night.

WOMEN'S 5,000 METERS TEAM RESULTS

1. Alabama (47)

2. Ole Miss (58)

3. Middle Tennessee State (63)

4. Southern Mississippi (112)

5. Memphis (131)

ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL WOMEN'S RESULTS

MEN'S FOUR-MILE RACE TEAM RESULTS

1. Middle Tennessee State (17)

2. Ole Miss (59)

3. Alabama (109)

4. Memphis (111)

5. Allen Community College (128)

ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL MEN'S RESULTS

The men finished third overall in the four-mile team standings with just seven runners, four of whom finished within the top-25 individually

Tide top finisher for the men freshman Jacob Wiggers (13 th , 20:48.14)

(13 , 20:48.14) Following Wiggers was fellow freshmen Grady Shiflet (17 th , 21:02.23), Nick Ceci (22 nd , 21:22.39) and Rich Saenz (23 rd , 21:23.87)

(17 , 21:02.23), (22 , 21:22.39) and (23 , 21:23.87) In the top-60 finishers to help Alabama to a third-place finish juniors were Scott Platek (35th, 21:35.55), Paul Selden (46th, 21:57.43) and freshman Alex Mielke (60th, 22:41.01)

UP NEXT

Alabama will make the short trip to Montevallo, Ala., for the Falcon Classic on Saturday, Sept. 7.

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