SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- Tusculum College Simon Holzapfel finished third in the Division II portion of the Eye Opener Invitational with a school record time Saturday morning at the Milliken Center, hosted by USC Upstate.

Holzapfel, a sophomore for Nuremberg, Germany, broke the previous 8K record with Saturday's time of 26:43. Holzapfel held the previous mark of 26:59 at the Maryville Invitational last season.

Tusculum finished 13th of the 22 non-Division I teams participating with 307 points. South Atlantic Conference member Mars Hill won the team title with 61 points, followed by Spartanburg Methodist (126), Wingate (137), King (153), Benedict (180), Truett McConnell (184), Erskine (212), Lenoir-Rhyne (223), Darton (226), Virginia-Wise (262), Anderson (303), Young Harris (303), Tusculum, Carson-Newman (349), Belmont Abbey (396), Newberry (413), Limestone (437), Southern Wesleyan (463), Catawba (476), Brevard (527), Toccoa Falls (534) and Paine (609).

Newcomer Sean Crawford finished 28th for the Pioneers with a time of 28:20, while rookie Elvis Machado posted a time of 30:45 to finish 80th. Will Jusino placed 91st with a time of 31:19, while senior Matt Ross finished 105th at 32:33. Ben Hale (110th - 33:17) and Conner Graves (134th - 42:35) rounded out the scoring for the Pioneer men.

In the women's race, Tusculum finished 19th of the 25 non-Division I field with 504 points. SAC member Lenoir-Rhyne won the D-II portion of the meet with 89 points, followed by Lees-McRae (108), Wingate - Blue (162), Carson-Newman (166), Converse (173), Lander (182), Catawba (202), Mars Hill (233), King (242), Limestone (305), Young Harris (310), Spartanburg Methodist (314), Erskine (321), Southern Wesleyan (334), Wingate - Gold (351), Darton (377), Belmont Abbey (422), Brevard (478), Tusculum, Newberry (518), Toccoa Falls (536), Spellman (543), Benedict (655), Truett McConnell (687) and Paine (691).

Senior Alicja Dembna was the top finisher for the Pioneers, placing 19th with a time of 20:48 on the 5K course. Katie Shelton finished 55th with a time of 22:04, while Jill Stiles recorded a time of 28:02 to place 141st. Jessica Figler (143rd - 28:31), Karen Henniger (146th - 29:25) and Ashley Steinle (148th - 29:57) rounded out the scoring for the Pioneers.

Tusculum will be back in action Sep. 27 when they travel to Charleston, S.C. for The Citadel Invitational.

- TC -

Men's Meet (8K)
Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 Mars Hill 61
2 Spartanburg Methodist 126
3 Wingate 137
4 King 153
5 Benedict 180
6 Truett McConnell 184
7 Erskine 212
8 Lenoir-Rhyne 223
9 Darton 226
10 Virginia-Wise 262
11 Anderson 303
Young Harris 303
13 TUSCULUM 307
14 Carson-Newman 349
15 Belmont Abbey 396
16 Newberry 413
17 Limestone 437
18 Southern Wesleyan 463
19 Catawba 476
20 Brevard 527
21 Toccoa Falls 534
22 Paine 609

Individual Results
Pl. Team Time
3 Simon Holzapfel 26:43
28 Sean Crawford 28:20
80 Elvis Machado 30:45
91 Will Jusino 31:19
105 Matt Ross 32:33
110 Ben Hale 33:17
134 Conner Graves 42:35

Women's Meet (5K)
Team Results
Pl. Team Pts.
1 Lenoir-Rhyne 89
2 Lees-McRae 108
3 Wingate &n