The Tigers are set for their second competition of the young season.

Both, the Clemson cross country men and the women finished first in the Winthrop Early Challenge in Rock Hill, S.C., on Friday.

On Friday, the cross country program will travel 15 men and 15 women to the Winthrop Challenge in Rock Hill, SC., for its first meet of the season.

James Quattlebaum was about to start the seventh grade when his father told him he was going to join a sport whether it be football or cross country in the fall and due to his smaller frame at 13 years old, cross country was the easy choice.

The men's and women's cross country teams began practices Tuesday

Clemson opens the cross country season Sept. 4 at Winthrop.