CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - For the fourth-straight year, Austin Peay State University's men's cross country team commences its season in the Belmont Opener on Friday at Percy Warner Park's Vaughn's Creek Cross Country Course in Nashville, Tenn. The 5k race begins at 9 a.m. CT.

Live results are available for the meet.

The Governors are scheduled to compete against Vanderbilt, Belmont, Lipscomb, Murray State and Tennessee State. In the South Region, the Bisons, Commodores and Bruins are ranked sixth, 12th and 15th, respectively.

Austin Peay is represented by Lucas Bales, Connor Duncan, Jack Fitzgerald, Ryan Martin, Lennon Matthews and Stone Norris.

Embarking on their first season in the ASUN Conference under the direction of assistant coach Tony Nicolosi, the Governors are experienced, as five of six runners are returners. Martin and Norris are running in their fourth Belmont Opener, Fitzgerald his third and Duncan and Matthews their second. Friday marks Bales' first collegiate race.

Last season, the Governors placed sixth in the Belmont Opener. Duncan paced Austin Peay with a mark of 16:49.04, good for 29th.