A huge field will greet the Tennessee Tech cross country teams Saturday when they run at the third annual Furman Cross Country Classic.

Geoffrey Sambu and Daniel Williamson led the way as the Tennessee Tech men's cross country team posted three career-best times and placed eighth among 12 teams at the Furman Invitational Saturday morning.

Nine of Tennessee Tech's 13 cross country runners ran in their first collegiate race Saturday as coach Wayne Angel's Golden Eagles opened the 2015 season at the Indiana Open.

For the first time in history, the Tennessee Tech men's cross country team has received a spot in the polls, landing at 14th in the USTFCCCA preseason South Region listing.

The Tennessee Tech cross country teams open the 2015 schedule Saturday at the Indiana Open, where the Golden Eagles go up against two Hoosier teams each ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason

The Tennessee Tech men are picked to finish fourth in the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference cross country season while the Golden Eagle women are tabbed for seventh place, in a poll among the league's head cross country coaches.