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LOGAN, Utah – Utah State cross country ushered in the 2021 season with the Sagebrush Invitational on Saturday at the Steve & Dona Reeder Cross Country Course. Senior Mark Crandall led the men’s side in the 7K, while freshman Emma Thornley paced the women in the 5K. “We wanted to see where some people were at,” said USU head coach Artie Gulden, “and get to know a little bit about how the freshmen raced and things like that, and we accomplished that today.” Crandall’s time of 21:39 narrowly beat out freshman Walker Cole, who finished with a mark of 21:43. Senior Roberto Porras, freshman Will Dixon and sophomore Max Wehrli rounded at the top five finishers for the Aggies. “Mark is a great success story, in terms of a fairly average to good high school runner who has come in and worked really hard over a period of years,” Gulden said. “Now, he’s running really well and making a huge contribution to the team.” On the women’s side, Thornley’s time of 18:15 put her 15 seconds clear of Tori Parkinson, a former member of the USU cross country team from 2014-17. Thornley’s performance was indicative of the strong performance by