Prior to Tuesday afternoon's cross country practice, the Liberty Flames Sports Network's Alan York caught up with redshirt senior Josh MacDonald.

MacDonald is the top returnee on the 2014 Liberty men's cross country roster, after placing fourth at the Big South Championship and 15th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship a year ago. He helped the 2013 Flames capture their unprecedented ninth consecutive Big South title and place 10th at the Southeast Regional meet.

Liberty will open the 2014 cross country season on Aug. 29 at the UVa Duals. The first of the Flames' two meets at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va., this season will get started at 4:30 p.m.