PRINCETON N.J. - The Swarthmore College men's cross country team concluded its regular season race schedule on Saturday at the Princeton Invitational. Members of the squad competed in both the championship and open 8k course. 

Of the 30 scoring teams, Swarthmore placed 25th overall in the championship race - competing amongst schools from both Divisions I and III. Villanova took first place with a 23:54 average with five runners placing in the top-10.

Senior Stuart Russell paced the Garnet runners with his 25:39 time, shaving 11 seconds from last season's finish. Sophomore Spencer Friske - dropping nearly a minute off - crossed the line at 25:41 and senior Jonas Oppenheimer clocked in at 25:46, also bettering his mark from last season (25:52). 

Rounding out the top-five Swarthmore finishers were senior Robert Fain (25:48) and junior Erick White (25:51), both were successful at slimming their times down from last season. 

Swarthmore will now prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships on November 2 hosted by McDaniel College. 

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Championship Race (8k) results
119. Stuart Russell, 25:39; 125. Spencer Friske, 25:41; 130. Jonas Oppenheimer, 25:46; 135. Robert Fain, 25:48; 139. Erick White, 25:51; 168. Dan Kalamarides, 26:26; 178. Paul Green, 27:06; John Gagnon, 27:06; Dominic Castro-Wehr, 27:53

Open Race (8k) results
50. Corey Branch, 27:10; 52. Jorin Schug, 27:13; 55. Stuart Arbuckle, 27:15; 62. Will Sullivan, 28:09; 70. Richard Scott, 28:09; Bennett Thompson, 29:08, Sam Haque, 29:36