The team placed eighth out of 11 teams with 238 points and an average team time of 31:28.35 in the eight-kilometer race.

Princeton placed first overall with 29 points and an average time of 25:31.39. Saint Joseph's had 38 points and an average time of 25:35.19, which was good for second place.   Pittsburgh (25:10.71) and Penn State (26:20.19) were third and fourth with 96 and 104 points, respectively.  Fifth place went to the Maryland Baltimore County with 150 points and an average of 26:50.04.

Junior Peter Sang placed first for UMES and 28th overall with a time of 26:20.67, which was his best of the season so far.  Fellow junior Amon Kiprotich had a time of 27:19.35, which was good for 51st overall.  The next UMES finisher was senior Solomon Kirongo  with an 84th overall finish with a time of 29:23.71.

Junior Paul Jones-Burden was 101st overall with a time of 36:07.82. Freshman Terrance Burns and senior James Moore were 104th and 105th respectively with times of 38:10.20 and 38:47.12. Sophomores Damian Miles and Jermol Dix had times of 38:50.46 and 38:50.61 respectively, which were good for 106th and 107th places.

The men have off next weekend and are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Mason Invitational, held in Centreville, Va.