From Case Western Reserve University Athletics (Photo by Mary Butkus)

The Case Western Reserve University men's cross country team competed in the Calvin College Knight Invitational on Saturday morning.

The men's team placed seventh of 21 teams.

Sophomore Sam Merriman (Middlesex, Vt./U-32) finished first for the Spartan men taking eighth place crossing the line with a final time of 25:30.30. Junior Galen Caldwell (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt) finished 21st with a time of 26:00.70. Senior Ben Davis (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora) stopped the clock with a time of 26:13.60 for 36th place overall, while senior Timothy Travitz (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) stopped the clock for a time of 26:32.60 and 52nd place followed by senior Tony Spalding (South Bend, Ind./Marian) for a time of 26:35.20 for 53rd. Senior Gilad Doron (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion) and sophomore Aidan DeSanto (McCordsville, Ind./Cathedral) rounded out the scoring for the Spartans finishing 61st and 68th overall with times of 26:42.90 and 26:53.60, respectively.