Ryan Stender (Brandeis) earned runner-up honors in his season debut at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Shriner’s Invitational with an eight-kilometer time of 25:24.27, just two seconds off the winning time. The Judges placed second in the 40-team field, first among NCAA Division III teams… William Mitchell (Carnegie  Mellon) led the Tartans to the team title at the Allegheny College Classic, finishing sixth individually in a four-mile time of 20:27… Sam Merriman (CWRU) placed eighth of 133 runners with a four-mile time of 20:29 at the Allegheny College Classic. The Spartans finished fourth of 11 teams… Philip Edwards (Emory) finished second in the 69-runner field as the Eagles won the team title at the University of North Georgia Invitational, clocking an eight-kilometer time of 27:20.