YORK, Pa.--Ten teams descended on John Rudy Park, just outside York, Pa., on a beautiful fall morning to contest the York College Invitational.

The Blazer men were led by senior captain William Andrews’ 13th place finish and freshman Brett Shelley’s 14th place finish. Both earned individual awards by finishing in the top 15 and their effort led Hood College to a third place finish among eight teams, five of which were complete.

Senior Blair Ames had a nice race, finishing in 17th place, just barely out of the individual awards. Completing the team scoring were Brendan Greenlees and Dave Gudeman, finishing in 23rd and 24th respectively.

“I thought Blair had a nice race and we were ‘o.k.’ as a team," observed head coach Brent Ayer. “This was our first race this year at the 8,000 meter distance and I think we were a little tentative over the longer distance. Dave is beginning to get his legs under him and is ready to move up. We are winning some individual awards and I look for us to get better as the season moves along.”