THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Waterford, Conn. (Harkness Park)
 
- The Lead: At the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday, the No. 3 MIT men's cross country team placed eighth out of 19 teams in the White Race and 12th out 19 squads in the Blue Race. The Engineers totaled 180 points in the White Race, along with 208 points in the Blue Race.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In the White Race, senior Cameron Kleiman (Austin, Texas) crossed in third in a time of 25:47.9, along with graduate student Ellery Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) in 31st at 26:45.5 and junior Reece Shuttleworth (Arlington, Va.) at 55th place with a time of 27:16. First-year Hunter Miller (Greencastle, Ind.) was the fourth scorer for the Engineers in that race in 57th place in 27:17.5, followed by first-year Ayman Noreldaim (Iowa City, Iowa) in 69th place with a time of 27:33.7.
 
- In the Blue Race, graduate student Matthew Schofield (Shorewood, Ill.) was the top finisher for MIT in 27th with a time of 25:02.8. Junior Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) crossed in 62nd place in 25:46.7, followed with junior Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) at 75th in 25:56, junior Sam Coutts (Pacific Grove, Calif.) at 76th place with a time of 25:57.5 and junior Carlos Villa (Wadsworth, Ill.) in 87th place at 26:06.6.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, October 28th as the Engineers travel to the NEWMAC Championship, which will be hosted by Smith College. The Engineers enter the meet as the 24-time defending conference champion and are the only team to ever win the NEWMAC men's cross country title.
 
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