Garnet Win Blue Jay Invite
Vernon Chaplin '07 and Ross Weller '08 led Swarthmore to a team victory Friday at the Blue Jay Invitational, defeating 14 teams on a rain-soaked Oregon Ridge Park course in Maryland.
Chaplin finished third, covering the 8K course in 27:21, while Weller was right behind in sixth place in a time of 27:33.
Sophomore Jon Shoop continued the strong team effort with an 11th-place finish (28:00), freshman Dan Hodson turned in 16th (28:04), senior Keefe Keeley came in 21st (28:15), Mickey Katz '08 was 31st (28:44), while Jones Nauseef '06 completed the Garnet scoring with a 38th place finish (28:55).
Swarthmore totaled 52 points, outscoring Muhlenberg (71 points) and Salisbury (110) for the victory.
For their next race, the Garnet travel to Allentown for the DeSales University Invite on Saturday, October 15th. The race begins at 10:30 a.m.