OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's cross country team opened collegiate competition Saturday at the Oswego Invitational. The Bombers, who were resting their top six runners, placed fifth out of 13 teams. Ithaca's four returners all clocked personal-best times on the 8-kilometer course.

Sophomore Larkin Bohanan placed 24th out of 162 runners with a finish of 27:06.00, while rookie Shane Connor followed in 27th with a 27:18.30 finish.

Freshman Jesse Capellaro was 39th with a time of 27:32.10. Junior Steve Derderian was the fourth Bomber to cross the finish line finishing 42nd in 27:38.40. Sophomore Shai Ben-Dor followed in 43rd in 27:38.60.

Freshman Jake Morales and sophomore Ben Grove rounded out Ithaca's top seven. Morales ran 48th in 27:48.10 and Grove 58th in 28:01.00.

Ithaca will return to the course on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational.

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