NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Among a deep field of several nationally-ranked programs, the Amherst College men's cross country team produced a fourth-place overall finish at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday afternoon. 

The Mammoths, ranked 19th according to the latest USTFCCCA Division III poll, placed fourth overall with 134 points. Eleventh-ranked NYU posted the team title with 80 points while No. 14 St. Olaf finished as the runner up with 95 points. Twenty-first ranked Williams placed third with 128 points while the Mammoths (134 points) and No. 17 Middlebury (157 points) rounded out the top five teams. 

This concludes the regular season for the Amherst College men's cross country team. The Mammoths will return to competition in two weeks, as they will compete in the NESCAC Championships hosted by Bowdoin College on Saturday, November 2nd. 

THE BASICS (BLUE RACE):

* TEAM RESULT: 4th of 35 teams (134 points)
* TOP MAMMOTH: Harrison Dow (24:21.8 / 6th)
* TOTAL RUNNERS: 269

MAMMOTH SCORING RUNNERS:

* Sophomore Harrison Dow finished as the top Mammoth crossing the line in 6th place with a personal best time of 24:21.8.

* Senior Nick Edwards-Levin finished 17th overall registering a personal record of 24:38.4 while junior Henry Dennen placed 19th notching a personal best time of 24:39.1.

* Sophomore Stan Craig clocked in a personal record of 24:59.4 which was good for 40th overall while rookie Ben Kasen produced a personal best of 25:16.8 finishing in 54th.

AMHERST IN THE SCORESHEET:

Blue (Championship) Race:
Harrison Dow / 24:21.8 / 6th
Nick Edwards-Levin / 24:38.4 / 17th
Henry Dennen / 24:39.1 / 19th
Stan Craig / 24:59.4 / 40th
Ben Kasen / 25:16.8 / 54th
Aidan Gemme / 25:34.0 / 66th
Harrison Talcott / 25:38.4 / 73rd
George Cahill / 26:29.2 / 133rd

White (Sub-Varsity) Race:
Parker Boyle / 25:53.0 / 18th 
Sam Young / 25:59.2 / 20th
Finn O'Hara / 26:09.6 / 26th
Austin Brown / 26:24.2 / 40th
Josh Thomas / 26:25.2 / 41st
Emmett McGrath / 26:55.0 / 74th
Thomas Stephens / 27:05.6 / 84th
Gent Malushaga / 27:06.8 / 86th
Luke Munch / 27:35.0 / 109th
Daniel Martin / 28:10.0 / 142nd
Gregory Baldinucci / 29:04.2 / 179th