BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's cross country team placed three runners in the top 25 and placed fifth as a team at the Bethany Invitational on Saturday morning.

A total of 12 institutions sent runners to Bethany, including several Division II schools. W&J posted a team score of 142, just nine points behind fourth place Division II West Virginia Wesleyan.

Freshman Brock Pennington (North East, Pa./North East) paced the Presidents on the 8k course. Pennington ran to a 22nd place finish with a time of 28:16.

Right behind Pennington was junior Aden Dressler (Evans City, Pa./ Butler). Dressler finished just two seconds behind Pennington, running to a 23rd place finish with a time of 28:18.

Only Six seconds behind Dressler was freshman Julian Paul (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Montour). Paul rounded out the Presidents top three with his time of 28:24 earing him 24th place out of a 110 runner field.

Sophomore Paul Collier (Heath, Ohio/ Heath) took 32nd for the Presidents with a time of 28:46. Freshman Jake Sinclair (Beallsville, Pa./ Beth-Center) logged a 29:21 and Nick Millison (Salem, Ohio/ South Range) posted a 29:24.

W&J will travel to Lock Haven, Pa for The Lock Haven Invitational on Sept. 25. The meet is slated to start at 10:30 AM.