Bethlehem, Pa. – Nick Martin finished in fourth place in 24:06.7 at the Paul Short Invite and helped the Rams to a 14^th-place finish Friday morning. Rhody jumped seven spots as a team over the last 3 miles, thanks to some strong finishes across the board.

The 8K Gold Race featured 328 runners from 35 different schools. The Rams finished just 10 points back of A10 rival Saint Joseph's and nine points ahead of the closest challenger, Dartmouth College. Wingate finished in first place, with their five best finishes landing in the top 20. 
 
Top Finishes                                                     

• Martin was consistent all race, falling only as far as seventh place at one point. He was just under seven seconds behind the race winner. 
• Matt Lucas finished in 41^st with a time of 24:51.4. Lucas sat in 132^nd place after the first mile, leading to a 91-place jump.
• Ryan Kaiser improved 17 spots in the final stretch to finish in 106^th place with a time of 25:36.6.
• Jeremy Roe had an 11-spot jump in the final mile to get to 145^th and finish in 25:55.9
• Maddox Jordan jumped 25 spots in the last mile to finish just 1 second behind Jason Padula to wrap up the final spots for Rhody.

Complete Results

Next Up
Rhode Island heads to Bethpage, N.Y. for the IC4A Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 17^th.