Bradshaw Lathbury was the lead runner for Berry, placing ninth overall for the men's cross country team, Saturday afternoon in Geneseo, N.Y. at the Mike Woods Invitational.

Lathbury finished in a time of 25:16.1, earning a top 10 finish crossing the line in ninth overall with a mile split of 5:05. Second to finish for the Vikings was Grady Coppock in a time of 26:08.5, placing in the top 60 with a 59th place finish overall. Third to cross the finish line for Berry was Brody Wallace, finishing in a time of 26:24.5.

Abhi Aurobindo was fourth to finish for Berry in a time of 26:35.7, and right behind was Andrew Rice crossing the finish at 26:41.4.

Rounding out the times for the Vikings were Dom De Lillo (26:47.4) and Joey Kowalczewski (26:51.1). All of the scorers for Berry earned a time to place in the top 100.

The Vikings placed ninth as a team with a total score of 253 points. Berry topped No. 35 Rowan University, which finished with 264 points.

The men's cross country team will be racing on the home course Oct. 15, with a start time of 9:00 a.m., in Mount Berry, Ga.