RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team took sixth place out of 16 teams, as one of only Division III teams in the field, at the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational on Saturday morning. 

The race was the final tune-up for the Stags, before they compete at the SCIAC Championships in less than two weeks, on Friday, Oct. 30 at Pomona-Pitzer. 

Jerry Xu returned to his familiar place atop the Stags list by coming in 12th place overall, out of 209 runners, with a 24:10.3. Earlier this year at UC Riverside, Xu ran the second-fastest time in CMS history with a 23:55.7 back on Sept. 19. 

Jacob Pippel was the second Stag to finish in 31st place, crossing the finish line in 24:28.3, which moves him up from 20th to 12th in CMS history. Brennan Tobin was close behind in 34th in 24:29.7, which jumps him up from 31st to 13th, one spot behind Pippel.

Arnav Shetty was the fourth scorer for CMS in 62nd place, earning a time of 24:54.1, moving him up from 40th to 32nd at CMS. Charlie Routledge also came in under 25 minutes as the final scorer for the Stags, crossing in 24:56.5, which jumps him up from 50th to 34th. 

CMS will be back in action for the SCIAC Championships on Oct. 30.