The St. Lawrence University men's cross country team placed third overall as they hosted the 32^nd edition of the Hoffmann Invitational Saturday, with Nick Lyndaker taking the best finish of the day for the Scarlet and Brown.

Lyndaker placed 10^th overall in the event, posting a time of 26:19. That put him directly ahead of his teammate Patrick Russell, who finished 11^th with a time of 26:27.8 as the next runner to cross the line.
The race had Kim Hoffmann, the daughter of Ronald C. Hoffmann, on hand on behalf of the Hoffmann family – St. Lawrence cross country thanks her for her attendance at the Hoffmann Cross Country Course.

It's always fun to race at home on the Hoff and especially so for Laurentian Weekend," said Saints head coach John Newman. "The crowd support from family, friends and teammates was tremendous.  It was such a good vibe for the Hoff today!  I was really happy how the guys bounced back so well after a rocky race at Hamilton last week.  They did a much nicer job of putting themselves in the race and working together when the opportunity to do so was presented.  We are starting to come in to mid-season form and at just the right time.  We have some big races coming up and getting a quality full distance 8k today fit our season plan very well."

St. Lawrence now gears up to continue their midseason progress at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. on Saturday, October 5.

St. Lawrence Top Seven
10. Nicholas Lyndaker – 26:19.0
11. Patrick Russell – 26:27.8
19. Griffin Roeder – 26:59.1
20. Matthew Taylor – 27:04.8
21. Owen Patry – 27:08.3
31. Matthew Serrano – 27:42.4
32. Timothy Boyce – 27:42.8