The William & Mary men's cross country team ran away with the team title at the W&M Invitational, defeating three other teams at Eastern State on Friday night.  The Tribe scored a perfect 15 points, out-pacing Christopher Newport, Charlotte, and Norfolk State in the 6K race.

Complete Results

The Tribe put its top five runners all in the first seven places, including a sweep of the top three spots.  Junior Faris Sakallah (Chantilly, Va.) won the race by a step over senior Ryan Gousse (Apopka, Fla.), running 18:48.93 to 18:48.94.  Senior Nathaniel Hermsmeier (Charlottesville, Va.) was third in 18:55.19, and Ryan Thompson (Bristow, Va.) and AJ Tucker (Durham, N.C.) went sixth and seventh in 19:05.87 and 19:09.17, respectively.  Asher Smith-Rose (Raleigh, N.C.) was 12th in 19:44.33, and Thomas Vinci (Windsor, N.J.) rounded out the top seven in 20:02.22.

William & Mary is back in action in two weeks, running at the Princeton Inter-Regional on Saturday, Oct. 3.

W&M Invitational - 6K
Eastern State Course

Team Standings
1. William & Mary 15
2. Christopher Newport 52
3. Charlotte 90
4. Norfolk State 92

Top Five Runners
1. Faris Sakallah (W&M) 18:48.93
2. Ryan Gousse (W&M) 18:48.94
3. Nathaniel Hermsmeier (W&M) 18:55.19
4. Evan Woods (UNAT) 19:00.63
5. Ryan McGorty (UNAT) 19:05.01

Other W&M Runners
6. Ryan Thompson 19:05.87
7. AJ Tucker 19:09.17
12. Asher Smith-Rose 19:44.33
16. Thomas Vinci 20:02.22
20. Chris Hoyle 20:12.62
23. Kurtis Steck 20:22.74