JERSEY CITY, N.J. (September 21, 2007) – Sophomore John Barnes finished first (13:32) in the 4k out of 29 runners that competed in the 12th annual Stevens Institute of Technology Cross Country Invitational held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. Stevens' men's finished first overall in both the 4k and 8k races as 13 collegiate schools participated in this year's competition.

In the 4k race, senior Michael Hoffman finished second with a time of 13:40, while freshman Kevin Sampson finished sixth with a 14:39 clocking. Travis Heithoff finished fourth clocking a time of 14:21 which earned him a stellar performance having finished inside the top-five for the first time this season. Head Coach John Crawford had this to add:

“Both our teams had outstanding performances having produced a great tempo early on in today's competition. If I had to pick one athlete that ran a superb race and kept to that tempo, it would have to be Travis Heithoff.”

In the 8k race, senior Philip Mainwaring led the Ducks with a second-place finish clocking a time of 28:46. Freshmen Juan Carlos Coronel, Steven Chick and senior Joseph Fullam contributed to the scoring for the Ducks having finished fifth, sixth, and seventh with times of 28:58, 29:06, and 29:07, respectively.

Stevens will return to action Saturday, September 29th at 9 a.m. in the annual Stevens Institute of Technology Alumni run held on campus in Hoboken, N.J.