RPI junior Grant O'Connor raced at a 4:56.2 mile pace to win the 8k Connecticut College Invitational in 24:32.4, helping the No. 6-ranked Engineers to a victory in the 20-school event. The only competitor to run a sub 5-minute mile, he was first overall by more than 23 seconds as Conn. College's Scott Mason finished second with a time of 24:55.8 (5:00.9) at a muddy Harkness Memorial State Park on a wet day. The Engineers finished with 55 points to defeat second place Middlebury College (77 points), which is ranked 18th in the nation.