In his first intercollegiate cross country race, Vassar College freshman Eliot Gerson helped lead the Brewers to their ninth straight VC Invitational title. He finished the 6k race third overall (second for Vassar) with a 20:09 (5:25 per mile) time. In a race with 105 runners, Gerson was the second overall collegiate finisher and was just two seconds off the winning time.