NO. DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The 33^rd-ranked Brandeis men's cross country team put five runners among the top 32 to finish in second place out of 34 teams at the 2011 UMass-Dartmouth Shriner's Invitational

Senior co-captains Chris Brown (No. Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) and Marc Boutin (Westford, Mass./Westford Acad.)  led the way with top-10 performances over the 8K course. Brown finished fourth overall with a time of 24:56.74, while Boutin was 15 seconds behind with a time of 25:11.99. Sophomore Taylor Dundas (Bath, Maine/Cheverus) put three Judges in the top 13 with a time of 25:19.73. Junior Alex Kramer (No. Andover, Mass./No. Andover) came in 26^th in 25:43.70, while sophomore Ed Colvin (Roslindale, Mass./Catholic Memorial School) was 32^nd overall in 25:57.19.

The Judges, who are ranked seventh in New England and 33^rd nationally, finished with 79 points, second only to MIT's 31. The Engineers are second in the region and 11^th in the country in Division III.