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FORT JACKSON, S.C. - What a way to start the 2009 men's cross country season for the Savannah College of Art and Design.
SCAD claimed Division II victories - team and individual - at Friday evening's (Sept. 4) Gamecock Invitational.
In the 5K race, the Bees bested three other teams to win the meet with 22 points, 40 points clear of second place Benedict College. For the Bees, it was the program's second-ever team title. Leading the way for the Bees was freshman
Cesar Fernandez Lazaro, who won the Division II event and was the third fastest overall out of the 77 runners that competed with time of 15:37.73. It was Fernandez Lazaro's first individual title and the program's third overall.
SCAD had six other runners finish in the top 10 in Division II.
Ben Harrison was second with a time of 16:27 while
John Sutherland was fifth in a time of 16:56.
Ed McDaniel placed sixth (16:57) followed by
Joe Housel (eighth, 17:10),
Patrick Cooley (ninth, 17:24),
Nick Curtis (10th, 17:48),
Carl Dominique (12th, 18:28) and
Dillan Brinlee (16th, 19:29).
The Bees return to the action Sept. 19 at 9:30 a.m. when they travel to Hardeeville, S.C., for the Sand Shark Invitational.