BETHLEHEM, PA - Sophomore men's cross country runner Derick Blair offered Susquehanna a huge boost Friday by finishing first at Lehigh University's renowned Paul Short Run in the Green Race, capturing the top time of the late-afternoon 8K with the fourth-best time in program history at 25:18.8. His performance led the River Hawks to an 11th-place finish with 329 points in a field of primarily NCAA Division III teams.

RIVER HAWKS ON THE COURSE

• 1. Derick Blair, 25:18.8 - Personal best and fourth-fastest time in team history. Stayed in the top two at each checkpoint, coming in at 5:00.0 at the 1K mark. He moved up to one by the time he reached the 5K point at 15:52.0 and never looked back.
• 60. Evander Lackman, 27:42.4 - Boasted a 16:53.7 time at the 5K mark before finishing at 27:42.4.
• 76. Hunter Valentino, 27:57.2 - 17:23.3 at 5K. 
• 91. Andrew Hilke, 28:16.9 - 17:28.5 at 5K
• 108. Brady Ryder, 28:30.3 - 17:42.1 at 5K
• 142. Thomas McGann, 29:00.8 - 17:43.7 at 5K
• 192. Owen Trump, 29:48.7 - 18:22.6 at 5K
• 213. Sam Borge, 30:19.3 - 18:50.1 at 5K
• 240. Joshua Malone, 30:59.4 - 18:51.6 at 5K
• 290. Joseph LaBarbera, 35:05.9 - 20:57.5 at 5K

UP NEXT FOR THE RIVER HAWKS

• Susquehanna has one more regular-season race this fall at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18.