BETHANY, W. Va. - The Westminster men's cross country team placed 10th at the Bethany Invitational on Saturday. The Titans finished with a team score of 267.

A total of 156 runners competed from 16 schools.

Sophomore John-Scott Somora (Grove City, PA / Grove City) led the Titans by finishing 29th with a time of 28:43. Classmate Matt Slagle (Bruin, PA / Karns City) was right behind at 28:51.

Junior Sawyer Palonder from Saint Vincent was the medalist with a time of 26:51, while the Bearcats won the event with a score of 46.

Junior Chase Whelan (Hermitage, PA) (30:07), freshman Trevor Arrigoni (Canonsburg, PA) (30:28), sophomore Neil Christopher (Pittsburgh, PA / Brentwood) (30:46), freshman David Waldschmidt (New Castle, PA) (30:52), and freshman Josh McFall (New Castle, PA) (30:58) rounded out the Titan finishers.

Westminster will next compete at the Dickinson College Long/Short Meet in Newville, Pa. next Saturday.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top-tier liberal arts college and a national leader in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster is also honored as one of 'The Best 379 Colleges' by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view 'Advantage: Westminster' A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.