ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - The Bard College men's cross country team placed fifth at the 3rd Annual Fred Pavlich Invitational on Saturday.

Oliver Pawelek placed 12th overall and was Bard's top finisher. Click here for the complete results.

"Today we ran amazing," Bard coach Billy Poole-Harris said. "Our course was tough and the guys got after it! Oliver is starting to figure out how to race and we are just starting to bulk of our training so we will be right on schedule with the end of the season."

Bard will next travel to the Paul Short Run at Lehigh for the first time on Friday, Oct. 1.

"The rest of the the Bard men stepped up," Poole-Harris said. "Andes Block-Martinez bounced back from last week to have a really good race. This team really have the tools to begin competing. Only thing is to wait and see."