Leesburg, Va. - On a very wet Saturday afternoon, Mason was able to take first place in both the men's and women's races in the Mason Invitational.  The race marked Mason's only home race of the season. 

For the men, junior Phillip Blankenship and sophomore Michael Conway finished first and second respectively with times of 25:44 and 25:49.  Senior Parker Boudreau also had a top 10 finish by placing sixth overall with a time of 25:59.

Mason also placed six more runners in the top 20 overall of the race.  Senior Daniel Callan finished 12^th with a time of 26:34, senior Andrew McGreal was 13^th with a time of 26:37, freshman Alex Levine placed 14^th completing the race in 26:44, sophomore David Rushing ended the race 16^th with a time of 26:47, junior Jason Hartman came in 19^th place with a time of 26:56 and freshman James Luehrs finished 20^th with a time of 26:57.

The women's teams earned their first victory of the season and were once again led by junior Rochelle Sceats who won the race with a time of 22:54.  Mason was also helped by a strong performance from freshman Peyton Lowe who finished the race 10^th overall with a time of 23:58.  Senior Sandy Castro finished just behind Lowe in 11^th place with at time of 24 minutes even.

Three more women also placed in the top 20 for Mason.  Freshman Heather Selheimer finished 13^th with a time of 24:06, sophomore Victoria Samyn came in 15^th place completing the race in 24:16 and senior Nao Ma rounded out Mason's top 20 finishers with her 17^th place finish and time of 24:19.

The men and women will both race again on Friday, October 14^th in the Blue Ridge Open at Appalachian State University in Boone, Nc.