In a field of 30 teams, the Binghamton men’s cross country team tied for seventh place at the Princeton Invitational on Saturday.

The Bearcats, led by senior Vasili Papastrat, recorded 209 points to share the seventh spot with UMBC. Villanova captured the title with 23 points, while La Salle and Princeton rounded out the top three.

Papastrat completed the 8,000-meter course in 24:29, good for 24th out of 272. After finishing 84th overall to lead Binghamton at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run on Oct. 5, Papastrat has been the Bearcats’ top runner over the last two races.

Junior Collin Frost followed Papastrat with a time of 24:38 and a 31st-place finish while sophomore Ethan Hausamann placed 42nd with a time of 24:48.

The Bearcats are scheduled to return to action on Nov. 2 when they will host the America East championship.