SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Bellarmine University cross country posted three all-time top 50 marks as the Knights competed Friday in the National Catholic Invite hosted by Notre Dame.

On the men's side at Burke Golf Course & Cross Country Course, junior Salah Farah placed 15th while registering the 11th-best 8k time (24:19.4) in program history. Farah climbed from No. 12 to No. 5 on the 8k performance list.

Sophomore Jared Fairbanks finished 21st while his 24:47.8 represented the 35th-fastest time in program history. Fairbanks elevated from No. 17 to No. 11 on the performance list.

Graduate student Kynzlei Bassett placed 21st in the women's race while her 18:25 marked the 48th-best 5k time in program history. Bassett, who's in her first year at Bellarmine, broke into the 5k performance list at No. 13.

Bellarmine's men finish eighth of 16. Freshman Henry Kiser followed Farah and Fairbanks in 48th (25:34.6) and freshman Haydon Spears (59th, 25:49.0) and junior Ben Hunter (64th, 25:53.9) rounded out the top 5.

Bellarmine's women finished ninth of 15. Freshman Anniston Sewell (45th, 19:07.2) followed Bassett while graduate student Camille Ludwig (80th, 19:55.1), junior Katie Schweigardt (89th, 20:10.2) and freshman Carmen Guerrero (103rd, 20:29.3) filled out the top 5.

Notre Dame's women and men — both with 15 points — swept the team titles.

Bellarmine will compete Oct. 3 in the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

BELLARMINE WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS
21. Kynzlei Bassett 18:25.0, 45. Anniston Sewell 19:07.2, 80. Camille Ludwig 19:55.1, 89. Katie Schweigardt 20:10.2, 103. Carmen Guerrero 20:29.3, 104. Evelyn Pazienza 20:30.9, 109. Molly Moore 20:40.7, 133. Gianna Ferreri 21:15.4, 134. Shaianne Overall 21:19.2, 160. Georgia Atzinger 22:20.2, 163. Helen Schafer 22:30.4

BELLARMINE MEN'S 8K RESULTS
15. Salah Farah 24:19.4, 21. Jared Fairbanks 24:47.8, 48. Henry Kiser 25:34.6, 59. Haydon Spears 25:49.0, 64. Ben Hunter 25:53.9, 65. Jack Ballard 25:55.5, 93. Chase Austin 26:23.5, 99. Malcolm Robertson 26:41.7, 100. Buzz Christensen 26:48.9, 104. Landen Fernandez 26:55.0, 114. William McCullough 27:11.2, 117. Ian Baker 27:16.9, 123. Sherjeel Khan 27:24.2, 134. Rick Mshindi 27:40.6, 143. Jimmy Dillabaugh 27:53.9, 150. Nate Wheatley 28:02.6, 161. Caleb Turner 28:35.1, 162. Forrest Gago 28:39.6

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