GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. - Freshman Nick Masiello crossed the line in 26:46.5 to lead the St. Bonaventure men's cross country team at the UB Stampede Invitational at Beaver Island State Park on Saturday.

Masiello led a group of four underclassmen in the Bona top five over the 8k course. Fellow freshman Steven Kibbe was just behind at 27:52.4, with classmate Harley Thompson (28.26.1), sophmore Terence Petty (29:06.0) and freshman Dan Myers (29:09.3) rounding out the scoring lineup for the fifth-place Bonnies.

Over the first two weeks of the season, nine of the top 10 SBU finishers have been freshmen. St. Bonaventure runs again next weekend at the Little 3 Invitational.