ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University cross country teams returned to  competition at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. The men's team placed sixth while the women's team came in ninth.

Jude Barry and Derek Kessler led the Panthers in the men's 8k, finishing 10 seconds apart at 27:54 and 28:04. Another freshman, Jack Beauchamp, was the third to cross the finish line for the Panthers at 28:09.

Lily Fosmire led the women's team with a career-best time of 24:02 in the women's 6k. Her career-best launches her inside the top-20 all-time at Chapman. Janie Lim and Valerie Noria were the next to finish for the Panthers. Lim at 24:33 and  Noria 24:58.6.

The Panthers head to the Highlander Classic next Saturday for their final tune up before the SCIAC Championships on Oct. 30.