WESTFIELD, Mass.– Paulo Guedes placed 175th overall as the Suffolk men's cross country team finished 33rd at the 38-team 20th Annual James Earley Invitational, hosted by Westfield State at Stanley Park Saturday morning. 

For the fourth time in 2015, Guedes, a sophomore from Somerville, Massachusetts, paced the Rams pack. He crossed the tape in 29:49.05 for 175th overall out of 373 runners. 

Freshman Alex Marcus finished 207th after finishing the 8k course in 30:17.39. Junior Abudla Khoory (361 - 39:23.42), Mike O'Brien (362- - 39:32.47), Mike Rotchfield (367 - 41:05.17) and Mohamed Eddin (373 - 42:31.92) also raced for Suffolk Saturday. 

Suffolk's six runners combined for a 1046 points to take 33rd overall while Union College won the meet with 100 points, followed by the College of Saint Rose (131) and the hosts Westfield State (140). 

Up next, the Rams race at the Saints Invitational Friday afternoon, their fine tune-up before the GNAC Championships.