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- In the season-opening meet for Stanford cross country, the men and women each finished second at the John McNichols Invitational on Saturday morning."We had a successful first meet," said Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track & Field. "Both teams packed well and ran together, and both the men and women beat teams that were ranked in the top 5. Congrats to Thomas (Ratcliffe) and Fiona (O'Keeffe) for leading the team to second place finishes. Now we'll head home to improve on our fitness and prepare the the Nuttycombe Invite."The Stanford women, ranked No. 8 in the nation entering the meet, were second in a tight race with Arkansas. The Cardinal placed three in the top 10, including a second-place finish from(16:34) and finished with 54 points -- just five behind the Razorbacks and ahead of No. 3 Washington and No. 4 Michigan.was the second Cardinal across the finish line (6th, 16:45), followed by(9th, 16:51),(17th, 17:18),(20th, 17:29),(31st, 17:39) and(47th, 18:13).Meanwhile the Stanford men, ranked No. 7 in the nation, were second only to No. 1 Northern Arizona, which finished with 31 points. The Cardinal was led bysecond-place finish (23:51) and finished with 51 points. Stanford was also boosted by a seventh-place showing from(24:05). He was followed by(12th, 24:22),(14th, 24:31),(16th, 24:39), D.J. Principe (22nd, 24:54) and(23rd, 24:55).Next up, Stanford heads to Wisconsin for the Nuttycombe Invite on Friday, Oct. 18.