University of Maine-Farmington tallied 56 team points to win the 2015 8K Runnin' Monks Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Beavers sophomore Robert Hollis claimed individual honors with a 27:33 effort, nearly a full minute faster than Saint Joseph's sophomore Lucas Fisher, who placed second with a 28:28 time.

 
Maine-Farmington, which last won the Runnin' Monks event in 2007, earns top team honors after placing all five scorers in the top 20 individually. Lasell College was the runner-up with 101 points, University of New England placed third (108), Thomas College was fourth (113) and Emmanuel College finished fifth (125).

Maine Maritime (141), Maine-Presque Isle (160), Saint Joseph's (186), Emerson College (225), Johnson State (234), Nichols College (286), Wheelock College (354) and Husson University (365) also raced in the event. Maine-Augusta, Mount Ida College and Central Maine Community College featured fewer than five runners in the 8K race.

For the Badgers, Brendan Walsh placed 8th overall out of 123 runners finishing the course in 29:14. 

Johnson will compete in the Green Mountain Invitational on the 17th.