The 2021 St. Lawrence women's cross country team won the Liberty League Championship race on Saturday morning in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Strong group running put four Saints in the top ten, led by Alli Sibold's fifth place finish. Billie McClosky, Emma Palumbo, and Olivia Watson came in succession eighth through tenth, and Haylei Coolican finished in the fifth scoring position at 26^th. She was followed by Olivia Bernier and Katherine Sheehy in the important displacing positions in 27^th and 28^th.

The team score of 58 put St. Lawrence just four points ahead of runner up RPI. Ithaca finished third with 69 points, and Vassar in fourth with 84. Nationally ranked RIT fell to fifth with 119 points.

Nia Goddard of RPI won the individual race in 23 minutes and 19.7 seconds.

Sibold's finish earns her All-Liberty League First Team honors, while McClosky, Palumbo, and Watson earn All-Liberty League Second Team.

This is head coach Kate Howard's second team title since taking reins of the program in 2016.

"We had an outstanding effort from all of our team members today," Howard said. "Throughout the entire season we've had our sights on being at our best in the championship stretch of the season and trusting the process to get to this point. I'm so proud of all of the hard work this team has put in and it feels great to be bringing the Liberty League Championship title back to St. Lawrence. We look forward to carrying this momentum into the NCAA Regional Championships in two weeks."

The Saints next compete in the Mideast Regional race hosted by Connecticut College on November 13 at noon.

St. Lawrence Top Seven
5^th – Alli Sibold, 23:44.9
8^th – Billie McClosky, 23:55.9
9^th – Emma Palumbo, 24:10.4
10^th – Olivia Watson, 24:13.6
26^th – Haylei Coolican, 25:11.9
27^th – Olivia Bernier, 25:13.7
28^th – Katherine Sheehy, 25:15.7