The St. Lawrence women's track and field team won its season opener on Saturday in Newell Field House.

Haylei Coolican won the mile in 5:42.76 seconds, less than six seconds ahead of teammate Leana Dickhens who took second. The pair doubled back and won the Distance Medley Relay, along with Alli Sibold and Grace Bridge.

Kristina Koes won her debut 500 in 1:35.25, with Amy Francesconi coming in second.

Billie McClosky lowered her personal best in the 3,000 by winning in 11:01.87, just ahead of teammate Olivia Watson.

The Saints scored 136 points, 39 ahead of second place Plattsburgh. Utica took third, with LeMoyne and Potsdam taking fourth and fifth, respectively.

Head Coach Kate Howard
"We had a great start to our season today. The Saints Holiday Relays is one of our hallmark programmatic traditions, so to return to indoor track and field with this meet was pretty special. We enjoyed using this meet as a rust buster and we look forward to carrying this energy and excitement into our next block of training. We'll be working hard over the next month in preparation for our return to competition in January."

St. Lawrence Event Winners
Coolican – Mile; 5:42.76
Koes – 500; 1:35.25
Caprood – 60 Hurdles; 9.92
McClosky – 3,000; 11:01.87
Distance Medley Relay (Coolican, Sibold, Bridge, Dickhens); 13:54.34