Junior Jackson Hamilton won a collegiate cross country race for the first time and the St. Lawrence University men's cross country team finished second at the six team Hamilton College Short Course Invitational on Saturday morning in Clinton, NY.

Hamilton averaged 4:58.4 min/mile to cross the line in 15:27. First year Timothy Boyce finished fourth in 15:34. Junior Matt Abell, and George David Gowdy finished in 12^th and 13^th, and sophomore Matthew Coleman round out the Saints' scoring five in 23^rd place. Every runner in the Saints top five improved on their 5k times from the Plattsburgh State 5k a week prior.

Hamilton College took the team victory on their home course, putting four runners in the top ten and finishing with 38 points, against St. Lawrence's 53. Ithaca finished third with 68 points, Nazareth took fourth, St. John Fisher was fifth, and Hobart sixth.

"The team is making really good progress in these first few weeks of the season," head coach John Newman had to say. "It was great to see Jackson get his first cross country win. We are happy to get some quality race experience for our first year guys, and our veterans are getting the cross country vibe back."

The Saints have next weekend off, before their first 8k race of the season in Canton for the Ronald C. Hoffmann Invitational on Sept 25 at 10:45 a.m.

St. Lawrence Top Seven Runners
1^st – Jackson Hamilton, 15:27.1
4^th – Timothy Boyce, 15:34.1
12^th – Matt Abell, 15:55.6
13^th - George David Gowdy, 15:57.6
23^rd - Matthew Coleman, 16:21.3
24^th - Dexter Benkard, 16:24.3
26^th - Leif Harvey, 16:27.4

Complete Results

Up next: Ronald C. Hoffmann Invitational in Canton, NY, Saturday, September 25 at 10:45 a.m.