Sophomore Alli Sibold crossed the line first as the St. Lawrence University women's cross country team finished second in a close battle at the six team Hamilton College Short Course Invitational on Saturday morning in Clinton, NY.

Sibold won her first career 4k in a time of 14:49, averaging 5:57 min/mile. Sophomore Billie McClosky finished fourth, and Juniors Olivia Watson, Haylei Coolican, and Katherine Sheehy were the rest of the Saints scoring five, finishing seventh, tenth, and 14^th, respectively.

"Alli Sibold was impressive from start to finish to take the individual win," head coach Kate Howard said. "She put herself in a great position early and ran with great confidence in the last 1000 meters."

Ithaca won the tight team title putting four in the top six to finish with a low 29 points, just ahead of the Saints' 36. Host Hamilton finished third with 72 points, Nazareth finished fourth, St. John Fisher fifth, and William Smith sixth.

"Today was a terrific opportunity to see great competition over a shorter distance race course," said Howard. "With each outing we're learning a little more about our strengths as a team and we're looking forward to continuing to sharpen our racing skills going forward."

St. Lawrence Top Seven Runners
1^st – Alli Sibold, 14:49.5
4^th – Billie McClosky, 15:15.0
7^th – Olivia Watson, 15:20.3
10^th – Haylei Coolican, 15:25.2
14^th – Katherine Sheehy, 15:33.2
21^st – Eliza O'Donnell, 15:55.6
31^st – Olivia Bernier – 16:22.5

Complete Results

Up next: Ronald C. Hoffman Invitational in Canton, NY, Saturday, September 25 at 11:30 a.m.