Sophomore Emma Palumbo ran a 32-second personal best to lead the St. Lawrence University women's cross country team to an eighth place finish in a dense field at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Palumbo crossed the line in 21:58.30 to be the first Saint to run under 22-minutes in a 6,000-meter cross country race since 2016. Alli Sibold was next over the line in 22:19.4, also a personal best, for 19^th place. Leana Dickhen was the third Saint to finish, and the third to improve her collegiate best, finishing in 23:24.8 in 84^th place. Olivia Watson was the fourth scorer for the Scarlet and Brown taking 93^rd in 23:32.2, three seconds off her personal best. First-year Adriana Cecchetelli rounded out the Saints' scorers crossing the line in 23:33.2 for 95^th place.

In a field with seven top-20 nationally ranked teams, the no. 30-ranked Saints finished eighth with 276 points. They edged no. 13^th-ranked Tufts by six points.

The Saints next race at the Liberty League Championships hosted by Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on October 29^th.

Head coach Kate Howard
"We took advantage of another great opportunity to race some of the best teams in the country today. Running against this caliber of competition is helping us gain valuable experience and preparing us for what we will see later in the season. We're walking away with a few more victories over teams that are ranked highly in their respective regions as well as nationally which bodes well for us. I continue to be extremely proud of the way we are continuing to develop and can't wait for this team to take on the championship stretch of the season."

St. Lawrence Top Seven
8^th – Palumbo, 21:58.3
19^th – Sibold, 22:19.4
84^th – Dickhens, 23:24.8
93^rd – Watson, 23:32.2
95^th – Cecchetelli, 23:33.2
115^th – Katherine Sheehy, 23:45.6
125^th – Eliza O'Donnell, 23:55.8