The St. Lawrence women's track and field team won the Ice Breaker Open, taking first place in nine events.

Alex Smith and Kristina Koes took the first two spots in the 400 meters. Smith won in 1:04.23, a meet record, and Koes was just behind her in 1:05.45.

Leana Dickhens won the 800 meters in 2:30.66, a collegiate best.

St. Lawrence took the top three spots in the 1,500 meters. Emma Palumbo hit the regional qualifier in 4:48.27. Alli Sibold also dipped under the five minute mark taking second in 4:56.48, and Katherine Sheehy was third in 5:00.02.

Maia Wahlquist jumped a meet record 1.68 meters in the high jump to take first prize. That mark also qualifies her for the regional meet. As of publication that is the third best jump in the country so far this season.

Kimberly Merchant won the discus throw and the hammer throw. She threw the discus 36.89 meters, a regional qualifier, and the hammer 39.47 meters

Kathleen Merchant won the javelin in a meet record and hit the regional qualifying mark in 37.60, which is the tenth best throw in the country, as of publication. She also hit the regional standard in the discus and shot put, taking second in both. She threw the discus 36.46 meters, and the shot 11.77 meters.

The Saints won the meet with 211 points. Utica took third, and Plattsburgh finished third, with Castleton and Potsdam taking fourth and fifth, respectively.

Head coach Kate Howard
"It felt great to be back on the track and in the field today at The Breaker. Hosting here at home at the Merrick-Pinkard Track and Field Complex is always special and the team certainly represented the scarlet and brown in terrific fashion. We kicked off the season with conference, regional, and NCAA caliber performances, and we'll look forward to carrying this momentum into the season."

St. Lawrence Event Winners
Smith; 400m (1:04.23)
Dickhens; 800m (2:30.66)
Palumbo; 1,500m (4:48.27)
Wahlquist; HJ (1.68m)
Mooney; TJ (9.71m)
Ki. Merchant; discus (36.89m); hammer (39.47m)
Ka. Merchant; javelin (37.60m)
4x400 (Alexa Smith, Alli Sibold, Kristina Koes, Emma Palumbo); (4:32.79)