Kathleen Merchant finished second in the shot put and Kimberly Merchant had a pair of third place finishes to lead the St. Lawrence women's track & field team at the Rochester Spring Classic on Friday afternoon.

Kathleen Merchant bettered her league leading performance in the shot put by hitting 12.00 meters. Kathleen Merchant, who has the second best shot put in the league, took third with a 10.94 meter throw. Kimberly is also in fourth place in the league's discus standings with her 38.78 meter throw.

Hayley Castagnier had a trio of top five performances on the track. She took fifth in the 100-meter dash in 13.30, and was on the 4x100 and 4x400 teams that took fifth and fourth, respectively.

Emma Palumbo ran a personal best in the 1,500-meters, taking fourth in 4:46.68 and hitting a regional qualifying time. Alli Sibold came in sixth in 4:53.18 to also hit the regional standard.

Olivia Middleton had a personal best in the long jump, jumping 5.32 meters to take third place.
 
Top St. Lawrence Performances
Hayley Castagnier; 100m (13.30m) 5^th
Alexa Smith; 400m (1:02.63) 5^th
Emma Palumbo; 1,500m (4:46.68) 4^th
Olivia Middleton; LJ (5.32m) 4^th
Kathleen Merchant; SP (12.00m) 2^nd
Kimberly Merchant; SP (10.94) 3^rd; DT (38.78m) 3^rd
4x100 (Castagnier, Marcus, Mooney, Middleton); (53.39) 5^th
4x400 (Smith, Koes, Castagnier, Palumbo); (4:24.82) 4^th
 
Up next: Saints will next compete at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. on April 15^th and 16^th and at Cortland University on April 16^th