The St. Lawrence men's cross country team put seven finishers in the top 10, including the top three places, to win the Cardinal Classic with a low score of 19 on Saturday morning in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Timothy Boyce won the six-kilometer race in 19:41.9, less than a second ahead of teammate Michael Skutt. First-year Nick Lyndaker crossed the line 20 seconds later to complete the Saints top-three sweep.

First-year Owen Patry took sixth after a pair of Plattsburgh runners, and Matthew Taylor rounded out the scoring five in seventh place.

"We had a nice season opener," said head coach John Newman. "I'm happy to see a bunch of guys bounce back from their efforts at our alumni race last weekend. I'm also happy to see a couple first-years get into our scoring group today with Nick and Owen. Timmy and Mike looked strong at the front and our workout groups are starting to come together. We saw a solid team effort overall and some great individual progress today."

St. Lawrence's 19 points bettered the host's score by 31. Clarkson took third with 67, and Potsdam and Paul Smith's took fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Saints will travel to Clinton, N.Y. on September 10^th for the Hamilton Short Course Invitational next weekend.

St. Lawrence Top Seven
1^st – Boyce; 19:41.9
2^nd – Skutt; 19:42.9
3^rd – Lyndaker; 20:02.7
6^th – Patry; 20:13.5
7^th – Taylor; 20:18.6
9^th – Peter DiNinno; 20:36.8
10^th – Connor Wiekierak; 20:41.1