The St. Lawrence University women's track and field team took home second place this Saturday afternoon in the St. Lawrence Invitational in Canton, N.Y.

In the field events, junior Halla Chappell finished third place in the pole vault after she cleared 2.60 meters.

Sophomore Ashley Wieland finished third in the 5000-meter, with her time of 21:03.83.

In the mile run, first-year Avery Blanchard cruised to first place in her first ever collegiate race in the distance event, registering a time of 5:22.34. She finished five seconds ahead of junior Adriana Cecchetelli, who placed second with her own time of 5:27.04.

 In the 60-meter hurdles, junior Amelia Berthold set a new personal best in the hurdling event, placing second with her time of 9.87 for the event.

Sophomore Quinn Sirgany had a strong performance, placing first in the 800-meter with her time of 2:26.26. That was her personal best, and also hit the Liberty League qualifying time.

The Saints placed first in the distance medley with a time of 13:05.70. Sirgany, Cecchetelli, Blanchard, and junior Cameran Stone participated in this event, and booked their ticket to regionals by hitting the AARTFC qualifying time in the race.

For the 3000-meter run, three saints finished in the top four for the event. First-year Paige Poirier placed second with her time of 11:18.73, sophomore Carly Zack placed third with 11:28.63, and senior Adeline Moore finished fourth with her time of 12:11.87.

Finally, for the 4x400-meter, Berthold, Elena Trempe, Nora Graves, and Emma Brosell finished second with their combined time of 4:44.23.

The Saints are back in action on January 30 where they will compete in the RIT Invitational in Rochester, N.Y.