CANTON, N.Y. - Cortland earned three victories and three runner-up finishes at the non-team scoring St. Lawrence University Holiday Relays.

Sophomore Andi Palen (Gardiner/Wallkill) provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III championships and set a meet record with her winning time of 17:31.09 in the 5,000-meter run. Junior Kristen Serikstad (Oyster Bay) won the high jump by clearing 5' 3.25" and senior Keri Laviska (Binghamton/Susquehanna Valley) finished first in the pole vault with a height of 10' 11.75".

Senior Sarah Kimball (Liverpool) recorded the same top height as Laviska in the pole vault, but finished second due to more misses than her teammate. Junior Katie Dylag (Williamsville/Williamsville East) placed second behind Palen in the 5,000 meters (18:40.03) and sophomore Valerie Winberry (Bay Shore) was the runner-up in the shot put (35' 5.75").

Cortland's third-place finishers included junior Lisa Holt (Phoenix/John C. Birdlebough) in the mile (5:18.36), freshman Jenna Evarts (West Islip) in the 55-meter dash (7.68), senior Erin McGrath (Oakdale/Connetquot) in the 5,000 meters (18:56.11) and junior Mallory Baker (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) in the 400 meters (1:02.17). Also in third were junior Katie Taber (Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour) in the pole vault (10' 0"), freshman Brittani Sahm (Phoenix/John C. Birdlebough) in the long jump (15' 11") and freshman Jen MacKenzie (Liverpool) in the high jump (4' 11.5").

The 4x200-meter relay team of Sahm, Evarts, freshman Veronica Montrose (Clintondale/Highland) and Baker placed third in 1:53.59. Sophomore Jess Stanton (Elmira Heights/Thomas A. Edison) finished fourth in the mile (5:33.99) and sophomore Caitlin Sullivan (Elmira Heights/Thomas A. Edison) placed fourth in the 5,000 meters (19:02.63). Freshman Brenna Filipello (Bethlehem) posted fifth-place finishes in both the 55-meter hurdles (9.52) and the long jump (15' 6").

Complete Results