BETHPAGE, N.Y. — The Stony Brook women's cross country team secured a fifth-place finish out of 12 squads in the CAA Championship on Friday as the Seawolves totaled 106 points in the 6k. Shaylen Goslar was Stony Brook's top performer, earning All-CAA honors with a 13th-place finish out of 111 runners.

Elon took first place with a score of 33, followed by Monmouth with 78 points, William & Mary with 82 points, and Northeastern with 88.

Goslar ran a 21:24.4 today, comfortably locking her into the top 15 for All-CAA recognition. 

Also in the top 25 for Stony Brook were Danielle Cirrito (20th, 21:36.8), Alexis Buskey (21st, 21:38.2), and Ava Carsley (24th, 21:44.6). Sarah Williams slotted in at 30th with a time of 21:51.0, making her the fifth Seawolf to finish under 22 minutes.

Rounding out the top seven for Stony Brook were Alejandra Garcia in 41st with a time of 22:17.0, and Kirsten Anastasio in 43rd with a time of 22:18.5

HIGHLIGHTS

• Goslar now has back-to-back seasons with All-CAA honors in cross country.
• Buskey set a new PR in the 6k today, trimming six seconds off her previous best set a couple weeks ago at the ECAC Championship.
• Williams recorded a new career best as well, cutting over half a minute off her old mark of 22:29.0 also set at this year's ECAC Championship.
• Likewise, Garcia shaved off a dozen seconds from her old PR of 22:29.5 at last year's CAA Championship.
• Competing in her first CAA Championship, Anastasio topped her previous season best in the 6k (22:40.0) at the ECACs by over 20 seconds.
• Also competing today was Mia Sandolo who finished 55th after running a new career best time of 22:39.5.
• Closing things out for the Seawolves were Sophia Squires, who finished 69th with a time of 23:02.9, and Camille Lichtenstein, who took 98th with a season-best 24:41.5.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves will be back in Bethpage again in two weeks as the qualifying members of the team will compete in the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Friday, November 13.

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