women's cross country

June 17: St. Lawrence University women's cross country head coach Mike Howard has announced the captains for the upcoming 2010 season.  The Saints, coming off a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, will be captained by graduate student Alexis Nuffer and seniors Wendy Pavlus and Katie Loignon.

St. Lawrence University junior Wendy Pavlus won the 2009 NCAA Division III individual national championship on Saturday at a soft and hilly Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, OH.  The Tupper Lake, NY native ran an incredible race, winning by nearly 30 meters ahead of Bethel's Marie Borner.  Senior co-captain Johannah Ludington and sophomore Jenna Hulton each earned their first collegiate All-America honors as well, helping the Saints to second place overall in the team rankings.

Dec. 1: Fresh off a second place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship race and the program's first individual national champion, the post-season accolades continue to pile up for the St. Lawrence University women's cross country team.  The Liberty League announced on Tuesday that juniors Wendy Pavlus and Megan Derby and head coach Mike Howard had each earned the conference's yearly major awards.

Nov. 24: The Board of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards announced on Monday that St. Lawrence University junior Wendy Pavlus, the 2009 NCAA Division III cross country champion, has been nominated as a candidate for the 2009-2010 Division III Athlete of the Year, presented by Honda.

Nov. 19: The St. Lawrence University women's cross country team, the champions of the Atlantic Region, hit the road Thursday morning bound for Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, OH, the site of the 2009 NCAA Championship race.  Saturday's race, which begins at 11:00am, will be the fourth appearance by the women's team in the program's history.

Nov. 18: For the second straight year, St. Lawrence University junior Wendy Pavlus and women's cross country head coach Mike Howard have won major awards from the NCAA's Atlantic Region.  Pavlus has been named the Women's Regional Athlete of the Year, while Howard is the Regional Coach of the Year.

Nov. 14: The No. 6 St. Lawrence University women's cross country team is headed back to the NCAA Championships, as the Saints captured the program's first Atlantic Regional title on Saturday to earn an automatic bid into the national title race.  Junior Wendy Pavlus led the charge, as she successfully defended her individual crown.

Nov. 11: The St. Lawrence University women's cross country team enters Saturday's 2009 NCAA Atlantic Regional race ranked No. 6 in the nation and first in the region, hoping to lock down a spot in this year's NCAA Championship.  The Saints are No. 1 in the region entering the race for the first time in the program's history, followed by four-time defending champions and host Geneseo State.

Oct. 31: The No. 6 St. Lawrence University women's cross country team had five runners finish in the top-10 at the 2009 Saratoga Invitational on Saturday afternoon, giving the Saints the team title with an impressive 21 points.  Junior Wendy Pavlus won the event by .5 seconds over sophomore teammate Jenna Hulton.

Oct. 28: St. Lawrence University sophomore stand-out Jenna Hulton and head coach Mike Howard were each honored by the NYSCTC after Hulton and the Saints won the state championship last weekend in Rochester, NY.