A program early in its second decade as an intercollegiate team, St. Lawrence University’s women’s cross country team is a regular contender for conference and state honors and has represented the University at the NCAA Championships with team berths in 2000 and 2003. The Saints have won four consecutive league titles and finished third in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference (NYSCTC) cross country championship in 2005 after a second-place finish in 2004. In 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Saints produced the Liberty League runner of the year, rookie of the year, coach of the year, and five of the seven members of the all-league first team.

The Saints run against Clarkson, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Union, Vassar, and William Smith in the Liberty League championships and also participate in many of the major Northeastern small-college meets during the regular season. In 2006 the Saints will run in Oswego State, Albany, and Saratoga Invitationals, in addition to participating in the NYSCTC and Liberty League championships. St. Lawrence will host the 2006 NYSCTC state meet this November. The season concludes with the NCAA Atlantic Regional qualifier, with the top teams and selected individuals from that event advancing to the NCAA championship meet. St. Lawrence regularly sends athletes to this event, but in 2005 the team narrowly missed team qualification with a fourth-place finish in the Atlantic Regional.