NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The ninth-ranked St. Olaf College women's cross country team had five of the top-seven finishers on its way to winning the Ole 5K Opener on Friday evening on its home course.

St. Olaf used a 3-4-5-6-7 showing from its top-five finishers to finish with 25 points in the team standings, winning the meet by 32 points over the second-place College of St. Scholastica. In total, the Oles had 12 of the first 21 runners to cross the finish line on the night.

Sophomore Lauren Walda led the way for St. Olaf with a third-place performance in 19:27.5, finishing just over a second ahead of senior Bella Call. Senior Sophie Call was six seconds behind her twin sister in fifth (19:34.6), with senior Katie Gebert and sophomore Grace Moeller rounding out the Oles' top five. Gebert was sixth in 19:40.3, followed closely by Moeller in seventh in 19:44.4.

Sophomore Ella Landis and junior Sophie Abernethy were separated by just one second in 12th and 13th place, respectively, while senior Julia Everest made it eight Oles in the top 15 in 15th (20:34.7). Junior Sofia Carlson, sophomore Molly Kate McCloskey, junior Gracia Larsen-Schmidt, and senior Kristina Rohrer were also in the top 21.

St. Olaf hosts its annual Alumni Meet on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.