WATERFORD, Conn. – The No. 27-ranked St. Olaf College women's cross country team went 8-for-8 in running personal-best six-kilometer times in a 12th-place finish at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday at Harkness Memorial State Park.

As one of 11 nationally-ranked teams in the field, St. Olaf finished ahead of No. 17-ranked Washington & Lee University but finished behind the other nine ranked teams and two unranked teams with 371 points. The Oles were looking to gain valuable head-to-head advantages over out-of-region teams to help position St. Olaf for a potential bid into the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships.

Junior Louisa Lamarre ran the No. 6 time on St. Olaf's all-time six-kilometer list by clocking in at 21:35.6 for a 30-second PR and a 24th-place finish. Junior Abi Lindquist ran a near 40-second PR of 21:55.2 to join Lamarre in the top 50 in 48th.

Junior Arabella England shaved 25 seconds off her previous six-kilometer record while finishing 109th (22:48.0). Senior Molly DiNardo's time of 22:50.8 was over 35 seconds faster than her previous top time and put her 117th, while first year Linnea Ronning ran a time 45 seconds faster than hers from two weeks ago to take 120th (22:52.3).

Back in Minnesota, the rest of the Oles ran at the Saint Ben's and Saint Jon's Autumn Classic and finished second to the No. 22-ranked NCAA Division I University of Minnesota. First year Sophie Stephens (10th, 23:13.0), first year Mary Clare Nussbaum (11th, 23:15.3), and sophomore Anna-Britta Helmer (14th, 23:18.2) were in the top 15 for St. Olaf.

The Oles will shift their attention to preparing to host the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.