Oct. 1, 2007

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Coming off an impressive fifth-place finish at the Paul Short Invitational on Friday, the Stony Brook women's cross country team moved up eight spots to third in the Northeast Region in the latest USTFCCA poll released on Monday.

The Seawolves finished fifth out of 47 teams on Friday, ahead of Tennessee, ranked 28th nationally, as well as Cornell and Syracuse who are ranked 3rd and 8th in the region, respectively, entering the meet.

Sophomore Laura Huet (Carrickmines, Ireland) finished 25th out of 317 runners to lead the Seawolves with freshman Lucy Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) following close behind in 26th place (21:23). Fellow freshman Holly Van Dalen (Wanganui, New Zealand) came in 29th while senior Dana Hastie (Wellington, New Zealand) placed 44th (21:39).

The Seawolves to return to action on Sunday, October 7 for the Metropolitan Championships in the Bronx, N.Y.