HAMILTON, N.Y. – Led by a pair of All-Patriot League first team performances, the Holy Cross women's cross country team ran to a sixth-place finish at the Patriot League Championship on Saturday, Nov. 2.

For the second consecutive year, senior Jenna Gasparrini placed second on the six-kilometer course out of 110 finishers, running a time of 21:57.2. Senior Allison McArdle finished in seventh in a time of 22:16.1 to earn All-Patriot League first team honors in cross country for the first time in her career.

This is the first time since 2016 that Holy Cross has had a pair of student-athletes qualify for the All-Patriot League first team.

Holy Cross finished with a team total of 143 points. Sophomore Michaela Halloran (44^th, 23:26.4), junior Claire Hanon (50^th, 23:35.7) and junior Elizabeth Graves (54^th, 23:40.3) rounded out Holy Cross' top five.

Sophomore Emily Koufos came in 62^nd in a time of 23:48.4, followed closely by junior Sophia Haywood, who was 64^th in a time of 23:51.1. Junior Caitlin Tzimorotas was 69^th in 23:59.5 and junior Mackenzie Jordan was 70^th, clocking in at 24:00.5.

Sophomore Emily Foley placed 72^nd in 24:06.4. Freshman Eve Feuerbach ran a time of 24:56.7 to place 93^rd, while junior Gabrielle Gioia was 97^th at 25:24.4.

Boston University took the team title with 52 points, while Bucknell finished as the runner-up with 59 points.

The Crusaders will next compete at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Amherst, N.Y., on Nov. 15.