HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The D'Youville University women's cross country team turned in a strong performance on Saturday, earning a seventh-place finish at the 2025 Highlander Invitational hosted by Houghton University.

Junior Lilianna Peters led the Saints, placing 13th overall out of 188 runners with a time of 22:37.8 on the 6K course. Freshman Elaina Williams followed in 30th place with a time of 23:36.7, while Andrea Marquina crossed the line in 40th at 23:57.1. Lily Schulz and Sokhna Diagne completed D'Youville's top five, finishing in 51st (24:12.0) and 67th (24:43.9), respectively. As a team, the Saints posted an average time of 23:49.5, totaling 184 points to secure seventh in the standings.

The Saints will return to action on October 25th when they compete in the East Coast Conference Championship.

Team Results
1.     Misericordia
2.     RIT
3.     Brockport State
4.     Houghton
5.     Daemen
6.     St. John Fisher
7.     D'Youville
8.     Lock Haven
9.     Oswego State
10.  Gannon
11.  Mansfield
12.  William Smith
13.  Nazareth
14.  Ithaca
15.  Alfred State
16.  Alfred
17.  SUNY Erie

D'Youville Results
13. Lilianna Peters – 22:37.8
30. Elaina Williams – 23:36.7
40. Andrea Marquina – 23:57.1
51. Lily Schulz – 24:12.0
67. Sokhna Diagne – 24:43.9
72. Barbara Kunz – 24:53.7
110. Sienna Uebelhoer – 25:49.8
115. Harper Minaker – 25:57.6
120. Cecilia Cowen – 26:07.9
159. Taylor Bond – 28:16.8
163. Morgan Heise – 28:31.7