OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women's cross country team competed at the 2024 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championship on Saturday at Fallbrook Recreation Center in Oswego, New York, finishing in fifth place. Senior Sarah Smith (Lake Pleasant, N.Y. / Wells) placed 10^th to lead Plattsburgh earning herself SUNYAC All-Conference Second Team honors with her performance.

Plattsburgh State finished in fifth with 138 points, finishing ahead of Fredonia, Morrisville, Potsdam, Buffalo State, and Canton. Cortland won the team title, their 17^th overall championship. The Cardinals next compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Region Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16 at Connecticut College.

Smith earned All-SUNYAC honors with her 10^th-place finish, timing in at 24:46.5. Grace Estus (Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa) was the next Cardinal across the finish line with a mark of 26:15.6 good enough for 25^th place in her first SUNYAC Championship race. Lillian Moran (Albany, N.Y. / Colonie Central) and Ella Stuttard (Oriskany Falls, N.Y. / Wells) came in at 38^th and 41^st place with times of 26:54.9 and 27:05.4 respectively. Not far behind was Isabelle Cunningham (Bethlehem, N.Y. / Bethlehem) with a mark of 27:13.2 placing 43^rd to round out the Cardinals' top five runners.

The next Cardinals to come across were Ginny Lucchetti (Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus) and Jillian Head (Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern) as the sixth and seventh runners respectively. Lucchetti recorded a time of 28:05.5 for 43^rd place while Head recorded a new personal record with a 30:35.1 mark placing 70^th in her first SUNYAC Championship race.