In their final meet before the CAA Championship in Bethpage, the Stony Brook women’s cross country team sent out three runners to compete in the 5K at the Short Course Showdown on Oct. 23: Alejandra Garcia, Abby Oak, and Mia Sandolo.

Leading the way was Garcia who finished with a time of 18:32.4 to claim fourth place out of 83 runners. Also in the top 10 was Sandolo who took seventh with a time of 18:55.7.

Up next, the team will now have one week to prepare for the CAA Championship. The event will also be held in Bethpage on Friday, October 30.