UTICA, N.Y.—The William Smith cross country team finished second in the 6-kilometer SUNY Poly Wildcat Weekend Classic today. Senior Hope Johnson led the Herons, placing second in a field of 67 runners.
 
Johnson crossed the finish line in 24 minutes, 17.2 seconds, 14.3 seconds behind the winner. Sophomore Bella Miller also placed in the top 10 for William Smith, finishing eighth in 25:05.4.
 
TOP HERONS

• Hope Johnson, 24:17.2, 2nd
• Bella Miller, 25:05.4, 8th
• Megan Ingraham, 25:55.8, 11th
• Clare Horan, 26:07.6, 13th
• Joan Reichert, 27:13.0, 20th

 
TEAM STANDINGS

• With five runners in the top seven, including overall winner Olivia Grinnell, St. John Fisher won the team title by 24 points over William Smith.
• The Herons were 27 points ahead of third place Hartwick.
• Hudson Valley CC, Keuka, Herkimer County CC and SUNY Poly rounded out the team standings.

 
TIME TO REST

• William Smith will have a week off before returning to racing Oct. 11 in the Houghton Highlander Invitational.

Editor's note: This story originally indicated the race was a 5K based on the results published by the timing company. However, the race was in fact a 6K.