Williams placed Caroline Cretti -- the top returning finisher from last year's championships -- and two other runners among the top 10 scorers, but Geneseo State freshman Liz Montgomery finished eight seconds ahead of Cretti in individual competition and was joined among the top 30 scorers by four teammates as the Knights claimed a 19-point victory.

With the win, Geneseo State snapped a streak of five straight victories by teams from the New England Small College Athletic Conference that included Middlebury's titles in 2000, 2001 and 2003 and Williams' victories in 2002 and last year.

The Knights also brought home a trophy to a school that previously came close but ended up a little short with semifinal losses in women's soccer in 1994 and in men's soccer last year.

"We're thrilled," Geneseo State coach Mike Woods said. "This is our college's first team championship ever. The girls have run together and worked together as a team so hard. There are a lot of stories here. Liz made a huge impact, and we knew we were getting a good girl, but Shannon Griggs was hurt two years and was never able to realize her potential, and Christiana Martin was overseas for a year."

Griggs, a junior, finished 16th among scoring runners as the team's third runner, and freshman Martin's 30th-place finish among scorers as the Knights' fifth runner proved to be more than enough to give Geneseo State the victory with 88 points.

Two seniors rounded out scoring for the Knights at the championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan at Dornoch Golf Club, with Marta Scott placing 12th among scoring runners and Renne Catalano placing 28th.

But it was Montgomery who gave Geneseo State the extra boost toward the victory platform after the Knights' 13th-place finish last year in the national race.

"This is unreal," she said. "We've been dreaming of this all season and it happened for us. It was a total team effort, and all of those people (in the stands) were part of the team. Our team motto is 'Believe' and I think we all really believed we could do it."

Washington University of Saint Louis finished third, 25 points behind Williams, while Wisconsin-La Crosse placed fourth and Colby fifth.

Williams' Cretti, the only returning runner who finished in the top 10 individually last year, ended up sixth overall in her last attempt at an individual cross country title. She also posted top-10 finishes in 2002 and 2004 (after missing the 2003 meet with an injury).

Cretti sought to succeed three-time titlist Missy Buttry of Wartburg as champion, but this year's individual trophy went instead to junior Hailey Harren of Gustavus Adolphus, who finished seven seconds ahead of runner-up Julia Rudd of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Harren and Rudd ran side by side through the first two-thirds of the race before Harren began pulling away to cross the finish line with a time of 21 minutes, 51.9 seconds. Rudd joined Harren as the only runners to finish under 22 minutes.

Team results

1. Geneseo St., 88; 2. Williams, 107; 3. Washington-St. Louis, 132; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 167; 5. Colby, 169; 6. Dickinson, 190; 7. Amherst, 213; 8. Ithaca, 289; 9. TCNJ, 303; 10. Wis.-Stevens Point, 307; 11. Emory, 309; 12. Middlebury, 314; 13. Carleton, 334; 14. Willamette, 339; 15. St. Thomas (Minn.), 406; 16. DePauw, 411; 17. Calvin, 418; 18. Claremont-M-S, 421; 19. Wis.-Oshkosh, 441; 20. Wartburg, 444; 21. Macalester, 470; 22. Tufts, 481; 23. Wis.-Eau Claire, 505; 24. Denison, 547.

Individual results

1. Hailey Harren, Gust. Adolphus, 21:51.9; 2. Julia Rudd, Wis.-La Crosse, 21:59.2; 3. Elizabeth Montgomery, Geneseo St., 22:00.9; 4. Allison Busby, Plattsburgh St., 22:05.9; 5. Amanda Kuca, Concordia (Wis.), 22:06.6; 6. Caroline Cretti, Williams, 22:08.7; 7. Leah Peelman, Hanover, 22:14.0; 8. Meg Young, Springfield, 22:26.9; 9. Leslie Dillon, DePauw, 22:30.0; 10. Keidra Anderson, Hamline, 22:31.9; 11. Beth Herndon, Washington-St. Louis, 22:33.5; 12. Ellie Fernandez, John Carroll, 22:36.9; 13. Jenna Mitchler, Wis.-Stevens Point, 22:37.5; 14. Elizabeth Gleason, Williams, 22:37.5; 15. Ellen Davis, Wesleyan (Conn.), 22:39.8; 16. Jessica Minty, Colby, 22:41.4; 17. Michelle Rorke, Williams, 22:42.2; 18. Julie Coats, Hendrix, 22:43.5; 19. Karen Prisby, Colby, 22:44.1; 20. Jennifer Adams, Keene St., 22:45.2.

(For complete individual results, see The NCAA News Online at www.ncaa.org.)

1. Geneseo St., 88; 2. Williams, 107; 3. Washington-St. Louis, 132; 4. Wis.-La Crosse, 167; 5. Colby, 169; 6. Dickinson, 190; 7. Amherst, 213; 8. Ithaca, 289; 9. TCNJ, 303; 10. Wis.-Stevens Point, 307; 11. Emory, 309; 12. Middlebury, 314; 13. Carleton, 334; 14. Willamette, 339; 15. St. Thomas (Minn.), 406; 16. DePauw, 411; 17. Calvin, 418; 18. Claremont-M-S, 421; 19. Wis.-Oshkosh, 441; 20. Wartburg, 444; 21. Macalester, 470; 22. Tufts, 481; 23. Wis.-Eau Claire, 505; 24. Denison, 547.

Individual results

1. Hailey Harren, Gust. Adolphus, 21:51.9; 2. Julia Rudd, Wis.-La Crosse, 21:59.2; 3. Elizabeth Montgomery, Geneseo St., 22:00.9; 4. Allison Busby, Plattsburgh St., 22:05.9; 5. Amanda Kuca, Concordia (Wis.), 22:06.6; 6. Caroline Cretti, Williams, 22:08.7; 7. Leah Peelman, Hanover, 22:14.0; 8. Meg Young, Springfield, 22:26.9; 9. Leslie Dillon, DePauw, 22:30.0; 10. Keidra Anderson, Hamline, 22:31.9.

11. Beth Herndon, Washington-St. Louis, 22:33.5; 12. Ellie Fernandez, John Carroll, 22:36.9; 13. Jenna Mitchler, Wis.-Stevens Point, 22:37.5; 14. Elizabeth Gleason, Williams, 22:37.5; 15. Ellen Davis, Wesleyan (Conn.), 22:39.8; 16. Jessica Minty, Colby, 22:41.4; 17. Michelle Rorke, Williams, 22:42.2; 18. Julie Coats, Hendrix, 22:43.5; 19. Karen Prisby, Colby, 22:44.1; 20. Jennifer Adams, Keene St., 22:45.2.

21. Bonnie Axman, Frostburg St., 22:47.0; 22. Teresa Stanley, Wis.-Stevens Point, 22:49.3; 23. Leah Wurm, St. Benedict, 22:49.7; 24. Marta Scott, Geneseo St., 22:50.0; 25. Sarah Zerzan, Willamette, 22:50.6; 26. Jessica Winter, Chicago, 22:51.7; 27. Elisa Pedersen, Grove City, 22:52.3; 28. Mallory Harlin, Williams, 22:53.1; 29. Tyler Mulkin, Washington-St. Louis, 22:54.0; 30. Shannon Griggs, Geneseo St., 22:55.7.

31. Caitlin Bradley, Dickinson, 22:57.2; 32. Kim Sonne, Claremont-M-S, 22:57.8; 33. Melinda Sprague, Ill. Wesleyan, 23:00.0; 34. Kim Partee, Amherst, 23:00.3; 35. Kristen Painter, Wis.-La Crosse, 23:01.8; 36. Megan Kielar, Wis.-Whitewater, 23:03.8; 37. Rachel Blasiak, Ithaca, 23:04.6; 38. Darcy McDonald, Dickinson, 23:05.6; 39. Maggie Conley, Maryville (Mo.), 23:08.7; 40. Stephanie Felz, Washington-St. Louis, 23:09.3.

41. Amy Ruston, Lehman, 23:10.1; 42. E. Kristi Dickey, Whitworth, 23:11.9; 43. Amy DiBianca, Emory, 23:13.2; 44. Erin Kelley, Carroll (Wis.), 23:13.2; 45. Sarah Schillaci, Carleton, 23:13.8; 46. Nicole Calabrese, Wartburg, 23:14.1; 47. Jenna Fasulo, TCNJ, 23:14.9; 48. Renne Catalano, Geneseo St., 23:15.0; 49. Kate Bowman, Emory, 23:15.3; 50. Maggie Noonan, Anderson (Ind.), 23:15.9.

51. Natalie Hanson, Concordia-M'head, 23:16.0; 52. Avery Kelly, Redlands, 23:17.5; 53. Amber Uhlenhake, Luther, 23:17.8; 54. Katie Wieferich, Wooster, 23:18.6; 55. Kourtney Joyce, Gust. Adolphus, 23:19.2; 56. Christiana Martin, Geneseo St., 23:20.2; 57. Shauneen Garrahan, Amherst, 23:21.0; 58. Makely Lyon, Middlebury, 23:24.3; 59. Marcia Taddy, Wis.-Platteville, 23:24.6; 60. Brittany Hubbard, Neb. Wesleyan, 23:25.7.

61. Kristen Pogorzelski, TCNJ, 23:26.3; 62. Kate Meyer, Carleton, 23:28.8; 63. Marlene Yaeger, Wis.-River Falls, 23:30.1; 64. Julie Lauterbach, Whitworth, 23:30.5; 65. Caroline Hagedorn, Emory, 23:30.7; 66. Heather Wilson, Amherst, 23:32.9; 67. Annie Scogin, Dickinson, 23:33.3; 68. Lydia Singer, Calvin, 23:34.6; 69. Jenny Graef, Wis.-Oshkosh, 23:35.1; 70. Toni Wiszowaty, Plattsburgh St., 23:36.2.

71. Elizabeth Turner, Colby, 23:36.6; 72. Autumn Swan, Hartwick, 23:37.0; 73. Nicole Anderson, Amherst, 23:37.9; 74. Kristen Howe, Wis.-La Crosse, 23:38.7; 75. Molly Warner, Wis.-Eau Claire, 23:39.4; 76. Kate Pentak, Washington-St. Louis, 23:40.5; 77. Megan Fogarty, Chris. Newport, 23:41.7; 78. Lindsay Harkema, Washington-St. Louis, 23:43.7; 79. Koby Hagen, Macalester, 23:44.0; 80. Tamma Carleton, Lewis & Clark, 23:44.3.

81. Rosa Alvarez, Wis.-Oshkosh, 23:46.0; 82. Francie Streich, Macalester, 23:46.1; 83. Allison Hazlett, Mary Washington, 23:46.1; 84. Anna King, Colby, 23:46.7; 85. Emily Hulme, Dickinson, 23:47.7; 86. Esther Erb, Case Reserve, 23:48.1; 87. Scarlett Graham, Allegheny, 23:48.2; 88. Alison Doniger, Oberlin, 23:48.6; 89. Amy Beleba, Wis.-La Crosse, 23:51.1; 90. Andrea Giddings, Middlebury, 23:51.4.

91. Meagan Herlache, Wis.-La Crosse, 23:52.6; 92. Nora Youngs, Smith, 23:53.8; 93. Christy Finke, Geneseo St., 23:54.4; 94. Alexander Krieg, Middlebury, 23:54.7; 95. Lindsey Nadolski, Ithaca, 23:55.4; 96. Chelsea Guettinger, St. Thomas (Minn.), 23:55.6; 97. Amy Agnolutto, Messiah, 23:57.3; 98. Marcy Rahn, Wartburg, 23:57.9; 99. Jessica Wilcox, Ithaca, 23:58.0; 100. Elizabeth Wilcox, Ithaca, 23:58.1.

101. Catherine Beck, Tufts, 23:59.0; 102. Tracy Bassett, Wellesley, 23:59.0; 103. Eileen Schilling, Centre, 24:01.0; 104. Kathleen Maynard, Colby, 24:01.9; 105. Ali Maki, Willamette, 24:04.9; 106. Abbey Fergusson, Dickinson, 24:06.0; 107. Martine McGrath, TCNJ, 24:06.6; 108. Hannah Dieringer, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:06.7; 109. Melissa Palmer, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:08.0; 110. Christina Overbeck, Calvin, 24:08.5.

111. Elizabeth Petit, Colby, 24:08.7; 112. Elizabeth Hart, Willamette, 24:08.9; 113. Katie Theisen, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:10.0; 114. Megan O'Leary, TCNJ, 24:10.7; 115. Raquel Morgan, Tufts, 24:10.9; 116. Rebecca Davies, Williams, 24:12.5; 117. Karen Merrill, Geneseo St., 24:12.6; 118. Kristi Nixon, Carleton, 24:13.8; 119. Kristen Emhoff, Williams, 24:15.7; 120. Claire Anderson, Middlebury, 24:17.0.

121. Sarah McFadden, Claremont-M-S, 24:18.0; 122. Johanna Fickenscher, DePauw, 24:18.6; 123. Ashleigh Potuznik, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:18.8; 124. Emily Mason, DePauw, 24:18.9; 125. Lauren Sherwood, Willamette, 24:20.1; 126. Elaine Binkley, Denison, 24:20.2; 127. Karen Mount, Muhlenberg, 24:20.7; 128. Katy O'Brien, Tufts, 24:21.2; 129. Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, Amherst, 24:22.1; 130. Lindsay Rooney, Calvin, 24:23.0.

131. Liz Tedsen, Claremont-M-S, 24:23.0; 132. Lauren Shores, Emory, 24:23.8; 133. Becky Schaumberg, Carleton, 24:24.1; 134. Anne Iddins, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:24.1; 135. Ronni Hamilton, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:24.4; 136. Anastasia Kasianchuk, Ithaca, 24:25.2; 137. Tiffany Kulp, Elizabethtown, 24:25.5; 138. Laura Straw, Dickinson, 24:25.7; 139. Jenny Olin, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:26.5; 140. Kim Murley, Denison, 24:26.9.

141. Kelsey Rinehart, Middlebury, 24:27.8; 142. Calah Schlabach, Calvin, 24:28.3; 143. Evelyn Ross, Claremont-M-S, 24:28.5; 144. Meg Ray, Amherst, 24:28.7; 145. Rachel Anderson, Wis.-Eau Claire, 24:29.0; 146. Beth Klimek, Wis.-Oshkosh, 24:29.1; 147. Erin Archard, Middlebury, 24:29.3; 148. Bridget Bocher, Wis.-Eau Claire, 24:29.9; 149. Julie Theibert, DePauw, 24:29.9; 150. Kara Horner, TCNJ, 24:31.8.

151. Rebecca Ades, Tufts, 24:32.9; 152. Jessica Holder, Denison, 24:33.3; 153. Heather Hoecker, Carleton, 24:34.2; 154. Maddie Coffman, Willamette, 24:35.9; 155. Kasey Currier, Ithaca, 24:36.7; 156. Erin Enderly, TCNJ, 24:36.8; 157. Jane Dolan, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:37.3; 158. Jill Wagaman, Wartburg, 24:37.8; 159. Christine Collins, Denison, 24:38.5; 160. Karen Campbell, Carleton, 24:38.7.

161. Natalie Muren, Willamette, 24:39.1; 162. Kasey Stanek, Wis.-Eau Claire, 24:39.8; 163. Zandra Walton, Amherst, 24:39.9; 164. Emily Van Oosbree, Wartburg, 24:41.1; 165. Emily Stafford, Macalester, 24:43.4; 166. Allyson Krayl, TCNJ, 24:43.8; 167. Andrea Moreland, Washington-St. Louis, 24:44.1; 168. Callie Pastarr, Macalester, 24:44.4; 169. Beth Baird, Wis.-Oshkosh, 24:44.9; 170. Julie Ridenour, Wartburg, 24:46.0.

171. Laura Holtrop, Calvin, 24:48.6; 172. Rachel Tedrick, Wis.-Oshkosh, 24:50.2; 173. Annie Ripslinger, Wartburg, 24:50.4; 174. Rachel Dedyne, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:50.8; 175. Caroline Barnes, Macalester, 24:52.1; 176. Katie Parafinczuk, Emory, 24:52.5; 177. Lauren Philbrook, Williams, 24:52.5; 178. Anna Shamey, Macalester, 24:54.6; 179. Amy Levine, Washington-St. Louis, 24:55.1; 180. Kalsey Larson, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:56.4.

181. Amy Berg, Claremont-M-S, 24:57.2; 182. Jill Robertson, Wartburg, 24:57.4; 183. Cassie Haak, Wis.-Eau Claire, 24:58.9; 184. Laura Broederdorf, Hendrix, 24:59.2; 185. Taylor Penrod, DePauw, 25:00.4; 186. Melissa Jones, Emory, 25:01.6; 187. Camille Medema, Calvin, 25:02.7; 188. Kayla Anderson, Wis.-Stevens Point, 25:03.1; 189. Ashley Albrecht, Denison, 25:03.5; 190. Tami Scott, Wis.-Stevens Point, 25:04.3.

191. Katie Mouzakis, Claremont-M-S, 25:09.7; 192. Libby Huffman, DePauw, 25:10.2; 193. Susan Meyer, Ithaca, 25:11.1; 194. Kelsey Barale, Carleton, 25:11.4; 195. Korah Petrasko, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:15.2; 196. Lindsay Burt, Claremont-M-S, 25:16.2; 197. Jenny Jorvig, Middlebury, 25:18.3; 198. Hillary Easter, Colby, 25:23.9; 199. Jessie Scheer, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:30.6; 200. Sarah Crispin, Tufts, 25:31.2.

201. Stephanie Dallas, Dennison, 25:34.0; 202. Jenny Melville, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:35.5; 203. Ashley Woest, Wis.-Stevens Point, 25:38.4; 204. Layla Naficy, Dickinson, 25:41.9; 205. Jane Ovanin, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:42.8; 206. Allie Woerpel, Macalester, 25:49.5; 207. Katie Rizzolo, Tufts, 25:50.8; 208. Mara Engle, Willamette, 26:01.7; 209. Kelly Edwards, Calvin, 26:11.6; 210. Kelly Jones, Denison, 26:38.3.

211. Rebecca Willett, Emory, 27:09.3; 212. Evelyn Sharkey, Tufts, 27:13.8; 213. Tara Barlow, DeSales, 29:01.2.