WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Senior Mary Kate McGranahan won her third race this season, leading the Amherst College women's cross country team to a first-place finish in the Purple Valley Invitational on Saturday at Mount Greylock Regional School.

The Mammoths, ranked eighth in the nation and first in the region in the latest USTFCCCA Division III poll, have won the team title in all three races they have entered this season with McGranahan finishing first in every race.

Amherst is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 15, racing in the Connecticut College Invitational in Waterford, Connecticut.

THE BASICS:

* TEAM RESULT: 1st of 11 teams (38 points)
* TOP MAMMOTH: Mary Kate McGranahan (22:19.4 / 1st)
* TOTAL RUNNERS: 117

MAMMOTH SCORING RUNNERS:

* McGranahan ran at a six-minute mile pace to complete the 6k course in 22:19.4 and finish 25 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.

* Senior Sophia Wolmer finished third for the second straight race with a time of 22:51.1.

* First-year Daphne Theiler posted a time of 23:45.0 to finish ninth, her third top-10 finish through her first three collegiate races.

* Sophomore Sylvan Wold finished in a personal-best 6k time of 23:52.5 to claim 12th place, her best collegiate cross country finish. First-year Allison Lounsbury was just behind, clocking in at 23:55.3 for 13th place.

AMHERST IN THE SCORESHEET:

Mary Kate McGranahan / 22:19.4 / 1st
Sophia Wolmer / 22:51.1 / 3rd
Daphne Theiler / 23:45.0 / 9th
Sylvan Wold / 23:52.5 / 12th
Allison Lounsbury / 23:55.3 / 13th
Ona Ortiz-Gudeman / 24:21.4 / 21st
Nora Bannon / 24:48.9 / 28th
Claire Callon / 24:56.8 / 33rd
Julia Gentin / 25:10.5 / 38th
Sophia Price / 25:25.0 / 43rd
Margo Pedersen / 27:07.1 / 80th
Mia Rahn / 27:55.8 / 92nd