Senior Year (2005-06): Cross Country—Ran in six races for the Raiders … Crossed the line in eighth at the Harry Lang Invitational with a 6k time of 25:06 … Was the fourth Colgate runner across the line at the Patriot League Championship with her season-best time of 23:02 … Ran her fastest 5k of the year at the ECAC Championships in 19:59.4. Indoor Track: Took 10th place in the mile at the Patriot League Championship with a season-best time of 5:27.4.
Junior Year (2004-05): Cross Country: Consistently among the Raiders’ top two runners all season…earned All-Patriot League second-team honors with 14th-place finished at Patriot League Championships…was named Patriot League Runner of the Week after placing second at Hamilton Invitational…crossed the line in seventh place at Binghamton Invitational…led Colgate in three races, including at the NCAA Regional Championships…just missed a top-15 finish at ECAC Championships, taking 16th. Track: Did no compete.
Sophomore Year (2003-04): Co-recipient of Colgate's Don Dunn Award for Dedication and Persistence ... Finished 144th at Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational ... A member of the third-place distance relay team at the St. Lawrence Tartan Open ... Finished seventh in the 1,500 at the Pt. Loma Nazarene Invitational.
Freshman Year (2002-03): Received Colgate's Outstanding Performer Award for cross country ... Named second-team All-Patriot League with a 12th-place finish at the conference cross-country meet ... Her best time in the 6K was 22:44.0 ... Achieved personal bests in the indoor mile and the outdoor 1,500.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coaches Jack Reed and Louis Delsole at Skaneateles High School ... Team won the league and sectional titles in outdoor track and field in 1999 and 2000 ... Led the cross country team to the Class C state championship in 2000 and 2001 ... Named all-state and all-league each of her four years ... Named to the All-Northeast third team for cross country in 2000 ... A four-year cross country team MVP ... Named most improved for outdoor track in 1999, 2000 and 2001 ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Lillian Louise Cross was born on June 30, 1984 in Auburn, N.Y. ... Daughter of Heidi and Donald Cross.
