WALKERSVILLE, Md.--Junior Danielle Sgro placed sixth among the competing intercollegiate student-athletes and the Hood College women's cross country team finished fifth of seven teams competing in the Hood College Invitational at Heritage Farm Park Saturday.

McDaniel College won the team competition, outdistancing runner-up Penn State Altoona by 24 points. Hood finished ahead of Delaware Valley College and Mt. Aloysius College. Unattached runner Diana Pool was the top finisher on the day in a time of 23:03. University of the District of Columbia's Stellah Sang was the first college runner to cross the tape in 23:38.

Sgro logged a time of 25:41 and finished ninth overall. Lauren Smith was the second Blazer to the finish with a time of 26:24. Sara Stiles (29:58) and Katie Thomas (30:10) placed 40th and 41st, respectively, and Lisa Blickenstaff clocked a time of 31:03.

Other finishers for Hood included April Penn (31:30), Kelley Keyser (33:43), Jen Willison (33:45) and Adrienne Cornett (34:30).

Hood will host another invitational next Saturday at Thomas Athletic Field at 10:30 a.m.

Head coach Brent Ayer also honored his senior class during the awards ceremony.

April Penn - One of Brent Ayer’s first recruits ... has been a consistent top-five scorer all four years ... sets a quiet example of perseverance ... member of the CAC All-Academic Team.

Sara Stiles - First posted for cross country and ran 16th woman on a 16-woman team ... worked very hard this summer and has transformed herself into a top-five runner and a leader ... CAC All-Academic Team.