The Dartmouth women's cross country team will face some tough competition Saturday as it returns to action at the 2013 Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh.

For the third straight year, women's cross country senior Abbey D'Agostino claimed the top women's spot at the season-opening Dartmouth Invitational Saturday morning.

The women's cross country team will run in their first meet of the 2013 season when they host the Dartmouth Invitational Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its preseason regional polls on Monday afternoon with the Dartmouth women claiming the eighth spot in the Northeast.

The Dartmouth College Department of Athletics honored eight student-athletes Monday evening at the annual Celebration of Athletic Excellence held inside Leede Arena.

Junior Abbey D'Agostino has been named the 2012 Division I Cross Country Female Scholar Athlete of the Year as announced by the USTFCCCA Monday morning.