St. Lawrence University first-year Ashley Walker was the first rookie to cross the finish line at the Inter-Regional Border Battle hosted by Rowan on Saturday, finishing 34th overall in the 347-runner field. Walker's time of 22 minutes, 29.1 seconds was more than 48 seconds faster than any other Liberty League rookie in the field, and more than a minute faster than any Liberty League first-year competing elsewhere over the weekend. The time was 54.7 seconds faster than her previous best over the six-kilometer distance and represented a pace of 6:01.9 per mile.