St. Lawrence University first-year Matt Abell won his first collegiate cross country race to lead the Saints to a dominating victory at the three-team Cardinal Classic at Plattsburgh State on Saturday morning. Abell finished the five-kilometer course in 16:11 (5:12 pace per mile), to finish 6.3 seconds ahead of teammate Patrick Mortensen, who was second. St. Lawrence finished with 20 points to easily win the team title.