MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Wesleyan women's cross country team placed sixth at the 2026 NESCAC Championship on Saturday, totaling 164 points in the 6k race as they ran out a strong showing among some of the best competition in the nation at Middlebury College.
Williams won the team championship with 36 points, followed by Middlebury (40) and Tufts (94). Wesleyan finished just eight points behind fifth-place Connecticut College.
Freshman
Clara Shingler paced the Cardinals with a 16th-place finish in 21:58.72, followed by fellow freshman
Logan Ignacio in 21st at 22:07.33 and
Chase Cerrell '28 in 31st 22:16.08.
Margaret Stevens '27 (60th, 23:09.24) and
Clare Mahedy '29 (62nd, 23:10.63) rounded out Wesleyan's scoring five.
Alexandra Simon '27 (64
th, 23:15.62) and
Ava Bullock '30 (72
nd, 23:27.53) also placed in the Top 100 for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals will take time to prepare for the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Manchester, CT.
