MILTON, N.Y. – The ECAC hosted the 2026 DIII North Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning, with the USMMA men and the women of Delaware Valley taking home the team titles. The Mariners claimed half of the top ten individuals on the men’s side to total 23 points, while the Aggies held off Kean to pick up the women’s title.
The event was hosted at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome and featured competitors from ten universities across the region.
Kean sophomore Kathy Reyes finished as the top individual in the women’s race, doing so behind a time of 25:37.8, more than 17 seconds ahead of second place. Sophomore and 2025 individual champion Eleanor Romeo of USMMA (25:55.3) followed in second place, while Delaware Valley senior Lindsay Taylor (26:02.9) finished as the top individual for the Aggies in third place.
Sarah Knoetig, a Kean senior, produced a time of 26:17.4 to claim fourth place at the conference meet for the second year in a row, while FDU Florham’s Briella Bagnato (26:20.5) came in fifth, followed by Aggie senior Emma East (26:33.6). Flora Parker-Myers (26:38.8) of Purchase picked up seventh place, while USMMA’s Lili Telvi (26:58.4) rounded out the top eight.
For Delaware Valley, the trio of Samantha Swearingen (27:52.7), Arianna Askew (28:04.8) and Kamella Gechter (28:11.0) snagged 13th, 14th and 15th respectively. The Aggies have now won back-to-back ECAC Championships, claiming five of the top 14 individuals in both meets.
On the men’s side, SUNY Maritime’s Chase Miller came away with the individual crown, turning in a dominant time of 26:43.2 in the first ECAC race of his career. USMMA teammates Caden Davis (27:52.3) and Pierce Murray (28:14.7) followed in second and third, followed by Mariner freshman Michael Beser (28:24.9) in fourth.
Kean teammates Eldon Reynoso (28:31.0) and Angel Alarcon (29:05.4) finished in fifth and seventh respectively, separated only by USMMA’s Cooper Johnson (28:56.3). Enois Maceira rounded out the top eight at 29:23.0, while Steven Kirschner (29:47.0) was the fifth Marine runner across the finish, clinching the conference title.
FINAL STANDINGS – Women
- Delaware Valley (51)
- Kean (55)
- USMMA (92)
- FDU Florham (101)
- St. Joseph’s Long Island (122)
- SUNY Maritime (126)
- Baruch (178)
- Purchase (182)
FINAL STANDINGS – Men
- USMMA (29)
- SUNY Maritime (75)
- Kean (79)
- St. Joseph’s Long Island (109)
- Baruch (110)
- FDU Florham (139)
- CCNY (189)
- Medgar Evers (202)
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