CAA Men's And Women's Cross Country Teams Head To New York For Conference Championships

CAA Men's And Women's Cross Country Teams Head To New York For Conference Championships

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Rob Washburn

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RICHMOND, Va. (October 29, 2026) – The 2026 CAA Cross Country Championships get underway on Friday morning at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. as 12 women’s teams and 11 men’s squads compete for titles. The men’s 8K race gets underway at 10 a.m., followed by the women’s 8K race at 11 a.m. An awards presentation will take place Noon.

Elon captured its fifth CAA women’s championship in the past six years in 2025 and should be formidable once again after winning all four races it entered during the regular season. The Phoenix feature three runners who placed in the top eight a year ago with seniors Abby Beville and Hannah Weber and junior Kate Buerger.

William & Mary has finished second at the past two CAA championships and owns a league-high 23 league titles. Junior Molly Weithman finished 13th last season and has been the Tribe’s top performer in 2026 with top-15 efforts in all three of her races.

Northeastern captured its first CAA championship in 2024 and has finished second three times in the past six years. Leading the Huskies is grad student Molly Latincsics, who is coming off an impressive fifth-place performance in the ECAC Championships.

Individually, Hampton junior Peninah Mutisya sat out last year’s championship due to injury but finished second overall in 2024. Hofstra’s Isabella Spagnoli, North Carolina A&T’s Deavion Deleon and Monmouth’s Kristen Sarnicola all placed in the top 10 at last year’s race. Campbell’s Emily Pierce twice earned CAA Runner of the Week honors in 2026.

On the men’s side, Hofstra is looking to go back-to-back after winning its first CAA championship in 2025. Leading the Pride is sophomore Freddie Kipkosgei, who posted the second-fastest time (23:01.6) in league history in claiming the CAA individual title last year and went on to earn All-America accolades after a 38th-place finish at the NCAA Championship. Also back for Hofstra is Jason Kerber, who finished ninth at last year’s CAA Championship.

Northeastern has placed second at the past five CAA championships after capturing the title in 2020. Returning for the Huskies are sophomore Dawson French, who finished fourth at last year’s championship, and junior Nico Boyle, who placed sixth.

Stony Brook took home three straight CAA men’s titles from 2022-24 and is hoping to regain the top spot. The Seawolves feature senior Henry Gartner, who is coming off an individual victory at the IC4A Championships where he set a personal-best time of 23:47.7 in the 8K race. Grad student Peter Fogarty finished eighth at the 2025 CAA Championship.

William & Mary won 20 straight CAA championships from 2000-2019 and has never finished lower than fourth at the event. Topping the Tribe is senior Hayes Trapp, who placed third at last year’s CAA Championship and is coming off a win at the Princeton Fall Classic to cap four top-six finishes in 2026.

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