William & Mary Captures First CAA Men's Cross Country Championship Since 2021

William & Mary Captures First CAA Men's Cross Country Championship Since 2021

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Rob Washburn

FINAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (October 30, 2026) – William & Mary captured its first CAA Men’s Cross Country Championship since 2021, placing four runners in the top nine at Bethpage State Park in Farmington, N.Y. on Friday morning.

Hofstra sophomore Freddie Kipkosgei claimed his second consecutive individual title, crossing the line in a time of 23:11.7 to win the 8K race by nearly 49 seconds.

William & Mary finished with 34 points to edge second-place Stony Brook with 39 points. Defending champion Hofstra took third with 69 points, followed by Northeastern (91 points), Elon (165 points), Charleston (172 points), Monmouth (210 points), Campbell (229 points), UNCW (281 points), Hampton (291 points) and North Carolina A&T (313 points).

It was William & Mary’s league-best 29th CAA Men’s Cross Country Championship. Junior Alex Jordan finished second (24:00.3) to lead the Tribe and senior Hayes Trapp was right behind in third (24:04.0). Coming in eighth was sophomore Caleb Wilcox (24:23.3), freshman Tristan Thurneysen (24:31.4) was ninth and junior Eric Fagan (24:36.8) was 12th to round out W&M’s team scoring. Freshman Nolan Yeagle finished 15th (24:45.4) to join his teammates on the all-conference team.   

Stony Brook, which won three straight CAA titles from 2022-24, had four runners in the top 10 to take second place. Leading the group for the Seawolves was senior Collin Gilstrap in fourth place (24:12.9), senior Henry Gartner in fifth (24:14.5) and junior Ethan Green in sixth (24:21.6). Peter Fogarty in 10th place (24:32.3) and Silas Gartner in 14th place (24:42.9) completed the scoring.

Hofstra placed third behind strong performances from Kipkosgei and junior Willam Thu in seventh place (24:22.4).

Fourth-place Northeastern was paced by sophomore Dawson French in 11th place (24:35.8) and senior Hayden Kuhn in 13th place (24:41.8).

The top 15 individual finishers received All-CAA honors.

2026 CAA MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
  1. William & Mary                   34
  2. Stony Brook                       39
  3. Hofstra                               69
  4. Northeastern                      91
  5. Elon                                   165
  6. Charleston                         172
  7. Monmouth                          210
  8. Campbell                            229
  9. UNCW                                281
  10. Hampton                             291
  11. N.C. A&T                             313
 
ALL-CAA PERFORMERS (Top 15 Finishers): Freddie Kipkosgei, Hofstra (23:11.7), Alex Jordan, William & Mary (24:00.3), Hayes Trapp, William & Mary (24:04.0), Collin Gilstrap, Stony Brook (24:12.9), Henry Gartner, Stony Brook (24:14.5), Ethan Green, Stony Brook (24:21.6), William Thu, Hofstra (24:22.4), Caleb Wilcox, William & Mary (24:23.3), Tristan Thurneysen, William & Mary (24:31.4), Peter Fogarty, Stony Brook (24:32.3), Dawson French, Northeastern (24:35.8), Eric Fagan, William & Mary (24:36.8), Hayden Kuhn, Northeastern (24:41.8), Silas Gartner, Stony Brook (24:42.9), Nolan Yeagle, William & Mary (24:45.4).
Most Outstanding Performer: Freddie Kipkosgei (Hofstra)