Hofstra's Kipkosgei Earns Second Straight Trip To NCAA Cross Country Championship With Northeast Region Title

11/13/2026 4:27:32 PM

Rob Washburn

photo by Kim Nadler

RICHMOND, Va. (November 13, 2026) – Hofstra sophomore Freddie Kipkosgei went back-to-back as the individual champion at the NCAA Cross Country Northeast Regionals on Friday, earning a spot in the NCAA Cross Country Championship for the second year in a row.

Kipkosgei completed the 10K course at Bethpage State Park in New York in a winning time of 30:11, beating his closest competitor by more than three seconds. The two-time CAA champion next heads to Terre Haute, Indiana on November 21 for the national championship. He finished 38^th overall at the event a year ago to earn All-America status.

CAA men’s and women’s runners competed at three different NCAA Regional sites on Friday and turned in some solid performances.

NORTHEAST REGIONAL
The Stony Brook men posted an impressive sixth-place team finish at the Northeast Regional, with Hofstra finishing 20^th and Northeastern placing 23^rd. In addition to Kipkosgei, Stony Brook’s Henry Gartner tallied a 12^th-place finish (30:40.7), followed by teammates Collin Gilstrap in 16^th (30:47.3) and Peter Fogarty in 46^th (31:49).

Stony Brook also topped all CAA teams in the women’s 6K race with a 13^th-place performance. Northeastern was 18^th and Hofstra was 37^th. Stony Brook’s Shaylen Goslar was the best individual finisher, coming in 51^st with a time of 21:05.8, while Northeastern’s Kirsten Melnik was 58^th (21:12.5).

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
The William & Mary men turned in a 12^th-place team at the Southeast Regional, with Elon finishing 21^st and Charleston finishing 27^th. The Tribe had the top three individual performers with Alex Jordan placing 45^th in a time of 29:59.2, followed by Hayes Trapp in 72^nd (30:38.1) and Tristan Thurneysen in 73^rd (30:38.9).

In the women’s race, Elon was the top CAA finisher in 14^th place with William & Mary right behind in 15^th. Campbell was 18^th and Charleston was 22^nd. Elon’s Hannah Weber led the individual performers with a 49^th place effort with a time of 20:31.1. Campbell’s Emily Pierce finished 81^st (21:14.4) and Elon’s Brynne Gordon was 83^rd (21:16.8).

MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL
Monmouth’s women’s team placed 16^th and the Hawks’ men’s team was 23^rd at the Mid-Atlantic Regional. Individually, Emily Simko turned in a 34^th place finish with a time of 20:46.8 and Kristen Sarnicola was 55^th with a time of 21:06.7. On the men’s side, Michael McGinty was the top finisher for the Hawks in 81^st with a time of 31:36.6.