Complete Results
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. - Rhode Island finished 12th at the Atlantic 10 Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning.
Hailey LaRosa led the Rams on the 6K course completing the race in 21:57.7 and placing 48th out of 133 runners. LaRosa's pace is her career best on a 6K course by nearly 14 seconds. Her previous best was 22:11.1 at ECAC Championship on Oct. 17.Â
Senior
Lily Saul did not finish the race. After running strong for the first two-thirds of the race, she faded out of the race with 400m remaining.Â
Loyola Chicago won the league title for the fifth straight year. The Ramblers had four of the race's top 20 runners and secured 69 points. The top five teams also included Saint Louis (88), George Washington (91), Saint Joseph's (131), and La Salle (133).
Saint Louis' Oliwia Wawryniak took the individual title with a finishing time of 19:37.6. Wawryniak finished 50 seconds before the next closest runner. Loyola's Allison Dougherty placed second after running the race in 20:27.1.
Sophomore
Jordan Hadfield was Rhode Island's second-best finisher with a time of 22:06.8 while placing 63rd overall. Rhode Island's third and fourth finishers were
Keaney Bayha (91st at 22:48.2) and
Kelsey Wolff (93rd at 22:50.7). Wolff narrowly outpaced teammate
Zoe Catrambone (22:53.1) who finished 94th overall.Â
Juniors
Alison Pankowicz (23:02.5) and
Gwen McCloughan (23:31.8) rounded out Rhode Island's finishing contingent in the race.
2026 Atlantic 10
Women's Cross Country Championships
Team Standings
1. Loyola Chicago - 69
2. Saint Louis - 88
3. George Washington - 91
4. Saint Joseph's - 131
5. La Salle - 133
6. Dayton - 135
7. Davidson - 160
8. George Mason - 188
9. Richmond - 222
10. Fordham - 243
11. Duquesne - 324
12. Rhode Island - 342
13. St. Bonaventure - 394
14. VCU - 447