BEVERLY, Mass. - The 2026 Conference of New England (CNE) women’s cross country season is ready to get underway as teams across the league hit the course with their sights set on the conference crown. Suffolk University enters the fall as the defending CNE champion after capturing the title a season ago, while teams throughout the conference look to make their own push toward the top. With a new season ahead, the race for the 2026 CNE Championship is set to begin.
Curry College
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: TBD | graduated: TBD | newcomers: TBD)
2025 Postseason Finish: N/A
The Curry Women’s Cross Country team will look to run fast this year, with a young roster. The program’s record holder Mackenzie Husson has graduated, so the likes of Laraeler Rossow, Zoe Desmarais, and Jayda Davis will look to step up
Gordon College
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 8 | graduated: 1 | newcomers: 3)
2025 Championship Finish: 4th place
Gordon returns nine veterans and adds six newcomers for the upcoming season.
The Fighting Scots finished fourth at the 2025 CNE Championships. Caroline Roberts led Gordon with a 13th-place finish to garner All-CNE honors.
Gordon opens the season September 5 at the NCAA Regional Preview meet.
Endicott College
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 8 | graduated: 2 | newcomers: 2)
2025 Postseason Finish: 2nd
Following a runner-up finish in the Conference of New England (CNE) last season, the Endicott women’s cross country team looks to build to its program.
The Gulls welcomed in two new freshmen to the team, Hannah Frothingam (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) and Sydney Rumsey (South Burlington, Vt.).
Meanwhile, following her seventh place individual finish at last year’s CNE Championship, Alexa Suchy (Guilford, Conn.) returns for her senior season this year. She is accompanied by fellow senior classmate Corinne Robert (Mattapoisett, Mass.) and sophomore Raegan Gagne (North Attleboro, Mass.) as returning top-20 CNE runners from last season.
University of Hartford
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 12 | graduated: 2 | newcomers: 5)
2025 Postseason Results: 3rd
The University of Hartford women’s cross country team returns to action in 2026 looking to continue to grow on a 5th place CNE Championship Finish and a 19th place NCAA Mideast Regional Finish in 2025.
The Hawks return 12 student-athletes from last year's team including CNE 2nd Team All-Conference selection Sophia Rebenciuc. Rebenciuc placed 8th in the 2025 CNE Championships at a time of 22:57.9. Hartford will have five newcomers joining the team while Amelia King also returns to the cross country team in 2026.
Overall the Hawks will have five out of the eight meets in the state of Connecticut in 2026 including the CNE Championships on October 31st in Keney Park and the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships taking place in Wickham Park in Manchester on November 14th.
Johnson & Wales University (Providence)
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (graduated: 1 | newcomers: 5)
2025 Postseason Results:
The Wildcats are poised to improve in their second year in the Conference of New England under head fourth-year head coach Ben Finnigan. Leading the Wildcats is Lulani Haslinger, a CNE All-Conference performer who set a JWU 6K record in 2025 and gives the team a proven front-runner. Sophomore Josie Spaulding also returns after finishing second for JWU at the NCAA Mideast Regional, giving the Wildcats a potential one-two combination. If the Wildcats can add to their current talent and depth, they have an opportunity to make a significant jump in the conference standings in 2026.
University of New England
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 13 | graduated: 3 | newcomers: 5)
2025 Postseason Finish: 3rd place
The University of New England and 7th-year head coach Kourtney Bonsey return the team's top 10 runners from last season's CNE Championship, where UNE took third place in the field of nine. Three of the Nor'easters earned All-CNE status in 2025, including senior Maya Brochu (first team), who finished 5th. Sophomores Sally Kelton (2025 CNE Rookie of the Year) and Sylvie DiBartolomeo landed second team and third team honors, respectively, and junior Gianna Rodriguez and senior Corinna Hobbs rounded out the team score.
Junior Sky Anderson will be back in the lineup this fall, one season removed from being the CNE Rookie of the Year and landing third team all-conference status in 2024.
UNE opens up 2026 by hosting the Ron Ouellette Invitational at Rotary Park on September 4.
Nichols College
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (Returners: 0 | Graduated: 0 | Newcomers: 3)
2025 Postseason Finish: N/A
Nichols College women’s cross country gear up for the 2026 season under new leadership with Head Coach Luke Elson at the helm. Accompanying Head Coach Elson is Assistant Coach Len Harmon as well as Graduate Assistant Coach Brendin Marks.
The women’s cross country team will include Lixion Koulmbai and two freshman newcomers in Chaselyn Flaherty and Makenna O’Connor.
The Bison will open their 2026 season at the University of Hartford Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 12th.
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Roger Williams University
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 4 | graduated: 2 | newcomers: 7)
2025 Results | 2025 Postseason Finish: 7th place CNE Championship
Roger Williams University and longtime head coach Sean Livingston return two members of last season’s five-runner scoring group from the CNE Championship, where the Hawks placed seventh in the field.
Junior Gabriella Sitzer (Slingerlands, N.Y.) is the team’s top returning conference finisher after placing 27th with a personal-best 6-kilometer time of 24:21.54. Junior Bree Killion (Rochester, Mass.) also returns after serving as RWU’s fifth scorer at the conference meet.
Senior Katlynn Joseph (Cumberland, R.I.) and sophomore Lindsay Maine (Richmond, R.I) round out the returning group. Maine recorded a personal-best time of 28:40.2 at the CNE Championship.
The Hawks welcome seven newcomers, including six first-year runners, junior Alexandra Biryukov and graduate student Gabriella Carnevale.
Roger Williams opens its 2026 season at the University of Hartford Invitational on Sept. 12 at Keney Park, which will also host the CNE Championship on Oct. 31.
Suffolk University
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 18 | graduated: 4 | newcomers: 21)
2025 Results | 2025 Postseason Finish: CNE Champions
Suffolk women's cross country enters 2026 with a championship pedigree and a massive roster, returning 18 runners and welcoming 21 newcomers after capturing its fifth consecutive Conference of New England (CNE) Championship last season. The Rams also made program history by earning their first-ever bid and racing in the NCAA Division III Championship.
Suffolk's fifth straight conference championship saw the Rams put their depth on full display, with the first four runners across the finish line all wearing the blue and gold. The historic season continued when Suffolk became the only CNE program in recent history to appear in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national top 30, reaching No. 30 in the national coaches' poll following its NCAA Championship appearance.
Sofia Moukaddem returns after leading the pack of Rams across the finish line at the CNE Championship, earning the individual conference title and CNE Runner of the Year honors.
Tess Drury followed in third, good for a spot on the first team and
Chloe Koo placed 11th and received third team honors to round out Suffolk's returning All-CNE honorees.
Suffolk’s title defense begins at the Short Course Classic at Highland Park in Attleboro, Mass., with the race set for 10:00 a.m.
Wentworth Institute of Technology
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 2 | graduated: 1 | newcomers: 3)
2025 Results | 2025 Postseason Finish: 9th
Head Coach Emily Gustavson enters her fifth season as Wentworth’s women’s cross country coach. The Leopards roster consists of three newcomers looking to make their mark on the program right from the jump and two key runners returning for another season. Junior Emma Schaumloffel and senior Summer Daniels return to lead the Leopards into the new year
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Schaumloffel finished 18
th at the CNE Championship meet and earned the CNE Elite 21 Award and finished as the Leopards’ top finisher four times during her sophomore season. Schaumloffel and Daniels finished 97
th and 117
th at the NCAA East Regional Meet, leading Wentworth to its best finish in program history.
The Leopards open the season at the Suffolk Short Course meet on September 5.
Western New England University
2026 Schedule |
2026 Roster (returners: 6 | graduated: 2 | newcomers: 3)
2025 Postseason Finish: 6
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Western New England women’s cross country welcomes six returners ahead of the 2026 season, while also bringing in three true first years to the mix. A pair of top runners for the Golden Bears return for their senior seasons, with Olivia Kay (South Kingstown, R.I.) and Lia Pouliot (Newington, Conn.) expected to lead the charge again this season.
A trio of rising juniors are also in the mix to lead the Blue and Gold, including Fallon Lynch (Palmer, Mass.), Caitlin Reilly (Longmeadow, Mass.), and Lauren Vossler (Pawcatuck, Conn.). All recorded a personal best run last year, including at the Conference of New England Championships.
Western New England will begin its 2026 campaign at the Fred Pavlich Invitational on Saturday, September 5, hosted by Bard College.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and nine associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high-level athletic competition, academic achievement and community engagement.