Results

WATERFORD, Conn. -- The University of New England women's cross country team took on a loaded field in the Connecticut College "Blue" Invitational race on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Harkness Park, placing 23rd out of 28 institutions.

With 11 nationally-ranked teams along the starting line, No.8 Middlebury College (63) edged top-rated Williams College (65) for the title, with No.6 Tufts well back in third (131). The Nor'easters wound up with a squad score of 610.

Maya Brochu led the UNE effort with a 69th-place time of 22:15. Marina Violette (92nd; 22:35), Sylvie DiBartolomeo (164th; 23:25), Sky Anderson (182nd; 23:40), and Gianna Rodriguez (219th; 24:20) completed the team total.

Middlebury's Audrey Maclean set the individual pace with a 6K time of 20:36, good for a 13-second cushion over the next closest of the 259 competitors. There were also another 317 runners in the "White" race earlier in the morning.

The Nor'easters return to Connecticut in two weeks (Hartford/October 31) for the 2026 Conference of New England (CNE) Women's Cross Country Championship at Keney Park.