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Natalie Sicard of women's cross country running the Hopkinton Course
Maddie Murphy

Sicard Leads Penmen at Home Cross Country Mini-Meet

Senior places 16th as SNHU finishes sixth at Hopkinton Fairgrounds

When and Where: October 22, 2026 – Hopkinton, N.H. (Hopkinton Fairgrounds)
What: Penmen Mini-Meet Cross Country Invitational – Women's 3K
Result: SNHU 6th of 7

Senior Natalie Sicard (Nottingham, N.H.) finished 16th overall to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's cross country team at the Penmen Mini-Meet Cross Country Invitational on Thursday afternoon at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.

KEY MOMENT

  • Sicard completed the three-kilometer course in 12:06.4, leading the Penmen to a sixth-place finish among seven scoring teams.

NOTES

  • Freshman Maddy Howard (Haverhill, Mass.) was the second Penmen runner across the finish line, placing 23rd in 12:18.0.
  • Senior Deirdre Bailat (North Billerica, Mass.) finished 28th in 12:32.4, while junior Hannah Sippel (Chester, N.H.) placed 34th in 12:50.3.
  • Freshman Audrey Yann (Dracut, Mass.) rounded out SNHU's scoring five, finishing 60th in 14:56.8.
  • Sophomore Erin Kelley (Braintree, Mass.) placed 64th in 15:28.3.
  • SNHU totaled 134 points to finish sixth. Saint Anselm College captured the team title with 45 points, followed by Bentley University (68) and Saint Michael's College (80).
  • Bentley's Lily Tedford won the individual title in 10:44.6.

UP NEXT

  • The Penmen return to action Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Northeast 10 Championships at Bethpage Polo at the Park on Long Island, N.Y. The women's race is scheduled for 12:15 p.m.

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