When and Where: October 9, 2026 – Hopkinton, N.H. (Hopkinton Fairgrounds)
What: Hopkinton Cross Country Festival - 5K
Result: SNHU 8th of 17 teams

Freshman Maddy Howard (Haverhill, Mass.) led the Southern New Hampshire University women's cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Hopkinton Cross Country Festival on Friday afternoon. The Penmen totaled 194 points in the five-kilometer race at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds.

KEY MOMENT

• Howard was the top finisher for the Penmen, placing 33rd overall in 20:56.2. Senior Natalie Sicard (Nottingham, N.H.) followed in 37th place with a time of 21:08.7.

NOTES

• Freshman Kalisan Marzolf (Derry, N.H.) finished 48th in 21:29.3.
• Senior Deirdre Bailat (North Billerica, Mass.) placed 54th in 21:40.6.
• Junior Hannah Sippel (Chester, N.H.) rounded out SNHU's scoring five, finishing 66th in 22:20.0.
• Sophomore Erin Kelley (Braintree, Mass.) placed 113th in 25:56.0, while senior Kay Wheelock (Milford, Mass.) finished 114th in 25:59.2.
• SNHU finished with 194 points, just two behind seventh-place Norwich University (192). The Penmen averaged 21:31 among their five scoring runners.
• Brandeis University captured the team championship with 37 points, followed by Saint Anselm College (66) and Suffolk University (76). Brandeis senior Sadie Harrow won the individual title in 18:37.5.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will return to the Hopkinton Fairgrounds for a home meet on Thursday, October 22.

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