When and Where: October 9, 2026 – Hopkinton, N.H. (Hopkinton Fairgrounds)
What: NEICAAA Cross Country Championships as part of Hopkinton Cross Country Festival - 8K.
Result: 16th of 20
Freshman Ross Wallace (Garden City, N.Y.) turned in a 12th-place finish to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's cross country team at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships on Friday afternoon at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds. Competing against top programs from across New England, the Penmen finished 16th with 475 points in the eight-kilometer race.
KEY MOMENT
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Wallace completed the 8K course in 25:14.4, placing 12th among 207 finishers. He was the top NCAA Division II finisher in the race, finishing ahead of runners from several Division I programs. He has been the top finisher for the Penmen in each of his first three collegiate races and he was the top Northeast 10 freshman in the race.
NOTES
- Freshman Marcus Clark (Kensington, N.H.) was SNHU's second finisher, placing 159th in 28:02.6.
- Freshman Brady Harker (Hill, N.H.) finished 169th with a time of 28:17.4
- Sophomore Jackson Bock (Danbury, Conn.) placed 194th in 29:33.4.
- Senior Alex Labrecque (Hooksett, N.H.) completed the Penmen's scoring five, finishing 196th in 29:49.9
- Junior Aiden Gibson (Paso Robles, Calif.) placed 200th in 30:11.6.
- Providence College captured the team championship with 85 points, edging Stonehill College and the University of Vermont, which each finished with 87 points.
- Holy Cross senior Joseph Mahon won the individual championship in 24:10.4.
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