When and Where: November 7, 2026 – Bethpage, N.Y. (Bethpage Polo at the Park)
What: Northeast 10 Women's Cross Country Championship – 6K
Result: SNHU 8th of 10

Freshman Maddy Howard (Haverhill, Mass.) finished 33rd overall to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Northeast 10 Championships on Saturday at Bethpage Polo at the Park on Long Island.

KEY MOMENT

• Howard completed the six-kilometer course in 24:56.9 to lead the Penmen. She was SNHU's lone runner to finish under 25 minutes.

NOTES

• Senior Natalie Sicard (Nottingham, N.H.) was the second Penmen runner across the finish line, placing 41st in 25:17.9.
• Junior Hannah Sippel (Chester, N.H.) finished 49th in 26:39.9.
• Freshman Audrey Yann (Dracut, Mass.) placed 52nd in 27:27.7, while senior Deirdre Bailat (North Billerica, Mass.) rounded out SNHU's scoring five with a 53rd-place finish in 27:54.7.
• Sophomore Lindy Moreland (Gorham, Maine) completed the Penmen contingent, finishing 59th in 30:51.7.
• SNHU totaled 228 points to finish eighth among 10 teams competing in the championship.
• Southern Connecticut State University captured the Northeast 10 title with 25 points, placing five runners among the top nine. Bentley University finished second with 70 points, followed by Saint Anselm College (98).
• Bentley's Lily Tedford won the individual championship with a time of 21:38.2.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will compete at the NCAA Division II East Regional Championships (11/21 at Bethpage Polo Grounds).
  
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