Manchester, Conn. – September 12, 2026 – The Springfield College women's cross country competed at 2026 George Suitor Invitational hosted by Trinity College on Saturday afternoon.
 
Four of the teams in the field were ranked within the top ten of the NCAA Division III Mideast region as Connecticut College is regionally-ranked at No. 5, Coast Guard at No. 7, RPI at No. 8 and Trinity (Conn.) at No. 10. The Pride finished ninth of 11 teams and totaled 246 points while Connecticut College won the meet with 42 points as the Camels took the top three spots in the race. 
 
Molly Woodford (Southbury, Conn.) led Springfield in 53rd with a time of 20:29.5. Ava Ciccone (Cheshire, Conn.) followed in 58th in 20:39.0, with Emily Hye (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) close behind in 61st in 20:45.4. Kayleigh Jensen (Salem, Conn.) finished 62nd with a time of 20:50.6, and Sara St. Germain (Somers, Conn.) rounded out Springfield's scorers in 78th in 21:08.5.
 
Alexandra Henrichon (Huntington, Mass.) was next to finish, crossing the line in 22:11.4. Elisa Narain (Holden, Mass.) and Lauren Roche (Corning, N.Y.) followed in 22:16.3 and 22:20.4, respectively. Shelby Tart (Pittsfield, Mass.) finished with a time of 22:25.5, followed by Paige Spooner (Sturbridge, Mass.) in 24:32.5 and Chloe Ballard (Norwalk, Conn.) in 26:29.7.
 
The Pride will travel to Smith for the Ellen O'Neil Invitational on Saturday, September 19.
 
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