Panthers Repeat, Collins Crosses First in First Title for Scots

10/31/2026 6:28:06 PM

Greenville University extended its championship run to five while Brooklynn Collins made history for Lyon College, becoming the first Scot to win the individual title at the SLIAC Women's Cross Country Championship.

Collins bested her previous season best time by over two-minutes, pushing to a title with a winning mark of 24:00. Running just her second 6K race of the season Collins held strong with the lead runners and stayed steady down the stretch making a pass to take the lead with 500 meters remaining. Collins shattered the previous program record championship time by over one-minute and helped her team to a 3rd place finish with 85 team points.

Saturday's team title for Greenville is the program's 22nd, finishing the 2026 championship with 32 team points. Alexis Martinez pushed herself to a 3rd place finish, after winning last year's title, finishing with a time of 24:29. Alivia Clayton, Natali Roth, Lydia Cahill, and Raven Vance gave the Panthers five runners in the top ten.

Spalding University finished 2nd in the team race with 60 points. It was also a second-place finish individually for the program as freshman Gemma Harkins was the runner-up with a time of 24:23; marking the third time a Golden Eagle has finished second.

Webster University took 4th place with 99 points. Violet Hill was the top Gorlok finisher, coming in 11th with a time of 26:39.

Coming in 5th was Principia College with 122 points. Nina Martinez finished 4th with a time of 24:42 to lead the Panthers.

MUW was 6th with 149 points as Hannah Owens concluded her Owl career with a 7th place showing, finishing in a time of 25:43. That marks the highest finish at the championships in program history, bettering her own previous mark of 8th place last fall.

Blackburn College placed 7th with 154 points. Kaitlyn Garland was the top runner for the Beavers, coming in 24th with a time of 29:05.

Eureka College and Westminster College did not have enough runners for a team score but Eureka was led by Zoe Stoecker (34:10) with Westminster paced by Makayla Cordes (27:07).