Martinez Heads Up Conference Runners at Regionals

11/14/2026 3:40:04 PM

Alexis Martinez headed up the list of women's cross country runners during regional championship weekend; a weekend that saw SLIAC runners compete at three different regionals. 

Martinez, a sophomore at Greenville University, placed 36th at the Midwest Regional. Her time of 22:43 was a conference best this weekend and a season-best time. 

Lyon College's Brooklynn Collins followed up her conference individual title by placing 64th at the regional championship held in Rock Island, Illinois. Collins finished the 6K race in a time of 23:20; 40-seconds faster than her conference winning time. The Scots finished 26th as a team in the team standings.

Also competing at the Midwest Regional was Webster University, placing 29th. Violet Hill paced the Gorloks with a time of 26:23, placing 168th in the field of 222 runners. 

Zoe Stoecker represented Eureka College, placing 216th with a time of 34:13. Blackburn's Kaitlyn Garland led the Beavers, placing 196th with a time of 29:09. Principia College was represented by Nina Martinez, who finished 90th with a time of 23:50.

Spalding University headed to East Lansing, Michigan to compete in the Great Lakes Region. Bailey Haws was the Golden Eagles top runner, finishing 196th with a time of 26:17.

Hannah Owens, from MUW, concluded her collegiate career at the South Region; which was held in Earlysville, Virginia. The senior runner finished with a time of 26:09, putting her 97th in a field of 166 runners.