FARMINGDALE, NY - The Iona University women's cross country team completed their 2026 campaign with a 10th-place finish among 41 schools in the 2026 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship on Friday at Bethpage Polo at the Park. Competing in the women's 6K championship race, the Gaels totaled 299 points, led by sophomore Sofia Lumbreras, who crossed the finish line 33rd overall in 20:44.8.
 

IONA PERFORMERS

Lumbreras paced the Gaels with her 33rd-place performance, while sophomore Alex Schulz followed in 43rd with a time of 20:58.8. Junior Muireann Duffy was next across the line, placing 48th in 21:04.6.
 
Junior Kiera Atkinson finished 85th in 21:29.0, followed closely by sophomore Kayleigh Atkinson in 90th with a time of 21:31.6. Junior Ruby McPhillips placed 194th in 22:39.5, and senior McKenna Arguien completed Iona's lineup in 197th at 22:40.7. The five scoring runners each finished among the top 90 competitors, combining to secure Iona's position in the team standings.
 

TOP INDIVIDUAL FINISHES

Syracuse's Keira Rogan captured the individual Northeast Regional championship, finishing the 6K course in 19:46.9. Boston University's Adrienne Buettner-Cable was runner-up in 19:51.8, followed by Boston College's Rosalie Ten Bruggencate in third at 19:58.2.
 
Boston College placed two additional runners in the top seven, with Imogen Gardiner finishing fifth in 20:04.9 and Ella Fadil taking seventh in 20:11.6. Providence also had a strong presence among the leaders, placing three runners in the top nine, led by Anna Gardiner in fourth at 20:03.8. Olivia Murray of Columbia rounded out the top 10 in 20:15.4.
 

TEAM SCORES

Boston College captured the Northeast Regional team championship with 51 points, narrowly edging Providence, which finished second with 58. Syracuse placed third with 77 points, followed by Connecticut (109) and Boston University (193) to complete the top five.
 
Harvard finished sixth with 213 points, followed by UMass Amherst (235), Yale (250) and Columbia (269). Iona rounded out the top 10 with 299 points, finishing ahead of 31 other programs in the 41-team championship field. The Gaels entered the regional championship ranked No. 12 in the Northeast Region.
 

Iona Performers

Pl.	Runner	Time
33.)	Sofia Lumbreras	20:44.8
43.)	Alex Schulz	20:58.8
48.)	Muireann Duffy	21:04.6
85.)	Kiera Atkinson	21:29.0
90.)	Kayleigh Atkinson	21:31.6
194.)	Ruby McPhillips	22:39.5
197.)	McKenna Arguien	22:40.7

 

Top 20 Performers

Runner	School	Time
1.)	Keira Rogan	Syracuse	19:46.9
2.)	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	Boston University	19:51.8
3.)	Rosalie Ten Bruggencate	Boston College	19:58.2
4.)	Anna Gardiner	Providence	20:03.8
5.)	Imogen Gardiner	Boston College	20:04.9
6.)	Sascha Letica	Connecticut	20:07.2
7.)	Ella Fadil	Boston College	20:11.6
8.)	Gabby Schmidt	Providence	20:13.5
9.)	Kate Currie	Providence	20:14.8
10.)	Olivia Murray	Columbia	20:15.4
11.)	Emily Bush	Providence	20:15.9
12.)	Jayden Harberts	Syracuse	20:16.7
13.)	Hebe Chadwick	Yale	20:19.1
14.)	Allison Wasson	Connecticut	20:19.2
15.)	Zoey McNabb	Vermont	20:22.4
16.)	Annabelle Miller	Boston College	20:22.9
17.)	Lara Mannes Diaz de Cerio	UMass Amherst	20:23.2
18.)	Carmen Luisi	Syracuse	20:23.2
19.)	Brooke Strauss	Connecticut	20:23.5
20.)	Claire Daniels	Boston College	20:24.9

 

Team Scores

Pl.	Team	Score
1.)	Boston College	51
2.)	Providence	58
3.)	Syracuse	77
4.)	Connecticut	109
5.)	Boston University	193
6.)	Harvard	213
7.)	UMass Amherst	235
8.)	Yale	250
9.)	Columbia	269
10.)	Iona	299
11.)	Army West Point	342
12.)	Brown	392
13.)	Stony Brook	397
14.)	Vermont	427
15.)	Quinnipiac	466
16.)	Maine	467
17.)	Cornell	527
18.)	Northeastern	547
19.)	UMass Lowell	584
20.)	Dartmouth	603
21.)	Holy Cross	621
22.)	Marist	629
23.)	Bryant	657
24.)	Fairfield	658
25.)	Binghamton	736
26.)	Colgate	766
27.)	Rhode Island	786
28.)	Merrimack	840
29.)	Fordham	868
30.)	New Hampshire	875
31.)	Central Connecticut	890
32.)	Sacred Heart	898
33.)	Siena	950
34.)	Stonehill	969
35.)	Buffalo	971
36.)	Niagara	1029
37.)	Hofstra	1097
38.)	St. Bonaventure	1110
39.)	Manhattan	1164
40.)	Wagner	1195
41.)	Canisius	1279

 

UP NEXT

The Gaels complete their cross country campaign and turn their attention to the indoor track in the upcoming weeks.
 

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