Women's Cross Country

Carleton repeats as MIAC Women’s Cross Country champs

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – For the 15th time in program history and the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Carleton College Knights are women's cross country champions of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
 
The Knights placed three runners in the top five and five in the top 10, finishing with 25 points and a 38-point margin of victory for the MIAC crown.
 
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St. Olaf placed second as a team with 63 points, followed by Macalester in third with 74 points. St. Scholastica took fourth with 118, Concordia totaled 165, and Saint Benedict had 179. Gustavus (190), Bethel (208), St. Catherine (256), Saint Mary's (280), Hamline (311), and Augsburg (378) rounded out the team leaderboard.
 
Macalester senior Ingrid Norquist took home individual conference champion honors with a 6K time of 21:48.6. Norquist is the sixth Scot in program history to win the individual conference title, and the first since 2015.
 
Carleton placed the next three finishers in Abigail Burns (22:24.9), Nina Peterson (22:30.5), and Nicole Peterson (22:31.0), with St. Scholastica's Regan Niemi (22:34.9) closing out the top five.
 
A total of 164 student-athletes participated in this year's MIAC Women's Cross Country Championships. The top 15 finishers earned All-Conference recognition, while finishers 16-25 were awarded Honorable Mention. The All-MIAC and Honorable Mention runners were honored at a post-meet awards ceremony, and the Knights were also presented with their MIAC Championship trophy.
 
Full results are published online by Hero's Timing and can also be found on the 2026 MIAC Cross Country Championship homepage.
 
Official championship apparel is available for online purchase via the MIAC Shop powered by UNRestricted MKTG. The online MIAC Shop features officially licensed short-sleeve t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts, and hooded sweatshirts to commemorate the 2026 conference championship meet. The items available in this store are custom-decorated. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. All apparel items are online-only, custom-made, and all sales are final.
 
The MIAC would like to thank St. Olaf College for its work in organizing and hosting this year's championships and making the event a great success.
 
MIAC runners will return to Northfield in two weeks for the NCAA Division III North Regionals at St. Olaf College on Saturday, November 14, followed by the NCAA Division III Championships hosted at Carleton College on Saturday, November 21.