Results

WELLESLEY, Mass. - Junior Kate Sanderson (West Hartford, Conn.) of MIT won the individual title at the 2024 NEWMAC Women’s Cross Country Championship held at Nehoiden Golf Club on Saturday. 

MIT won their 17^th consecutive team title. The six-kilometer championship was hosted by Wellesley College on a perfect race day with overcast skies and temps in the low 50s. MIT registered a winning score of 16 points and possessed five of the top six finishers to capture its 19th NEWMAC championship in program history. 

United States Coast Guard Academy finished as the runner-up with 65 points, while Smith placed third with a score of 95 points. 
Mount Holyoke College finished with 168 points in fourth place, followed by fifth-place Wellesley College with 176 points. Springfield College delivered a score of 203 points, while Babson College came in seventh with 207 points, followed by Clark University in eighth with 208 points. Salve Regina University claimed ninth place with a score of 237 points, followed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 10^th with 258 points. Emerson College placed 11^th with 265 points, while Wheaton College rounded out the field in 12^th with 267 points. 

Sanderson registered the winning time in 21:40.2 with a 5:48.6 mile pace and was named the NEWMAC Athlete of the Year following the race. 

Junior Lexi Fernandez (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) was the runner-up finisher representing MIT with a time of 21:45.3. MIT senior Christina Crow (Sr., Mercer Island, Wash.) placed third clocking in with a time of 21:54.3. Graduate Gillian Roeder (Delmar, N.Y.) came away with fourth place in 21:56.2 to give MIT the top-4 finishers. Coast Guard junior Claire Semerod (Centennial, Colo.) rounded out the top five producing a time of 21:57.3.

Ava Hartman (New Orleans, La.) of MIT was named the 2024 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year after placing 11^th overall with a time of 22:13.6. Hartman is the 14^th athlete from MIT to receive Rookie of the Year accolades. 

The top 19 finishers earned NEWMAC All-Conference accolades.

1. Kate Sanderson (Jr., West Hartford, Conn.) – MIT – 21:40.2
2. Lexi Fernandez (Jr., Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) – MIT – 21:45.3
3. Christina Crow (Sr., Mercer Island, Wash.) – MIT – 21:54.3
4. Gillian Roeder (Gr., Delmar, N.Y.) – MIT – 21:56.2
5. Claire Semerod (Jr., Centennial, Colo.) – Coast Guard – 21:57.3 
6. Heather Jensen (So., Manhattan Beach, Calif.) – MIT – 21:58.5
7. Ella Whinney (Jr., Madison, Wis.) – Wellesley – 22:01.9
8. Ruby Krasnow (Sr., Huntsville, Ala.) – Clark – 22:02.7
9. Paige Phillips (Sr., Wilmington, N.C.) – Coast Guard - 22:05.9
10. Yasmin Defne Dadikhi (Jr., Istanbul, Turkiye) – Emerson – 22:06.7
11. Ava Hartman (Fy., New Orleans, La.) – MIT – 22:13.6
12. Rujuta Sane (Jr., Chandler, Ariz.) – MIT – 22:17.4
13. Megan Diulus (So., Akron, Ohio) – MIT – 22:21.9
14. Pria Parker (Sr., Hingham, Mass.) – Smith – 22:22.2
15. Liv Girand (So., New York, N.Y.) – MIT – 22:26.9
16. Lyda Martin (Jr., San Antonio, Texas) – Smith – 22:44.5
17. Lauren Mellon (Jr., Falls Church, Va.) – Coast Guard – 22:49.1
18. Erin Hovendon (Jr., Laurel Park, N.C.) – MIT – 22:54.3
19. Lucy Kreipke (So., Princeton, N.J.) – Smith – 23:00.8 

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.