MIDDLEBURY, VT - The Trinity College men's and women's cross-country teams competed at the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Cross Country Championships hosted by Middlebury College on Saturday, October 31. The Bantam women secured a 10th-place finish with 281 points in the 6K championship race, while the men placed 11th overall with 317 points in the 8K race.

Women's 6K Championship

• The Bantams finished 10th overall in the conference championship race, tallying 281 points.
• Senior Paige Jaenicke led Trinity with a 30th-place overall finish, crossing the line in 22:15.7. Fellow senior Ava Del Vescovo followed in 39th place, clocking a time of 22:38.7. Both securing top-40 markings in the Championship.
• First-year Maile Shinmoto was the third Bantam to cross the finish line, securing 98th place with a time of 23:57.0.
• First-year Cassidy Bruno (24:11.7) and senior Annabell Sorensen (24:31.5) rounded out Trinity's top five finishers, placing 108th and 122nd, respectively.
• Sophomore Nora Butterly (24:41.1) followed in 128th place, while sophomore Ava DePeau (24:47.8) finished 132nd.
• Junior Margaret Spuler (25:04.3), sophomore Rio Gladchun (25:08.4), and first-year Ella Reagan (25:26.8) added to the Bantams' finishers, placing 139th, 140th, and 145th, respectively.
• First-year Madison Hussey (25:36.7), first-year Rachel Quadrato (25:41.5), senior Zoe Maggioni (25:44.7), junior Lauren Hunt (25:58.8), and sophomore Molly McGinley (26:04.5) rounded out Trinity's competitors.

Men's 8K Championship

• Trinity placed 11th overall in the conference championship race, recording 317 points.
• Sophomore Lysander Duffield paced the Bantams with a 64th-place overall finish, clocking a time of 26:25.5.
• Sophomore Nielsen Kasser followed in 81st place with a time of 26:42.4, while junior Tyler Johnson secured 91st place, crossing the finish line in 26:52.1.
• Junior Jack Blanchfield (27:22.5) and first-year Brian Smith (27:34.2) rounded out Trinity's top five finishers, placing 113th and 118th, respectively.
• Senior Dolan Pols followed in 127th place with a time of 27:44.3, while first-year Tommy Basinger clocked a 27:52.8 finish to secure 132nd place.
• First-years Douglas Smith (27:58.5) and Alex Hammar (27:59.4) crossed the finish line just 0.9 seconds apart, placing 134th and 135th, respectively.
• Junior Tim Hamilton (28:15.0), sophomore Xavier Ohl (28:18.1), sophomore Mark Kanner (28:20.5), and sophomore Aaron Roberts (28:21.5) followed for Trinity.
• Sophomore Brendan Nolan rounded out the Bantams' finishers, crossing the line in 28:55.8 for 151st place.

UP NEXT
The Bantams will continue their tournament prep, as they will be the host school for the 2026 NCAA DIII Cross Country Mideast Regional. The regional will be held at our home course, Wickham Park in Manchester, Conn. For more information, please visit the Championship Central page located here, and on both the Men's and Women's pages.