Women's Cross Country 10/3/2026 9:31:00 PM

Farmington Places 25th Overall at Keene State Invitational

Photo Courtesy of Hannah Wilbur '26

KEENE, New Hampshire - The University of Maine at Farmington women's cross country team raced to a 25th place finish overall at Saturday's Keene State Invitational. The race was a 6K event that hosted 27 scoring teams. As a team, the five runners who scored for Farmington posted a total time of 2:19.55 with an average finish of 27:59.

Williams College earned the top overall spot as a team, finishing with a total time of 1:51.22 and an average time of 22:16.

Beaver Runners:

Farmington was paced by three-time North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Rookie of the Week Amelia Hill (Jaffrey, N.H.). Hill placed 112th overall out of the competitive 244 runner field. Hill finished the 6K in 24:50.5 while averaging 6:39.8 per mile.

Fellow first-year Annabelle Hanscom (Oakland, Maine) was the second Beaver across the finish line, finishing the race with a total time of 28:03.2. Hanscom averaged 7:31.4 per mile for the race.

Sophomore Heather Alexander (Orleans, Vt.) placed 225th overall, running an average mile time of 7:41.1 en route to posting a total time of 28:39.1.

Tealah Ward (Winslow, Maine) was the fourth Beaver who scored for the team, racing to a time of 28:46.5 as she placed 227th overall. Ward averaged 7:43.0 per mile.

The final Beaver who scored for the team was senior Abby MacDonald (Bangor, Maine). MacDonald finished in 230th place overall, finishing the race in 29:36.6, averaging 7:56.5 per mile.

Other Beaver Finishers

Monica Lewis (Windham, Maine) - 233rd; 30:42.6, 8:14.2
Karina Hernandez (Selma, Texas) - 235th; 30:56.9; 8:18.0
Alayna Marchessault (Thomaston, Maine) - 239th; 31:40.2; 8:29.g
Jade LaMontagne (Auburn, Maine) - 241st; 32:39.9; 8:45.6

UP NEXT

The Beaver will be back in action on October 31st at the 2026 North Atlantic Conference Championship.

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Players Mentioned

Monica Lewis: Junior

Abby MacDonald: Senior

Alayna Marchessault: Sophomore

Amelia Hill: Freshman

Annabelle Hanscom: Freshman

Jade LaMontagne: Freshman

Karina Hernandez: Freshman

Heather Alexander: Sophomore

Tealah Ward: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Monica Lewis
: Junior

Abby MacDonald
: Senior

Alayna Marchessault
: Sophomore

Amelia Hill
: Freshman

Annabelle Hanscom
: Freshman

Jade LaMontagne
: Freshman

Karina Hernandez
: Freshman

Heather Alexander
: Sophomore

Tealah Ward
: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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