Women's Cross Country 10/31/2026 8:38:00 PM

Martinez Nocito Crowned NAC Champion, Helps Beavers to 2nd Place Finish

FARMINGTON, Maine - University of Maine at Farmington senior Lina Martinez Nocito (Mt. Vernon, Maine) was crowned the NAC Individual Champion for the second consecutive year after she blazed through the 6k course and helped lead the Beavers to a second place finish as a team on Saturday morning.

Husson University earned NAC Championship honors, placing six runners inside the top ten, earning 30 points and dethroning Farmington who was named the NAC Champions in 2025.

Beaver Runners:

Martinez Nocito continued her dominant season in the Championship race, earning first place and finishing the race with a time of 23:25.63. Martinez Nocito finished 25 seconds in front of any other runner in her first place effort. Martinez Nocito finished the race having averaged 6:17.0 per mile.

First-year Amelia Hill (Jaffrey, N.H.) placed second overall, 25 second behind Martinez Nocito. Hill ran an extremely impressive race, finishing a minute and 11 seconds in front of the third place finisher. Hill posted a time of 23:50.5 with an average mile time of 6:23.6 for the race.

Fellow first-year Annabelle Hanscom (Oakland, Maine) was the third Beaver to cross the finish line, placing 12th overall. Hanscom completed the race in 26:41.3 and averaged 7:09.5 for the race.

Sophomore Tealah Ward (Winslow, Maine) finished just one place behind Hanscom, placing 13th overall with a time of 27:31.5. Ward finished the race with an average mile of 7:22.9.

Sophomore Heather Alexander (Orleans, Vt.) finished just 17 seconds behind Ward in 15th place. Alexander averaged 7:27.3 per mile and had a total time of 27:48.0 as the fifth Beaver to contribute to the team's overall score.

Other Beaver Finishers:

Karina Hernandez (Selma, Texas) - 16th; 28:51.2; 7:44.3
Monica Lewis (Windham, Maine) - 17th; 28:52.3; 7:44.6
Abby MacDonald (Bangor, Maine) - 18th; 29:06.2; 7:48.3
Jade LaMontagne (Auburn, Maine) - 19th; 29:39.2; 7:57.2
Alayna Marchessault (Thomaston, Maine); 22nd; 30:41.9; 8:14.0

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The Beavers will have two weeks to train before the NCAA East Regional Championship on November 14th.

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Players Mentioned

Monica Lewis: Junior

Abby MacDonald: Senior

Alayna Marchessault: Sophomore

Lina Martinez Nocito: Senior

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

Lina Martinez Nocito
: Senior

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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