FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Fairfield University Women's Cross Country recorded its best-ever finish at an NCAA Regional, placing 24th in a field of 41 teams at Friday's Northeast Regional Championship at Bethpage State Park.
Hannah Snayd paced the Stags individually in 36th place.
The Stags' 24th-place finish slotted them fourth among the nine Metro Conference teams at the regional. Boston College won the meet with three runners in the top-10 and all five scorers among the individual top-20.
Snayd – three-time reigning Metro Conference Champion – crossed the line with a time of 20:47.6 in the 6K race. Fellow senior
Mia Strazzella was just about one minute behind her classmate at 21:47.9 followed by
Catherine Gobo at 22:12.3.
Rounding out the five scorers were
Emma Preissman (22:25.5) and
Caroline Cox (22:26.6) finishing in succession.
Carlina Castro added a time of 22:49.7 and
Isabella Cardozo finished her rookie campaign with a 23:30.0 mark.
Keira Rogan of Syracuse broke the tape in 19:46.9 to win the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship.
Friday's meet concluded the fall schedule for the Stags. Fairfield Cross Country will unveil its spring slate when it is finalized.
