Owings Mills, Md. (Women's Cross Country) - Misericordia won the 2026 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Stevenson's Greenspring Campus, edging Messiah 54-60 in a two-team race. Madison Hedglin led the Cougars with her second straight individual title, covering the 6K course in 21:33.4.

Hedglin finished more than 16 seconds ahead of Widener's Loralei Golembiewski (21:49.7), who took second. Delaney Turk of Messiah was third (21:55.9), followed by Ellie Kozich of DeSales in fourth (21:57.5) and Joelle Ruccio of Marywood in fifth (22:42.4).

Misericordia placed all five scorers in the top 19: Hedglin (1st), Mollie Kozich (7th), Grace Morningstar (10th), Cassandra Burt (17th) and Brielle Frable (19th). Messiah's scorers finished 3rd, 8th, 13th, 15th and 21st for 60 points. The Cougars were runner-up a year ago, three points behind champion Lebanon Valley.

Lebanon Valley, the 2025 champion, was third with 126 points, followed by Stevens (136) and DeSales (147). York was sixth with 148 points, ahead of Widener (204), Delaware Valley (239), Eastern (243) and Arcadia (273).

Team Results

1. Misericordia - 54 points
2. Messiah - 60 points
3. Lebanon Valley - 126 points
4. Stevens - 136 points
5. DeSales - 147 points
6. York - 148 points
7. Widener - 204 points
8. Delaware Valley - 239 points
9. Eastern - 243 points
10. Arcadia - 273 points
11. King's - 276 points
12. Marywood - 294 points
13. FDU-Florham - 366 points
14. Alvernia - 391 points
15. Stevenson - 394 points

All-MAC Women's Cross Country Teams
The top 30 finishers in the championship race earn All-MAC honors: First Team for places 1-10, Second Team for places 11-20 and Third Team for places 21-30.

First Team: Madison Hedglin, Misericordia; Loralei Golembiewski, Widener; Delaney Turk, Messiah; Ellie Kozich, DeSales; Joelle Ruccio, Marywood; Isabella Gabay, Stevens; Mollie Kozich, Misericordia; Madison Kimmel, Messiah; Ashley Bitler, Eastern; Grace Morningstar, Misericordia

Second Team: Maren Weaver, Arcadia; Kaitlyn Adams, Stevens; Elana Pineda, Messiah; Amber Marshall, Hood; Charlee Kurtz, Lebanon Valley; Meagan Kime, Messiah; Isabel Tenney, York; Cassandra Burt, Misericordia; Daisy Delarosa, Widener; Brielle Frable, Misericordia

Third Team: Lily Arnold, York; Lily Mellinger, Messiah; Kenzee Wiker, Messiah; Caroline Borleis, Lebanon Valley; Maya Carey, Hood; Kayla Reidenbaugh, York; Jocelyn Saultz, Lebanon Valley; Ava Shirk, Messiah; Madison Moore, Misericordia; Kendall Chandler, Messiah