WXC Lineup For Empire 8s

Women's Cross Country Set For Empire 8 Championships

By St. John Fisher Athletics Communications

Championship Information


The 2026 Empire 8 Women’s Cross Country Championship takes place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 31 at the SUNY Poly Cross Country Course in Utica, NY. Eleven teams will compete in the 6,000-meter championship. Live results will be available from www.leonetiming.com.

The All-Empire 8 first, second and third teams are determined at the conference's championship meet. 

Live Results (Click Here)

St. John Fisher Runners To Watch


Maggie Bacon – Bacon, a senior, has been St. John Fisher's top performer this season. She had her top 6k performance of the year earlier this month in the Houghton Highlander Invite, recording a time of 24:02.1, good for 23rd place. 

Full St. John Fisher Entries List

Maggie Bacon (Senior)

Baillee Burton (Senior)

Peyton Carter (Junior)

Kate DeFio (Sophomore)

Brianne Hurlburt (Junior)

Anna Lyons (Freshman)

Abby Nash (Junior)

Bailey Nixon (Sophomore)

Megan O'Malley (Senior)

Jenna Rosenkrans (Junior)

The 2026 Season In Photos…

Abby Nash
Women's XC
Trisha Byler
Maggie Bacon
Maggie Bacon XC
WXC Group
WXC Team 2026

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