Women's Cross Country | 10/31/2026 12:42:00 PM

UTICA, N.Y. – Four St. John Fisher women's cross-country runners placed in the top 40 to lead the Cardinals to a sixth-place finish in the Empire 8 Conference Championships (6k race) on Saturday morning at the SUNY Poly Cross Country Course. Five Fisher runners recorded career-best times, and two others notched season bests. 

Senior Maggie Bacon paced the Cardinals with a 31st-place finish, logging a season-best time of 24:00.9. It marked her third consecutive top-40 finish in the Empire 8 Championships. 

Sophomore Bailey Nixon, junior Abigail Nash and senior Baillee Burton recorded career-best times and crossed the finish line right behind Bacon. Nixon (35th) recorded a time of 24:17.5, while Nash (36th) finished in 24:25.6 and Burton (38th) in 24:33.6. 

SUNY Geneseo claimed the team title, while Nazareth took second and Brockport third. Houghton (4th place) and Utica (5th place) rounded out the top five. 

Additional Race Highlights

• Junior Peyton Carter logged a personal-best time of 24:54.3. She took 46th place. 

• Freshman Anna Lyons logged a season-best time of 25:09.6. She took 51st. 

• Senior Megan O'Malley recorded a career-best time of 25:29.5. 

Up Next

The Cardinals will compete in the Niagara Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14, at SUNY Fredonia.