Waterford, CT --- Freshman Callan Stabler (Niskayuna, NY) led the WPI women's cross country team against a stacked field at the Conn College Invite on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Blue race featured 10 nationally ranked programs, including four of the top nine teams in the latest NCAA Division III national poll. No. 1 Williams, No. 6 Tufts, No. 8 Middlebury and No. 9 MIT highlighted a field that also included No. 16 Vassar, No. 17 Washington and Lee, No. 22 Connecticut College, No. 25 Wesleyan, No. 28 Ohio Wesleyan and No. 30 Bates.
 
Stabler led the Engineers over the 6K course, crossing the finish line in 23:49.3. Junior Emma Conway (Suffield, CT) was the second WPI runner across in 24:21.6, followed by sophomore Kayleigh Carnazza (Virginia Beach, VA) in 24:34.3.
 
Sophomore Kyla Meyers (Virgin, UT) clocked a 24:52.8, while senior Grace Connell (Far Hills, NJ) completed the Engineers' scoring five in 25:05.3. WPI totaled 881 points in the 28-team field.
 
Graduate student Bethany Brown (Allentown, PA) finished in 25:08.5, with freshman Scout Lynass (Shoreline, WA) just behind in 25:09.7. Sophomore Sabrina Cady (Lowell, MA) rounded out the WPI contingent with a time of 25:48.9.
 
No. 8 Middlebury edged top-ranked Williams for the team championship, 63-65, while No. 6 Tufts took third with 131 points and No. 9 MIT was fourth with 162. Middlebury's Audrey Maclean (Tiburon, CA), the defending NCAA National Individual Champion, captured the individual title in 20:36.6.
 
The Engineers are back in action at the 2026 NEWMAC Championships on Saturday, October 31 at Smith College. The race kicks off at 11:00am.
 
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