SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – It was an outstanding day of action for the UMass Dartmouth men's cross country team as the squad competed at the 2026 NCAA DIII Northeast Regionals at the Wainwright Sports Complex. The Corsairs finished 10th overall in a field of 31 teams, compiling 295 points. MIT captured this year's Regional title.
UMD was paced by sophomore
Declan Smith, who ran to 35th overall with a personal best time of 24:56.6 in the 8k event. The second-year runner came within one spot of qualifying for the NCAA Championships – concluding an impressive season.
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Maurice King was next across the line in 50th with a time of 25:25.6 – another personal best, while junior
Connor Bruni and senior
Joseph Stanton were 69th (25:54.0) and 70th (25:55.2), respectively as both recorded personal best marks.
Sophomore
Stevie MacLennan came across the line in 76th with a personal best time of 26:00.4, while junior
Jack Barbato also notched a personal best mark on the day with 26:48.8 which was good for 93rd overall. Rounding out the action for UMD was senior
James Carriere, who posted a time of 27:15.4 for 105th overall.
It was a solid day that saw the Corsairs 1st through 5th runners with a spread of 63 seconds which was in the top five of all teams in the race. Additionally, the men finished the season ranked regionally for 13th weeks – which was a program record.
