SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The UMass Dartmouth women's cross country team had an outstanding effort on Saturday at the 2026 NCAA DIII Northeast Regionals. The 6k event, hosted at the Wainright Sports Complex, saw the Corsairs post 321 points for 10th overall – which was the best finish in program history.
Leading the way for the Corsairs was senior
Sarah Lynch, who posted a time of 22:55.8 for 44th overall in the event field of 216 runners. Sophomore
Alexah Pedder was next across, earning 54th overall with a personal best time of 23:17.1. Junior
Sara Lopez came across in 65th overall with a personal record mark of 23:36.9.
Next across the finish line was junior
Ashlyn Byrnes, who was 71st on the day with a personal best time of 23:43.5, while senior
Sophie Owen came across in 87th with a mark of 24:01.6.
Sophomore
Elena Aponte was 91st overall with a time of 24:10.9 as senior
Serena Carnes posted a time of 24:39.7 for 117th on the day. Much like the men's squad, the Corsairs saw their runners that crossed 1st through 5th with a spread of 63 seconds; the only teams better were MIT, Tufts and Bates – who are all going to Nationals.
The Corsairs – who won the 2026 Little East Championship – finished the season regionally ranked.
