NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Manchester defended its title with a team score of 27 points to win the 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women’s Cross Country Championship.

2026 HCAC Men’s and Women's Cross Country Championship Page
2026 Championship Results

The Spartans Chesnee Miller did her best to take her second-straight individual title, but had to settle for second with a time of 21:50.7, just over a second behind the leader.

However, her teammates did their job with all five Spartan scorers placing in the top-10. Ava Egolf placed fourth, followed by Ayla Cashdollar in fifth and Chloe Stalhood in sixth. The final scorer was Kadence Fox in 10th. Manchester also had the Newcomer of the Year in Annika Retana, while Brian Cashdollar won Coach of the Year.

Rose-Hulman’s Jocelyn Onstot took the individual title with a time of 21:49.2 with her team placing third with 88 points.

Hanover finished in second place as a team with 76 points to lead the Fightin’ Engineers. Fourth place went to Transylvania with 109 points and Mount St. Joseph wrapped up the top-five with 139.

Franklin (171 points), Bluffton (184), Anderson (184), and Berea (225) completed the meet’s results.

Runner of the Year: Jocelyn Onstot, Rose-Hulman
Newcomer of the Year: Annika Retana, Manchester
Coach of the Year: Brian Cashdollar, Manchester

TEAM RESULTS
1. Manchester - 27
2. Hanover - 76
3. Rose-Hulman - 88
4. Transylvania - 109
5. Mount St. Joseph - 139
6. Franklin - 171
7. Bluffton - 184*
8. Anderson - 184*
9. Berea - 225

ALL-CONFERENCE
1. Jocelyn Onstot, Rose-Hulman - 21:49.2
2. Chesnee Miller, Manchester - 21:50.7
3. Kaylee Kinser, Hanover - 21:58.6
4. Ava Egolf, Manchester - 22:23.6
5. Ayla Cashdollar, Manchester - 22:28.9
6. Chloe Stalhood, Manchester - 22:50.5
7. Ella Detjen, Transylvania - 22:58.8
8. Jennifer Guevara, Hanover - 23:01.8
9. Sara Smith, Bluffton - 23:06.2
10. Kadence Fox, Manchester - 23:13.3
11. Brianna Bittel, Rose-Hulman - 23:21.2
12. Addison Sterk, Manchester - 23:26.6
13. Cleo Saltz, Earlham - 23:35.4
14. Annika Retana, Manchester - 23:41.0

HONORABLE MENTION
15. Claire Higgins, Mount St. Joseph - 23:55.5
16. Sophie Bolin, Transylvania - 24:00.3
17. Anna Wilcox, Rose-Hulman - 24:12.4
18. Anna Walpole, Anderson - 24:14.1
19. Fiona Sodrel, Franklin - 24:20.9
20. Madelyn Kitchens, Hanover - 24:24.5
21. Hattie Harlow, Anderson - 24:28.2

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