Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Northeast Regional Championships
November 12, 2026 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — When the starting gun sounds Friday morning at Bethpage State Park to open the 2026 NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships, two of the top teams in Army West Point history will do what they have done all season: represent the Corps of Cadets at the highest level.
The women's 6K race begins at 11 a.m., followed by the men's 10K at noon. EliteFeats will provide live results for both races. The live results link and meet information are available on the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships page.
The Black Knight women are represented by Sienna Boulds, Mikayla Cheney, Louisa Diamond, Chloe Esponda, Abigail Garner, Sophie Guilfoile, Alexandra Himebauch, Tegan Kennedy, Alma Lazo Cazares, Kate Merritt, Leah Richardson, Abigail Ringwood, Mia Royall and Alex Volkart.
Army's men are represented by Eli Ahten, Jess Augustine, Chase Choudry, Judah Daffron, Reid Finley, Adam Furman, Gavin Hansen, Parker Harris, Maximus Haynia, Sawyer Lisk, Issaiah McCorvey, Lyle Miderios and Ryan Rheam.
Army's women have enjoyed a sensational season and enter the regional fresh off their fourth consecutive Patriot League championship, the program's first four-peat since winning four straight from 1994 to 1997. The Army women also earned their fourth consecutive Star Meet title against Navy.
Until this season, no Army women's team had ever won four consecutive Star Meet titles and four consecutive league championships.
The six members of the Class of 2027 — Erika Nyberg, Merritt, Diamond, Garner, Richardson and Cheney — will leave behind a legacy of never having lost at the Star Meet or conference level.
"Our women's team is led by our firsties," said Mike Smith, Army's director of track and field and cross country. "The Class of 2027, whose record is unmatched in the 41-year history of our program. They have felled giants in their career, including LSU and Ohio State this fall, and last November they took down the Syracuse Orange. Most importantly, these women have dominated the Naval Academy. They raced against the Naval Academy 12 times in their four-year career and won 11 of those matchups for a winning percentage of better than 91 percent, which is a remarkable statistic."
Army won the 2026 Patriot League women's championship with 50 points, five ahead of Boston University. Seniors Cheney and Royall earned first-team All-Patriot League honors after finishing second and third, while Garner earned second-team honors after finishing 14th. Army placed six runners in the top 17.
Army's men have also run well this season and finished third at the Patriot League Championships. Furman and Haynia earned first-team All-Patriot League honors after finishing third and fourth, respectively, the only teammates in the top four. Harris earned second-team All-Patriot League honors after finishing 12th.
"Our men know what it takes to succeed," Smith said. "In leading us to a third-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, Furman and Haynia ran the best races of their league careers to finish third and fourth. Furman, Haynia and Gavin Hansen are looking forward to competing in the NCAA Regional Championships.
"These men understand that excellence is something to be pursued with no guarantee of success because 'It takes what it takes.'"
Army's women finished third at the 2025 Northeast Regional and are looking to advance to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time in program history. Army All-American Charlotte Richman won the individual title at the 2025 Northeast Regional and became the first Army West Point women's cross country runner to compete at the NCAA Championships.
Army's men finished sixth at the 2025 Northeast Regional and are looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1996. Furman (47th), Haynia (56th) and Hansen (59th) all finished in the top 60 at last year's regional.
"The standard at Army is the standard," Smith said. "We are here to pursue excellence and to win. Our men's and women's cross country teams have figured it out. Cross country is all about the war that rages in your mind. How deep into the well are you willing to go to suffer for your teammates? It's just like Ranger School. You have to figure it out.
"The grit that it takes to get through Ranger School and the grit that it takes to be successful in Division I cross country. That grit is one and the same."
Friday's results will determine the men's and women's qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
About Army West Point Cross Country
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Media Contact
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