Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Northeast Regional Championships
November 13, 2026 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Army West Point cross country closed out its 2026 championship season Friday at the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Championships at Bethpage State Park. The women placed 11th out of 41 teams and the men placed 14th out of 41, on a muddy course in a field of more than 270 runners in each race.
Senior Mikayla Cheney led the women for the fifth time this fall. She finished 30th in 20:42.9 over 6K. Seniors Leah Richardson (56th, 21:12.1) and Louisa Diamond (71st, 21:18.5), junior Chloe Esponda (87th, 21:30.0) and senior Abigail Garner (98th, 21:36.3) rounded out the scoring five. All seven Army women finished inside 21:54, and the top five were separated by only 53 seconds.
For the men, seniors Adam Furman and Max Haynia ran together through the 10K. They finished 42nd (31:46.1) and 48th (31:49.9), 3.8 seconds apart. Freshman Issaiah McCorvey was third for Army in 75th (32:21.1). Juniors Jess Augustine (129th, 32:58.2) and Ryan Rheam (134th, 33:02.9) completed the scoring.
Cheney said the course lived up to its fast reputation early and then got harder.
"We knew it was going to be fast, since the first mile is on a polo field, so it was going to go hard and be super aggressive because it had to narrow in so much," Cheney said. "I think we were a little caught off guard with how muddy it was going to be in the back. You were really slipping and sliding. But each of our girls is super strong and was able to climb up whatever spots they could and do whatever maneuvering they could in that narrow woods section."
She said the Black Knights viewed the conditions as an advantage.
"We saw it as an advantage just because we're not scared of rain, we're not scared of a little bit of mud," Cheney said.
Boston College won the women's team title with 51 points, ahead of Providence (58), Syracuse (77) and Connecticut (109). Syracuse's Keira Rogan won the individual title in 19:46.9. On the men's side, Syracuse won with 49 points, followed by Harvard (72), Cornell (89), Iona (116) and Providence (122). Hofstra's Fredrick Kipkosgei won the men's race in 30:11.0.
For Cheney and the senior class, the regional capped a run that has made Army a regular name in league and regional conversations.
"It's a little surreal. I think it's been one of the most decorated seasons a team has had at West Point," Cheney said. "We have four Star Series wins, we have four conference championship wins. We've turned this program into a name in the Patriot League."
Cheney was Army's top finisher at five of its eight meets this cross country season, including an outright win at the Jasper Invitational, but she is already looking ahead to track season.
"I want to get a ring in indoor and I want to get another ring in outdoor," Cheney said.
The Numbers
- Women: Army was 11th of 41 teams with 342 points. Army's five scorers averaged 21:15, and the team beat Brown (392), Stony Brook (397), Vermont (427), Quinnipiac (466), Maine (467) and Cornell (527).
- Men: Army was 14th of 41 teams with 428 points. Army's five scorers averaged 32:23, and the team beat Columbia (441), Vermont (492), Fordham (506), Marist (522), Brown (526), Hofstra (527), Dartmouth (541), Northeastern (604), Holy Cross (692) and Colgate (696).
Army Women's Results (6K)
30. Mikayla Cheney – 20:42.9
56. Leah Richardson – 21:12.1
71. Louisa Diamond – 21:18.5
87. Chloe Esponda – 21:30.0
98. Abigail Garner – 21:36.3
116. Alma Lazo Cazares – 21:47.0
132. Alex Volkart – 21:54.0
Army Men's Results (10K)
42. Adam Furman – 31:46.1
48. Maximus Haynia – 31:49.9
75. Issaiah McCorvey – 32:21.1
129. Jess Augustine – 32:58.2
134. Ryan Rheam – 33:02.9
170. Lyle Mideiros – 33:28.2
200. Parker Harris – 33:54.4
Army returns to action this winter with the indoor track & field season.
