WINTHROP, Minn.—Crown College won the 2026 UMAC Women’s Cross Country Championship Saturday with a team score of 38 points. This was the first title for the Polars in program history.
Emery Maki of Northwestern won the Individual Championship, leading the conference field with a time of 23:04.8.
Team standings
1 Crown 38
2 Northwestern 41
3 Martin Luther 62
4 UW-Superior 88
5 Bethany Lutheran 152
6 Minnesota Morris 159
Top 10 finishers
1 Emery Maki Northwestern (Minn.) 23:04.8
2 Natalie Van De Riet Northwestern (Minn.) 23:06.6
3 Grace Hahm Martin Luther 23:23.0
4 Brooklyn Hart Crown 23:33.3
5 Jemimah Habben Martin Luther 23:46.1
6 Ella Dufault Crown 24:00.1
7 Claire Fischer Martin Luther 24:02.2
8 Ruth Brueckner Crown 24:15.4
9 Lindsey Morrison Crown 24:15.7
10 Alicia Arredondo Northwestern (Minn.) 24:36.0
The full season awards will be announced on Wednesday, Nov. 3.