TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Belmont Women's Cross Country team wrapped up their 2026 season with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA South Regionals. The championships were held on the morning of Friday, Nov. 13 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Bruins finished with 566 points, with two runners,
Sophie Nicholls and
Isabella Harte, placing in the top 60.
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Alabama captured the team title with a nearly perfect score of 21 points. Florida took second with 74 points, followed by Vanderbilt in third with 115 points.
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The individual title went to Caren Kiplagat of Alabama, who ran an impressive 19:20.6.
Leading the way for Belmont was
Sophie Nicholls, placing 52nd with a time of 21:02.4 in the 6K.
Isabella Harte followed 10 seconds behind Nicholls to place 58th.
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Freshman
Hannah Clark came in third for the Bruins, running 22:40.0 to place 151st overall.
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Seniors
Clara Crain and
Carson Wasemiller placed 153rd and 174th respectively, rounding out the Bruins' point earners.
Belmont Individual Finishes (Times)
52.
Sophie Nicholls (21:02.4)
58.
Isabella Harte (21:12.2)
151.
Hannah Clark (22:40.0)
153.
Clara Crain (22:41.3)
174.
Carson Wasemiller (23:06.5)
179.
Lilie Fouts (23:19.1)
The South Regional Championship marks the conclusion of a successful season of growth for Belmont Cross Country.
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