The Hobart and William Smith cross country teams will travel to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, for the 2026 Liberty League Cross Country Championships hosted by Bard. On Saturday Oct. 31, the women's 6- kilometer race begins at 11 a.m., followed by the men's 8-kilometer race at noon.

Fans who can't make it to Annandale-on-Hudson can follow the action with Live Video and Live Stats.

SCOUTING THE HERONS

• William Smith has had five runners post sub-25-minute 6K times this season.
• First-Year Evie Morris logged the Herons' fastest 6k of the season, clocking in at 23:33.0 to finish in 13th place at the Houghton Highlander Invitational on Oct.10.
• That same day, first-year Vienna Ritter-Yelle secured 22nd after crossing the finish line at 23:54.6. She has a pair of wins this season, finishing first in the SUNY Poly Wildcat Classic and the Warner-Fleury Invitational.

WOMEN'S FIELD

• Vassar is the defending champion on the women's side. The Brewers placed three runners in the top 10 and had a 33-point win over runner-up St. Lawrence.
• RPI was third, trailing St. Lawrence by 6 points. Ithaca, RIT, Union, William Smith, Clarkson and Bard rounded out the field.
• RPI's Jules Bleskoski was the 2025 individual champion. Last year in Canton, she posted a winning time of 21:17.3, 30.1 seconds ahead of second place finisher from Vassar, Haley Schoenegge.
• In the latest USTFCCCA poll, Vassar is No. 18 in the nation.

SCOUTING THE STATESMEN

• Hobart has had five runners post sub-29-minute 8K times this year.
• Junior Duncan Kipkoech logged the Statesmen's fastest 8K at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 10, crossing the finish line at 26:16.2 to secure 28th place.
• That same day, sophomore Malachi Quinn logged his fastest 8k time, 26:48.3, finishing 47th. Junior Philip Dilgard-Clark clocked in at 27:09.4 to take 60th at the Highlander Invitational.

MEN'S FIELD

• RPI is the defending champion in the men's race. The Engineers put eight runners in the top 10 to win the title by 47 points over second-place St. Lawerence last season.
• RIT finished third,14 points behind St. Lawrence. Vassar, Ithaca, Union, Clarkson, Hobart and Bard rounded out the field.
• St. Lawrence's Nicholas Lyndaker was the 2025 individual champion. Lyndaker crossed the finish line at 25:16.6, just four seconds ahead of runner-up Evan Lacey of RPI.
• The Engineers are ranked eighth in the nation in the latest USTFCCCA poll.