Women's Cross Country 9/26/2026 5:16:00 PM

O'Connor and Shay Lead Women's Cross Country at Meadows Challenge

Villanova Women's Cross Country

Meadows Challenge

September 26, 2026
Meadows Campus
Princeton, N.J.

Wildcats in the Top 15Senior Tilly O'Connor and junior Rosie Shay led Villanova in a field of 183 runners.

Meet Highlights

Five Straight

O'Connor has been the Wildcats' top finisher in five consecutive starts dating to last season.

8.8-Second PR

Rosie Shay lowered her personal best for a 6K cross country course from 20:23.2 to 20:14.4.

Two PRs

Shay and junior Bella Walsh each recorded a personal best at the 6K cross country distance.

Season Debuts

The first four runners in the Villanova lineup - O'Connor, Shay, Walsh and junior Zoe Mosher - each made their season debut after not competing at last week's Main Line Invitational.

National and Regional Field: Saturday's meet included five nationally-ranked teams and four of the top five squads in the Mid-Atlantic Region rankings.

Complete Meet Results

Villanova Results

Runner	Place	Time
Tilly O'Connor	9th of 183	20:01.8
Rosie Shay	13th	20:14.4
Bella Walsh	57th	21:09.8
Zoe Mosher	88th	21:34.2
Hannah Jicha	91st	21:35.7
Cecilia Montagnese	92nd	21:37.4
Therese Trainer	118th	21:55.2
Sophia McInnes	134th	22:08.3
Ivy Slavinski	151st	22:33.9

Team Scores

Team	Place	Points
Alabama	1st of 17	57
North Carolina	2nd	75
Providence	3rd	87
Duke	4th	105
Syracuse	5th	153
Wake Forest	6th	201
Penn State	7th	222
Princeton	8th	226
Connecticut	9th	234
Boston University	10th	241
Villanova	11th	243
Texas A&M	12th	297
Iona	13th	378
Arizona State	14th	379
Columbia	15th	405
Georgetown	16th	411
Cornell	17th	468

Top 10 Individuals

Place	Runner	Team	Time
1st	Caren Kiplagat	Alabama	19:12.4
2nd	Victoria Garces	Duke	19:43.1
3rd	Cynthia Jemutai	Alabama	19:53.3
4th	Gabby Schmidt	Providence	19:53.9
5th	Mildred Rono	Alabama	19:55.0
6th	Adrienne Buettner-Cable	Boston University	19:55.3
7th	Keira Rogan	Syracuse	19:58.8
8th	Brooke Wilson	Wake Forest	19:59.4
9th	Tilly O'Connor	Villanova	20:01.8
10th	Ciara O'Shea	North Carolina	20:05.1