MARCY, NY (nazathletics.com) - Nazareth Women's Cross Country captured a second-place team finish at the 2026 Empire 8 Women's Cross Country Championship Saturday at the SUNY Poly Cross Country Course in Utica. The Golden Flyers totaled 78 points in the 6,000-meter race, finishing behind SUNY Geneseo.
Four Golden Flyers earned All-Empire 8 honors, led by second-team selections
Kelsey Fahy and
Meghan Moyer. Fahy was also recognized as the Empire 8 Torchbearer for having the highest GPA among student-athletes competing in the championship.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Fahy paced Nazareth with a 12th-place finish in 22:38.4 to earn second-team All-Empire 8 honors. She also represented the Golden Flyers as the conference's Torchbearer, recognizing the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing at the championship.
- Moyer joined Fahy on the second team after crossing the finish line in 14th place with a time of 22:57.5, giving Nazareth two runners in the top 15.
- Ella Pentz secured third-team All-Empire 8 recognition with a 19th-place finish in 23:17.2, while Jane Beyer followed in 22nd place in 23:24.0 to also earn third-team honors.
- Bailey Visingard rounded out Nazareth's top five with a 28th-place finish in 23:45.7, helping the Golden Flyers secure second place in the team standings.
UP NEXT
Nazareth concludes the 2026 season at the Niagara Regional Championships, Saturday, Nov. 12. Race time is slated for 11 a.m. in Fredonia, NY.
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