PROVIDENCE, R.I. – UMass Dartmouth placed five runners among the top 15 to capture the 2026 Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Cross Country Championship Saturday, while Keene State College’s Kallie Warner won the individual championship and earned LEC Runner of the Year honors.

The Corsairs totaled 51 points to finish ahead of runner-up Southern Maine, which recorded 61 points. Plymouth State placed third with 66 points, followed by Keene State with 75. Eastern Connecticut finished fifth with 158 points, followed by UMass Boston (162), Vermont State Castleton (202), Rhode Island College (213) and WestConn (228).

Senior Sarah Lynch led UMass Dartmouth with a second-place finish, completing the 6-kilometer course in 22:48.84. Alexah Pedder placed eighth in 23:47.74, while Elena Aponte finished 12th in 24:02.12. Sophie Owen took 14th in 24:03.16, and Sara Lopez completed the Corsairs’ scoring lineup in 15th in 24:06.54.

Warner crossed the finish line in 22:30.69 to claim the individual title, finishing more than 18 seconds ahead of Lynch. Plymouth State’s Rose Karow placed third in 23:11.29.

Southern Maine’s Lana Dirusso earned LEC Rookie of the Year honors after finishing fourth in 23:17.06, the highest placement among first-year competitors. Teammate Gwen Catalano placed fifth in 23:27.72, while Cora Casad finished seventh in 23:43.11. Ryley Hubert took 18th in 24:09.41, and Julia Szewc completed the Huskies’ scoring lineup with a 28th-place finish in 24:36.36.

Plymouth State’s Maya Sanzone finished sixth in 23:35.01, joining Karow among the Panthers’ First Team All-LEC selections. Warner, Lynch, Dirusso, Catalano, Casad and Pedder rounded out the First Team.

Rhode Island College’s Kristen Fontaine led the Second Team All-LEC honorees with a ninth-place finish in 23:48.07. Keene State’s Ellie Tighe placed 10th in 23:58.55, followed by UMass Boston’s Jayden Laplant in 11th in 23:59.71. Aponte, Plymouth State’s Mia Sweeney, who finished 13th in 24:02.21, and Owen completed the Second Team.

Voting for LEC Coach of the Year opened Saturday. That award and the LEC Sportsmanship Team will be announced separately.

FIRST TEAM ALL-LEC

Place	Runner	School	Time
1	Kallie Warner	Keene State	22:30.69
2	Sarah Lynch	UMass Dartmouth	22:48.84
3	Rose Karow	Plymouth State	23:11.29
4	Lana Dirusso	Southern Maine	23:17.06
5	Gwen Catalano	Southern Maine	23:27.72
6	Maya Sanzone	Plymouth State	23:35.01
7	Cora Casad	Southern Maine	23:43.11
8	Alexah Pedder	UMass Dartmouth	23:47.74

SECOND TEAM ALL-LEC

Place	Runner	School	Time
9	Kristen Fontaine	Rhode Island College	23:48.07
10	Ellie Tighe	Keene State	23:58.55
11	Jayden Laplant	UMass Boston	23:59.71
12	Elena Aponte	UMass Dartmouth	24:02.12
13	Mia Sweeney	Plymouth State	24:02.21
14	Sophie Owen	UMass Dartmouth	24:03.16