ELYRIA, Ohio – Mount Union won the 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Lorain County Community College. The Purple Raiders scored 34 points, and Otterbein (69), Ohio Northern (70) and Baldwin Wallace (71) finished within two points of one another for second through fourth. A field of 111 runners competed in the 6K race.

Ohio Northern junior Kensington Black won the individual title in 21:53.1, 24 seconds ahead of Mount Union sophomore Savannah Dennison (22:17.1). Baldwin Wallace freshman Katherine Kaster was third (22:41.7), Mount Union sophomore Brianna McIvor fourth (22:42.0) and Baldwin Wallace sophomore Jillian White fifth (22:42.3).

Mount Union placed four runners in the top 10 overall, and all four earned First Team All-OAC honors. Sophomore Savannah Dennison led the Purple Raiders in second place (22:17.1), just 24 seconds behind the individual champion. Sophomore Brianna McIvor followed in fourth (22:42.0), with senior Zoe Seabeck eighth (22:51.6) and sophomore Maddie Pasqualone ninth (22:51.7). No other team had more than two runners in the top 10.

All-OAC Honors
First Team: Kensington Black (Ohio Northern), Savannah Dennison (Mount Union), Katherine Kaster (Baldwin Wallace), Brianna McIvor (Mount Union), Jillian White (Baldwin Wallace), Kate Thormeier (Otterbein), Brenna Lay (Otterbein), Zoe Seabeck (Mount Union), Maddie Pasqualone (Mount Union), Kalyn Lichtenberger (Ohio Northern)

Second Team: Renee Cicco (Mount Union), Gabby Kosky (Mount Union), Lillith Dreibelbis (Capital), Amy Burchett (Baldwin Wallace), Ava Hartman (Mount Union), Ollie Smith (Otterbein), Kathleen Lehman (Ohio Northern), Sarah Scarborough (Otterbein), Allison Woodruff (Ohio Northern), Allie Carey (Baldwin Wallace)

Team Scores

1. Mount Union – 34
2. Otterbein – 69
3. Ohio Northern – 70
4. Baldwin Wallace – 71
5. Capital – 138
6. Wilmington – 199
7. Heidelberg – 202
8. Muskingum – 232

* Marietta ran three athletes and did not post a team score.