Cross Country Journeys to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Friday

Friday, November 13

Bethlehem, Pa.

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

NCAA Mid Atlantic Regional Championships

11/11/2026 4:44:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell heads to the 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals this Friday at Lehigh, looking to outperform its regional rankings and send some runners to Indiana State for the national championships. The Bison are coming off successful performances at the Patriot League Championships where the women's squad placed third and the men's team finished fourth.

The women's 6k race begins at 11 a.m. and the men's 10k competition starts at noon.

When: Friday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m. (Women's) | Noon (Men's)
Where: Goodman Campus Cross Country Course - Bethlehem, Pa.
Live Results: leonetiming.com

Donner's Debriefing

"Our goal is to always finish higher than our current ranking which we usually do. The 10k distance usually helps us because that's the distance we train for. Pratt-Perez has a very good chance to be in the top 15-20 and if we put four more guys within 50-60 seconds of him, we should be able to hit our goal and be in the top 10 of the region."

"Our ladies are peaking at the right time and they have run their two best races of the year at leagues and ECACs. Our goal is to finish higher than our current ranking which we usually do. Moncavage and O'Day ran great at leagues and our chase pack was not too far behind. Both have a shot to be top 25-35 and maybe even hit All-Region on a good day. Our chase pack should not be too far behind them and a top 8-10 team finish is an attainable goal."

Overview

Bucknell returns to Bethlehem for the second time in 2026 after competing at the Paul Short Run in October. The Bison are quite familiar with the course with last year's leagues occurring at Lehigh.
The men's lineup is David Carillo, Cooper Hollinger, Carter Paul, Ryan Pepperman, Ethan Pratt-Perez, Sean Wemmlinger, and Dan Wuenschel.
The women's lineup is Gentry Bowie, Madeline Kerr, Katie Moncavage, Kerry O'Day, Hailey Reinhard, Katrina Torelli, and Bradley Weldon.
The Bison men finished fourth at the Patriot League Championships and currently rank 13rd in the regional poll.
Pratt-Perez paced the Bison harriers, finishing ninth and clocking 24:29.3. He earned his third consecutive Second Team All-League honor.
The junior distanceman was the first Bison since John Dugan (2011, 2012, and 2014) to notch three All-Patriot League honors and the first since Dave Bronfenbrenner (1997-1999) to earn three consecutive laurels.
Hollinger was the second Bison to rank in the top 20, placing 19th. The sophomore runner logged 24:53.8.
Carter Paul was two spots and three seconds behind Hollinger. The senior runner registered 24:56.8 in his final Patriot League Championship.
Bucknell finished 12th at last year's championships.
Pratt-Perez was Bucknell's highest-finisher, placing 39th.
Paul is the only other Bison scorer to return from last year's squad. He finished 76th.
The Bison women, despite not having its top ten runners at full strength, slotted third at the Patriot League Championships and currently sit 10th in the regional poll.
Moncavage, the junior captain, stepped up all year after Kailey Granger's and Shaelan McNally's injuries, and she finished eighth to lead Bucknell and earn Second Team All-Patriot League honors. She ran a personal best time of 20:55.2 to break 21 minutes for the first time.
O'Day was right behind her captain, placing ninth by logging 20:57.4. Breaking her habit of fading late in races, the junior distancewoman moved up multiple spots and clinch her first Second Team All-Patriot League designation.
Kerr placed 19th, registering a time of 21:16.4, to add another strong outing to her breakout campaign.
The Bison placed seventh at last year's regionals.
However, 60% of the team's 2026 scorers will miss due to injury or graduation.
Moncavage is the leading returner, having finished 48th in 2026.
Weldon is the other returning scorer, situating at 60th last year.

National Championship Qualifying Process

Qualifiers for both DI men's and women's cross country will be decided after action from regional championships.
- The top two teams automatically qualify from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams.
  - 14 additional teams will be selected at-large for a 32-team field.
- Thirty-eight individuals will be selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process.
  - The first four regional finishers not from an automatic qualifying or at-large team also secure an auto-bid to the championships.

Up Next

If Bucknell does not land any national championship qualifiers, the Bison cross country squads will return in 2027.