NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The regionally-ranked St. Olaf College women's cross country team finished as the runner-up at the 2026 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Cross Country Championships behind four top-15 individual performances on Saturday morning at St. Olaf Cross Country Course.

St. Olaf posted its sixth top-two finish in a row at the conference meet by totaling 63 points in the team standings, finishing 38 points behind No. 19-ranked Carleton College and 11 ahead of Macalester College. The Oles have placed in the top three in the conference every season since 2010.

Junior Louisa Lamarre, junior Lizzy Weider, junior Abi Lindquist, and senior Molly DiNardo earned All-MIAC honors by virtue of their top-15 finishes for the Oles. Sophomore Anna Peikert, first year Stella Powell, first year Abby Chestovich, and sophomore Anna-Britta Helmer landed in the Honorable Mention All-MIAC spots (places 16-25).

Lamarre paced St. Olaf with a sixth-place finish in 22:35.4 to secure the first All-MIAC accolade of her career. Weider was the next Ole across the line in 11th (23:03.3), followed by Lindquist in 12th (23:11.5), and DiNardo in 14th (23:16.9). Lindquist has placed in the top 25 in each of her three seasons and was also 12th place a year ago.

St. Olaf's four honorable-mention finishers were separated by less than two seconds, led by Peikert in 20th (23:25.2). Powell was 21st (23:25.8), Chestovich was 23rd (23:26.6), and Helmer was 24th (23:27.1).

The Oles will be back in action at home for NCAA Division III North Region Championships at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Before then, St. Olaf's runners who will not compete in the regional race will run in the Cannon River Closer at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 at home.