BATAVIA, Ill. - St. Norbert College captured the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference women's cross country championship with a dominating performance at the conference meet at Settler's Hill Golf Course.

The Green Knights went low with a total of 25 points, matching the best-ever scoring performance at the NACC Championship (Aurora University, 2014) and was also the best score ever for St. Norbert at a conference meet (31 points, 2010). St. Norbert, which won its third NACC title and 11th overall conference crown, easily outdistanced second-place Aurora, which had 66 points. Wisconsin Lutheran College was third with 78 points. Aurora's Susana Martinez bested a field of 96 harriers, covering the 6,000-meter course in 22:41.

St. Norbert had eight athletes finish in the top 15, earning them All-NACC honors.

Kayla Wesaw led St. Norbert with a second-place finish in 23:49, followed by Brianna Sheahan in third place at 23:52. Madelyn Willmas placed fifth in 24:12, followed by Kera Riley in sixth place at 24:18. Jada Baer rounded out the scorers by finishing in ninth place at 24:34.

Anna Fitzgerald placed 12th in 24:45, while Mollie Madsen was 14th in 24:51. Luisa Arcuri made the all-conference cut in 15th place, timing 24:52.

Wesaw, Riley and Madsen earned All-NACC honors for the second year in a row. Head coach Corey Bins and his staff were named NACC Coaching Staff of the Year.