Contact: Greta Norville, Assistant Director of Sports Communications and Marketing, norvilleg@midwestconference.org 

NEENAH, Wisconsin – Beloit College will host the 2026 Midwest Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 31st held at Beloit Country Club in Beloit, Wisconsin. 

Ten MWC member schools will be represented at the championship meet. They will be competing for both team and individual titles. The women's 6k will kick off the day at 11:00 a.m. The race schedule follows the format of the NCAA Division III format used at Regional and National Championships. 

Grinnell College claimed the women’s championship last year and was picked to win again as preseason favorites in the 2026 preseason coaches polls. 

Ripon junior Joley Berger leads the women’s 6K Honor Roll heading into championship weekend with a time of 21:11.90. Berger placed second at last year’s championship meet, earning her second All-Midwest Conference honor.  

Cornell’s Lidia Dahlman ranks second on the Honor Roll with a time of 21:39.10, followed by Lillian Courtnage-Dyke from Lawrence at 22:19.00, Ripon’s Gabby Allard (22:27.90) and Cornell’s Gretchyn Fairlie (22:38.40). 

For updates on the championship, fans can visit the MWC Women’s Championship page.   

A recap of the results from the 2025 MWC Championship can be found below. 

Women’s Team Scoring/Final Standings 

1. Grinnell - 40 points 

2. Cornell - 51 points 

3. Ripon - 58 points 

4. Lawrence - 96 points 

5. Lake Forest - 168 points 

6. Monmouth - 170 points 

7. Beloit- 186 points 

8. Illinois College - 204 points 

9. Knox - 221 points 

Women’s Individual Overall (Top 20 Finishers) 

1. Lidia Dahlman, Cornell – 21:00.2 

2. Joley Berger, Ripon – 21:09.2 

3. Hannah Roark, Grinnell – 21:37.3 

4. Jenny Cortes, Ripon – 21:40.3 

5. Morgan Karow, Grinnell – 21:46.1 

6. Sindri Bonner, Grinnell – 21:49.7 

7. Mila Westra, Lawrence – 21:58.2 

8. Mackenzie Engbert, Cornell– 22:01.5 

9. Lillian Courtnage-Dyke, Lawrence – 22:04.4 

10. Gabby Allard, Ripon – 22:11.3 

11. Lizzie Drew, Grinnell – 23:15.0 

12. Alyza Koppes, Cornell – 22:15.5 

13. Ava Claussen-Tubbs, Cornell – 22:20.6 

14. Lettia Hoda, Lake Forest – 22:26.9 

15. Arushi Kharbanda, Grinnell – 22:29.3 

16. Paige Luntsford, Monmouth – 22:34.1 

17. Carley Seeley, Cornell – 22:37.8 

18. Mya Garcia, Ripon – 22:41.2 

19. Simone De Montigny, Beloit – 22:41.2 

20. Sophie Graham, Lake Forest – 22:50.2 

Returnees from 2025 Championships italicized.