EAST LANSING, Mich.– The University of Notre Dame Cross Country teams clinched berths to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships with second-place team finishes at the 2026 NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Michigan State University) on Friday, November 13.
The No. 13 Notre Dame Women put together one of their best performances yet this season, placing second with a team score of 60. Mary Bonner Dalton finished fifth with a time of 20:08.5. It is the fourth race this season she was the top Irish performer. Gretchen Farley (20:29.5) placed closely behind her in eighth. Notre Dame’s third, fourth and fifth finishers sealed the second-place team finishes, securing a trip to Terra Haute with Amaya Aramini (20:34.2) in 14th, Chloe Huyler (20:36.4) in 16th and Reagan Riley (20:38.1) in 17th.
The No. 16 Notre Dame men followed up the Irish women’s national meet clinching performance with one of their own. The Irish men finished second as a unit with a team score of 66. Daelen Ackley finished fourth in 30:15.8. It was Ackley’s fifth straight race this season as the Irish’s top finisher. He has not finished lower than sixth this season. Drew Griffith was the second Irish finisher, placing seventh in 30:19.4. Ethan Coleman finished 12th in 30:25.1 and was the third Irish runner to finish. Max Douglass (30:42.2) and Noah Bontrager (30:42.8) secured the second-place team finish, placing 21st and 22nd.
The Irish head to the NCAA National Championships in familiar territory, Terre Haute, Indiana, at the Lauren Gibson Cross Country Course hosted by Indiana University next Saturday, November 21st.
Women’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Results
Mary Bonner Dalton – 5th (20:08.5)
Gretchen Farley – 8th (20:29.5)
Amaya Aramini – 14th (20:34.2)
Chloe Huyler – 16th (20:36.4)
Reagan Riley – 17th (20:38.1)
Isabel Allori – 18th (20:44.9)
Addison Knoblauch – 36th (21:17.1)
Women’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Team Scores
- Toledo – 31
- Notre Dame – 60
- Michigan – 117
- Indiana – 120
- Michigan State – 185
- Bowling Green – 208
- Wisconsin – 248
- Western Michigan – 273
- Purdue – 332
- Cincinnati – 335
- Akron – 337
- Indiana State – 358
- Ohio – 371
- Butler – 425
- Youngstown St. – 454
- Central Michigan – 462
- Miami (Ohio) – 471
- Southern Indiana – 475
- Ohio State – 493
- Eastern Michigan – 499
- Dayton – 513
- Oakland – 719
- Ball State – 738
- Detroit Mercy – 744
- IU Indianapolis – 769
- Valparaiso – 787
- Purdue Fort Wayne – 789
- Xavier (Ohio) – 810
- Wis.-Green Bay – 870
- Wright State – 871
- Marquette – 906
- Evansville – 915
- Milwaukee – 945
- Cleveland St. – 1015
Men’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Results
Daelen Ackley – 4th (30:15.8)
Drew Griffith – 7th (30:19.4)
Ethan Coleman – 12th (30:25.1)
Max Douglass – 21st (30:42.2)
Noah Bontrager – 22nd (30:42.8)
Kevin Sanchez – 34th (30:52.1)
CJ Singleton – 55th (31:17.5)
Men’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Team Scores
- Toledo – 59
- Notre Dame – 66
- Michigan State – 106
- Wisconsin – 109
- Butler – 116
- Michigan – 118
- Purdue – 231
- Indiana – 263
- Cincinnati – 340
- Youngstown St. – 349
- Miami (Ohio) – 370
- Eastern Michigan – 378
- Southern Indiana – 383
- IU Indianapolis – 420
- Akron – 454
- Ohio State – 474
- Marquette – 522
- Ohio – 558
- Wis.-Green Bay – 571
- Detroit Mercy – 577
- Indiana State – 582
- Bowling Green – 612
- Central Michigan – 615
- Xavier (Ohio) – 657
- Dayton – 669
- Purdue Fort Wayne – 683
- Valparaiso – 725
- Evansville – 753
- Oakland – 764
- Milwaukee – 777
- Wright State – 820