Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Continue Season At Keene State Invitational, Multiple Run For Career Best Times

KEENE, N.H. (October 3, 2026) – The Western New England men's and women's cross country teams continued their seasons at the Keene State College Invitational on Saturday morning, with multiple Golden Bears picking up season and career-best runs in the women's 6K race and men's 8K race, respectively. WNE women's cross country claimed 21^st place in the race, while the men's squad finished in 19^th place overall.

Women's Top Performers:

For the second straight week, the Golden Bears saw Olivia Kay lead the way in the race, finishing in 82^nd place overall in the 6K race at Keene State, racing in a time of 24:20, her top time of the season
Lia Pouliot crossed the finish line in 140^th place overall on the day, coming away with a time of 25:27.
Caitlin Reilly was right behind Pouliot on the day, finishing in 150^th place on the day, finishing the race in 25:40, also a season-best time for the WNE junior.
Fallon Lynch was the fourth women's cross country runner to cross the finish line for Western New England, finishing in 163^rd place, coming in at 26:12, a season-best in the 6K race.
Ava Bulmer raced today's 6K event in 26:38 for 181^st place on the day, while Kenna O'Brien crossed just behind Bulmer in 186^th place, in 26:56.
Western New England finished in 21^st place overall out of 27 teams on the day.

Men's Top Performers:

Lucas Franco led Western New England men's cross country on the day, finishing the race in 65^th place overall at the race, coming in at 26:44, a career-best overall.
Nicholas Smith came up with a 112th-place finish for the Golden Bears, crossing the finish line in 27:44.
Gianni Santagata came in 137^th place for Western New England overall, coming in at 28:06, a career-best run overall.
Pablo Tapion came sprinting across the finish line at 28:21, claiming 153^rd place overall for the Golden Bears, a career-best time.
Travis Ryley (29:12), Alejandro Rivera (29:18), and Kyle Cichowicz (29:23) all had career outings for the Golden Bears, helping lead WNE to a 19^th-place finish out of 27 teams.