Personal Bests Abundant For Men’s & Women’s Cross Country At UMass-Dartmouth Invitational Saturday

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (September 19, 2026) – The Western New England men's and women's cross country team participated in the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday afternoon, a staple every season on the schedule. The Golden Bears saw multiple come away with personal bests in the event.

Women's Top Performers:

Olivia Kay led the Golden Bears women's squad on Saturday afternoon, taking 116^th place overall, crossing the finish line in 24:43. Lia Pouliot crossed in 142^nd place for the Blue and Gold, finishing with a time of 25:20.
Caitlin Reilly came away with a 25:49 finish, claiming 157^th place for the Blue and Gold. Fallon Lynch stepped over the finish line at 26:28 for the Golden Bears, coming in 172^nd place.
Ava Bulmer (26:31) and Kenna O'Brien (26:49) both achieved personal best runs on Saturday in the 6K event.

Men's Top Performers:

Nicholas Smith came away with the top placement among Golden Bears on the men's squad for Western New England, finishing with a new personal best 8K race in 26:53. Smith took 105^th place overall in the race.
Lucas Franco crossed the finish line in 27:16, also a personal best for the Blue and Gold, finishing in 124^th place.
Gianni Santagata took a new personal best on Saturday with a 28:17 finish, good for 167^th place.
All of Jamie Hosier (28:25), Jack Gibbs (29:29), and Alejandro Rivera (30:13) took personal bests in the 8K race on Saturday to help the Golden Bears to a 24^th-place finish overall.