

11/11/2026 9:30:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
MORAGA, Calif. -Saint Mary's women's cross country will look to build on its strong run of form, as they will run in the NCAA West Regionals this Friday at 9 a.m.
In their most recent race at the WCC Championships on Friday, October 30th, the Gaels ran a strong race from start to finish to take fourth overall out of the nine competing West Coast Conference programs. The Gaels would record four runners in the top thirty, earning their first top four finish at the WCC Championships since 2023.
Saint Mary's was led by sophomore Courtney Fitzgibbon, who paced the Gaels for the second straight season in the race, finishing 22nd overall with a 6k time of 22:33:9. Senior Julia-Anna Lily Bell was next to cross the finish line for the Gaels, finishing 25th overall with a time of 22:38:2 in her first 6k race of the season. Just as she's done all season, freshman Audrey O'Connor ran a valiant race for Saint Mary's, finishing 27th overall with a time of 22:46:5, which extended her streak of top-five finishes for Saint Mary's to five in her first five collegiate races.
Sophomores Zoe Leach and Maya Crimin would round out the top five finishers for Saint Mary's, as Leach finished 29th overall with a time of 22:49:7, while Crimin finished 41st overall with a time of 23:13:1.The sophomore duo join Fitzgibbon as top-five Gael finishers in the WCC Championship race for the second consecutive season.
Representing Saint Mary's at the NCAA West Regionals will be a familiar group of experienced runners and first-time competitors. Taking on Haggin Oaks Golf Complex will be seniors Julia-Anna Lily Bell and Eleanor Jepsen, junior Jane Harig, sophomores Courtney Fitzgibbon, Zoe Leach, Maya Crimin, and freshman Audrey O'Connor. Of this group, Courtney Fitzgibbon led the Gaels at the race a season ago as a freshman, finishing the 6k at 123rd overall with a time of 22:01:3, with Fitzgibbon, Crimin, Leach, and Harig all competing in last season's race.
The NCAA West Regionals will take place on Friday, November 13th at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento. The women's 6k is set to start at 9 a.m. PST and consists of two 3k loops.
#GaelsRise
In their most recent race at the WCC Championships on Friday, October 30th, the Gaels ran a strong race from start to finish to take fourth overall out of the nine competing West Coast Conference programs. The Gaels would record four runners in the top thirty, earning their first top four finish at the WCC Championships since 2023.
Saint Mary's was led by sophomore Courtney Fitzgibbon, who paced the Gaels for the second straight season in the race, finishing 22nd overall with a 6k time of 22:33:9. Senior Julia-Anna Lily Bell was next to cross the finish line for the Gaels, finishing 25th overall with a time of 22:38:2 in her first 6k race of the season. Just as she's done all season, freshman Audrey O'Connor ran a valiant race for Saint Mary's, finishing 27th overall with a time of 22:46:5, which extended her streak of top-five finishes for Saint Mary's to five in her first five collegiate races.
Sophomores Zoe Leach and Maya Crimin would round out the top five finishers for Saint Mary's, as Leach finished 29th overall with a time of 22:49:7, while Crimin finished 41st overall with a time of 23:13:1.The sophomore duo join Fitzgibbon as top-five Gael finishers in the WCC Championship race for the second consecutive season.
Representing Saint Mary's at the NCAA West Regionals will be a familiar group of experienced runners and first-time competitors. Taking on Haggin Oaks Golf Complex will be seniors Julia-Anna Lily Bell and Eleanor Jepsen, junior Jane Harig, sophomores Courtney Fitzgibbon, Zoe Leach, Maya Crimin, and freshman Audrey O'Connor. Of this group, Courtney Fitzgibbon led the Gaels at the race a season ago as a freshman, finishing the 6k at 123rd overall with a time of 22:01:3, with Fitzgibbon, Crimin, Leach, and Harig all competing in last season's race.
The NCAA West Regionals will take place on Friday, November 13th at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento. The women's 6k is set to start at 9 a.m. PST and consists of two 3k loops.
#GaelsRise
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