Wildcats Venture to Hopkinton for New England XC Championships (Oct. 10, 2pm)

Friday, October 10

Contoocook, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

New England Championship

Women's XC captain Claire Ronan leads the Wildcats into Hopkinton for the New England Championships

Photo by: Jonathan Endow Photography

Wildcats Venture to Hopkinton for New England XC Championships (Oct. 10, 2pm)

10/10/2025 8:52:00 AM | Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country

Women’s 5K set for 2pm followed by Men’s 8K at 2:45pm at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds

HOPKINTON, N.H. – The UNH women's and men's cross country teams compete in the 2025 New England Championships on Friday, Oct.10, at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, with the women's 5K scheduled for 2pm followed by the men's 8K at 2:45pm.

New England Cross Country Championships
Friday, October 10, 2025 • 2pm (women's 5K), 2:45pm (men's 8K)
Hopkinton State Fairgrounds • Hopkinton, N.H.
Live Timing • Meet Information

•The UNH women seek to defend their New England Championship. In 2024, also at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, the Wildcats totaled 70 points to win the event for the first time since 2019.

•On Tuesday, sophomore Ruth White (Orono, Maine) was named the America East Women's Performer of the Week for the second time this season. On Oct. 3, White won the 6K Brown Race at the Paul Short Run, hosted by Lehigh, at the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course in Bethlehem, Pa. In a race that featured more than 340 student-athletes from schools including Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo, George Washington and Iona, White paced the field in a winning time of 20 minutes, 29.4 seconds. That was a convincing 12.1 seconds in front of runner-up Tayla Gunton of Iona.

•White, who previously earned the AE Women's XC Performer of the Week award Sept. 22, recorded her other 2025 wins in the 3K Suffolk Short Course Classic (Aug. 30) at the Mark Coogan XC Course at Highland Park (Attleboro, Mass.) and in the 5K Ted Owen Invitational (Sept. 20) at Stanley Quarter Park (New Britain, Conn.).

•On the men's side, senior Zachary Hooper (Concord, N.H.) was the top performing men's XC finisher at the Paul Short Run. Hooper finished in 39th place in a time of 25:26.40. In a field featuring more than 330 student-athletes, Hooper totaled 38 points, and sophomore Gavin Malark (Stratham, N.H.) placed 50^th.

Scheduled to race at the New England Championships (subject to change)

Women's 6K
Lauren Boilard (San Francisco, Calif.)
Mia Carbone (Meriden, Conn.)
Delaney Hesler (Steep Falls, Maine)
Reagan Hoy (Surry, N.H.)
Kaitlin Lennox (Hampton Falls, N.H.)
Ella Malone (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Claire Ronan (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.)
Juliana Sciortino (Niskayuna, N.Y.)
Shelly Smith (Barrington, N.H.)
Ruth White (Orono, Maine)

Men's 8K
Matthew Allen (East Kingston, N.H.)
Christian Cerullo (Yardley, Pa.)
Carson Eames (Littleton, N.H.)
Samuel Hilts (Concord, N.H.)
Zachary Hooper (Concord, N.H.)
Porter Hurteau (Milton, Vt.)
Xavier Lemieux (Buxton, Vt.)
Joshua Lesniak (Durham, Conn.)
Gavin Malark (Stratham, N.H.)
John Murphy (Deerfield, N.H.)
Julian Rime (New City, N.Y.)
Ian Smith (Munster, Ind.)
Ryan Zumbach (Hampton, N.H.)

NEXT UP – CCSU MINI MEET • FRIDAY, OCT. 24 • NEW BRITAIN, CONN.
•The Wildcats return to Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Conn., for the CCSU Mini Meet on Friday, Oct. 24. UNH raced at the Ted Owen Invitational in New Britain on Sept. 20.

WILDCATS FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER ENDS AT MIDNIGHT
• UNH Athletics' annual fall fundraiser, Wildcats for Life, ends at midnight. All donations will benefit student-athletes across all programs. To donate, visit https://unh.short.gy/WFL2025.

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