HOPKINTON, N.H. (October 9, 2026) – Running its second of three-straight weekends leading up to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships at the end of the month, Emerson College ran as pack to an eighth-place team finish at the Hopkinton Cross Country Festival at Hopkinton State Fairgrounds this afternoon.

Senior Joshua Garrison led a pack of five runners that all finished within a second of each other as he completed the eight-kilometer course in 32:42.4 for 60^th place in the field of 95 runners. First year John Reilly was right on his heels in 32:42.6 for 61^st place, with classmate Peter Milburn 62^nd in 32:42.6 and fellow first year Aidan Waner and junior Christian Iannacone in 63^rd and 64^th in 32:42.8 and 32:42.9, respectively.

Emerson finished eighth among the 11 scoring teams that competed at the event with 235 points, with all seven of its scoring runners finishing within nine spots of each other. Franklin Pierce University took the team title with 34 points, with four runners finishing in the top ten, while UMass Boston freshman Albert Ferreras took the individual title in 26:04.6. 

More Emerson Results

• Senior Paulo Vallejo Cardenas: 32:57.0 – 65^th place.
• First year Nate Hadavi: 35:32.1 – 75^th.

Emerson is back in action next Saturday, October 17, when it competes at the Coach Dann Runnin' Monks Invitational, hosted by Saint Joseph's College or Maine at 11 a.m. The NEWMAC Championships follow on Saturday, October 31, at Smith College.

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