The University of Scranton women's cross-country team is set to compete at the Landmark Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday, October 31, at the West Branch Cross Country Course in Lock Haven, Pa.
Championship History
The Royals are ranked T-1 in the pre-championship poll alongside Moravian University with 70 points. Scranton received three first-place votes in the poll, while the Greyhounds received two. The Royals finished third last year with 77 points and return first-team All-Landmark selection
Callie Gorman. Gorman finished sixth at last year's championship with a time of 22:44.19.
Paige Barnett finished 21
st at the 2025 Landmark Championship meet and has run a season's best time of 24:57.1 so far this year.
Helen Socorso is also making her return after finishing 25
th in 2025. The sophomore recorded a personal best at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, clocking a time of 23:45.1. The final returner for the Royals is
Emily Miller, who finished 26
th at the 2025 championship meet.
Scranton last won the Cross-Country title in 2022 and recently won its first Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field titles.
Scoresheet Sleepers
Kyrianna Nemitz returns to the Royals after a season at Lebanon Valley. The senior won the 2026 Landmark Outdoor Track and Field 5k title (17:26.53), Indoor Track and Field mile (5:06.79) and 3k (10:22.58). As the Royals frontrunner, Nemitz is poised to make a run for the individual title, recording a time of 21:49.9 at the Lock Haven Invitational on the championship course. Catholic's Saffron Blume is the only other competitor to break 22 minutes this season.
Freshman Aislinn Fennel will make her championship debut after a personal best performance of 23:26.6 at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational. Sophomore
Kaitlyn Stibritz finished just outside of the scoresheet for the Royals at the 2025 championships but has improved her personal best by over a minute from her Landmark effort.
Anya Kelly did not compete at the 2025 Landmark meet due to injury but has returned for her senior season. Kelly clocked a personal best of 23:56.8 at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational.
Know Before You Go
Location: West Branch Cross Country Course, 42 Havenview Drive, Lock Haven, Pa
Schedule: 11:00 a.m. - Women's Race (6,000 meters)
12:00 p.m. - Men's Race (8,000 meters)
1:15 p.m. - Awards Ceremony
Admission: Free admission to attend the 2026 Landmark Men's & Women's Cross-Country Championships. Spectators will be charged $5 per vehicle for parking.
