KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Western Michigan cross country team finished fifth at the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships, its highest finish since 2022, on Friday at the Prairies Golf Course in Kalamazoo. Junior
Ava Kurczewski paced the Broncos with a 10th-place finish to earn All-MAC Second Team honors.
Kurczewski crossed the line in a new 6K PR time of 20:29.4, moving her up to fourth on WMU's all-time, top-10 list. The junior is the sixth Bronco to earn All-MAC honors in the last five seasons.
Lillian Zelasko was next in for the Brown and Gold, placing 15th with a season-best time of 20:40.7.
Rebekah Asselin (20:58.1) and
Kaelin Hughes (21:26.4) came in 24th and 37th, respectively, with each setting new 6K PRs.
Madison Zarembski rounded out WMU's scoring lineup with a time of 21:51.2 to place 55th.
The rest of the Western Michigan squad put up strong showings as well.
Larissa McGrath came across the line in 22:05.3, just fractions of a second away from a PR.
Shannon Gillahan clocked a time of 22:27.9, shaving more than 40 seconds off of her previous best.
Madison Clor and
Emma Steele each posted season-best times, with Clor finishing in 22:53.4 and Steele coming in at 23:18.4.
WMU Head Coach Kevin Cataldo Postrace Interview
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Western Michigan heads to East Lansing on Friday, Nov. 13, for the 2026 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship. The meet is slated to begin at 11 am.
