Women’s Cross Country Ends 2023 Season At NCAA DII East Regional

The Purple Knights ran the Hopkinton, New Hampshire course for this year’s NCAA DII East Regional hosted by Franklin Pierce.

November 4, 2023

Hopkinton, N.H. – The University of Bridgeport women's cross country team took part in the 2023 NCAA DII East Regional Championships Saturday afternoon. They finished in 15^th place out of 21 teams. Southern Connecticut State University was crowned this year's Women DII East Regional Champions, finishing with a team score of 58 points.

Bridgeport's top finisher was Emilia Russell (So., Kingston, U.K.) as she finished the 6k race in a time of 27:12.28 and coming in 94^th place.

Emily Stuart (Fr., Rising Sun, Md.) also ran a solid race, finishing the New Hampshire course in a time of 30:00.93.

The Purple Knights team finished with a combined time of 2:36:37 and totaled 465 points in their first appearance at a NCAA Regional as a team.