MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Connecticut College men's cross country team finished 10th out of 11 teams at the 2026 NESCAC Championship on Saturday afternoon on the campus of Middlebury College.

Ronan Staab (White Plains, N.Y.) led the charge for the Camels and finished 55th overall in a time of 26:18.0. Brendan Capodanno (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) was next across the line in 65th and clocked in at 26:26.3, closely followed by Tristen McDonough (Lincoln, R.I.) in 70th at 26:31.4.

John Disturco (New Canaan, Conn.) and Josh Barzilai (Princeton, N.J.) rounded out the team scoring with times of 26:40.6 and 27:00.3, respectively. Carter Stevenson (Kent, Ohio) finished in 27:06.9 while Emmitt Wilson (Evanston, Ill.) crossed in 27:39.2 to fill out Conn's top-7.

The top three finishers in the team standings were separated by just four points. No. 20 Amherst (66) took home the team title by a single point over No. 14 Williams (67) while No. 16 Tufts finished third (70). Wesleyan's Dylan Cote took home individual medalist honors with a time of 24:31.1 to best the field of 155 runners. 

Conn will next compete at the NCAA Mideast Regional on Saturday, November 14 at Wickham Park in Manchester, CT.