BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The TCNJ women's cross country team took to the course at the Metro Region Championship on Saturday, finishing runners-up in the race.
 
Teagan Walker paced her squad with a fourth-place run, posting a time of 22:06.6. The top seven student-athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team are selected to compete in the national meet, so the sophomore is poised to represent the Lions at nationals next Saturday.
 
Naesha Gadie (13^th) and Ella Daly (14^th) were next across the finish line. Gadie ran a time of 22:37.3, followed by Daly after a few seconds with her time of 22:39.2. Rookie Alexis Smith then finished in 25^th (23:22.4) in the field of 161 finishers. Finally, Ava Biemuller (36^th, 23:35.5), Malissa Morabito (40^th, 23:49.9), and Lilla Porter (44^th, 23:55.5) rounded out the rest of the Lions in action at the regional meet.
 
The official list of qualifiers for the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championship will be released on Sunday, November 15, on NCAA.com.