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Women's Cross Country

Women's Cross Country Concludes 2026 Season

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's cross country team wrapped up the 2026 season with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regionals Friday.

The Cardinals finished with 480 team points. The University of Arkansas won with 51 points, while Southland Conference champion Elizabeth Khatevi of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was the medalist with a time of 18:58.2.

UIW's top-two runners, Sofia Cantor and Emily Torres finished the 6K race within a second of each other. Cantor was 70th in 21:17.4 with Torres taking 72nd in 21:18.1.

Other scorers were Maya Schuler in 112th (22:01.1), Alyssa Laspada in 121st (22:09.4) and Sophia Keiser in 135th (22:28.8).

Also finishing for UIW was Marie Vazeilles in 151st (22:52.7) and Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo in 152nd (22:53.2).

Torres, Schuler and Keiser all ran the best 6K time of their collegiate careers.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sofia Cantor

Sofia Cantor

Sophomore
Sophia Keiser

Sophia Keiser

Sophomore
Alyssa Laspada

Alyssa Laspada

Senior
Emily Torres

Emily Torres

Junior
Marie Vazeilles

Marie Vazeilles

Junior
Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo

Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo

Freshman
Maya Schuler

Maya Schuler

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sofia Cantor

Sofia Cantor

Sophomore
Sophia Keiser

Sophia Keiser

Sophomore
Alyssa Laspada

Alyssa Laspada

Senior
Emily Torres

Emily Torres

Junior
Marie Vazeilles

Marie Vazeilles

Junior
Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo

Pilar Rivaya-Figaredo

Freshman
Maya Schuler

Maya Schuler

Freshman