MILTON, N.Y. — The Pratt Institute women's cross country team finished fourth with 76 points at the 2026 Atlantic East Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Hudson Valley Sportsdome in Milton, N.Y.
Sophomore Melis Kavlicoglu (Reno, Nev.) paced the gold-and-black women with a seventh-place finish, traversing the 6-kilometer championship course in 27:43.1.
First-year Merin Kauffman and sophomore Sonai Castrillo (Pine Hill, N.J.) delivered back-to-back finishes with Kauffman crossing 11th overall in 29:27.4 and Castrillo followed just seconds behind in 12th place at 29:42.2.
Sophomore Milla Tenenblat (Hillsborough, Calif.) placed 22nd in 37:48.0, and junior Cici Liu (Calabasas, Calif.) rounded out the scoring five in 25th at 45:11.5. Pratt totaled 76 points, narrowly finishing behind third-place Gwynedd-Mercy University (72).
Marymount University won the women's team title with 35 points. Immaculata University's Aubrey Donahue captured the individual crown in 24:24.9.
In the men's 8-kilometer championship, sophomore Jackson Brock (Vicenza, Italy) was the lone representative for the Cannoneers. Brock clocked 33:03.5 to place 14th overall in the field.
Gwynedd-Mercy captured the men's team championship with 28 points behind individual champion Conner Brennan, who broke the tape in 28:35.1.
