ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Princeton claimed its third consecutive women's crown, Harvard captured its first men's team title in 54 years and Penn's Allison Lee made history at the 2026 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Mark Coogan Cross Country Course at Highland Park.
 
The Crimson men placed four runners in the top five to claim their first team championship since 1972, while the Tigers women used five top-13 finishes to secure their third straight title. Lee became the first Penn women's runner to win an individual Heptagonal Cross Country championship.
 
Women's Championship
Princeton continued its championship run in the women's 6K, totaling 33 points to secure its third consecutive Ivy League title. The Tigers placed four runners in the top 10 and all five scorers in the top 13 to finish ahead of second-place Penn (72).
 
Emma de Jong led Princeton with a runner-up finish in 20:25.1, followed closely by Anna McNatt in third (20:28.5). Caroline Barton placed fifth (20:36.5), Lux Burgin finished 10th (20:45.4) and Hannah Riggins took 13th (20:53.3). Just 28.2 seconds separated the Tigers' five scoring runners.
 
Penn first-year Allison Lee delivered a historic performance, winning the individual championship in 20:14.0 to become the first women's individual cross country champion in program history. Lee finished ahead of Princeton's de Jong and McNatt to secure the title.

Behind Lee's individual victory, Penn earned a second-place team finish with 72 points. Sarah Fischer placed 12th (20:50.8), while Quin Stovall finished 17th (21:05.3).
 
Harvard placed third with 89 points, led by Sophia Gorriaran's sixth-place finish in 20:41.3. Yale (94) and Columbia (98) rounded out the top five.
 
Team Standings
1. Princeton – 33
2. Penn – 72
3. Harvard – 89
4. Yale – 94
5. Columbia – 98
6. Brown – 155
7. Dartmouth – 191
8. Cornell – 206
 
Men's Championship
Harvard delivered a dominant performance in the men's 8K, totaling 23 points to finish ahead of Cornell (53) and Princeton (56).
 
Sophomore Tam Gavenas and senior Sam Burgess crossed the finish line side by side, both clocking a time of 22:56.8. Gavenas earned the individual title, while Burgess finished as the runner-up to give the Crimson a 1-2 finish.
 
Harvard's Charlie Ortmans (23:19.3) and Ben Bouie (23:24.9) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, giving the Crimson four of the top five finishers. Ethan Aidam rounded out Harvard's scoring five with an 11th-place finish in 23:58.8.
 
Cornell placed second with 53 points, led by three consecutive finishers in Griffin Mandirola (6th, 23:36.7), Aryan Abbaraju (7th, 23:37.4) and Alex Mazzeo (8th, 23:40.9).
Princeton finished third with 56 points, led by Jacob Nenow's third-place showing in 23:02.2. Penn (105) rounded out the top four.
 
Team Standings
1. Harvard – 23
2. Cornell – 53
3. Princeton – 56
4. Penn – 105
5. Columbia – 173
5. Dartmouth – 173
7. Yale – 176
8. Brown – 182