PRINCETON, N.J. – Two teams and three individual student-athletes will represent The Ivy League at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, as announced by the NCAA on Saturday afternoon.
Harvard and Princeton earned team bids on the men's side, while Cornell's
Pierre Attiogbe, Columbia's
Olivia Murray and Yale's
Hebe Chadwick secured individual berths. The championships will take place on Saturday, November 21, at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
Harvard earned an automatic berth after finishing second at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Friday. The Crimson totaled 72 points, led by sophomore
Tam Gavenas, who finished second overall with a time of 30:14.8.
Sam Burgess followed in fourth place (30:25.4), while
Charlie Ortmans finished eighth (30:30.5). Harvard will make its seventh consecutive appearance at the national championships.
Princeton also earned a spot in the national championship field, receiving an at-large selection on the men's side. The Tigers join Harvard as the Ivy League's two men's teams competing for a national title.
Attiogbe earned an individual selection following his performance at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. Attiogbe was one of four men's individual qualifiers selected from the Northeast Region.
On the women's side, Murray and Chadwick each punched their tickets to the national championships following their performances at the Northeast Regional. Both were among the four individual qualifiers selected from the region and will represent the Ivy League in the women's 6K championship race.
The NCAA Championships will feature 32 teams and 38 individual qualifiers in each race. The women's 6K race is scheduled to begin at 10:20 a.m. ET, followed by the men's 10K race at 11:10 a.m. ET. Both races will be broadcast live on ESPNU and the ESPN App, with coverage beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
Men's Teams
- Harvard (Automatic Qualifier)
- Princeton (At-Large Selection)
Men's Individual
Women's Individuals
- Olivia Murray, Columbia
- Hebe Chadwick, Yale