Warrenville, Ill. – The Wheaton cross country teams competed at the 2026 CCIW Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon at St. James Farm Forest Preserve. The Wheaton women's program finished sixth in the 6K race and the Thunder men's team placed fourth in the 8K race.

The North Central women's program finished first in the standings with 48 points, while Illinois Wesleyan tallied 61 points in second place. Elmhurst finished third with 74 points, followed by Augustana in fourth place with 84 points, Carthage registered 142 points in fifth place, while Wheaton was sixth with 150 points, Millikin finished seventh with 162 points, Carroll placed eighth with 190 points, and North Park rounded out the field with 190 points.

Elmhurst's Jessica Solar finished first in the 77-woman field with a time of 22:13.46. North Central's Mariangela Popoca finished second in 22:23.13, while her teammate Dylan Moeller placed third in 22:25.59.

Senior Sophia Huber had the top performance for the Wheaton women's program. Huber finished ninth with a time of 22:44.28. By finishing in the top-10, Huber earns her second career All-CCIW First Team award. She was also a First Team All-CCOW honoree in 2024.

Tess Ganski posted a time of 23:37.69 in 24^th place, while Sophie Kauffman finished 28^th in 23:47.91. Laynie Ripley finished 46^th with a time of 24:25.10, while Eleanor Wolf was 47^th in 24:27.72. Clodagh O'Bryant posted a time of 24:49.45 in 54^th place, while Ally Crumley was 58^th in 25:04.90, while Amber Prentice posted a time of 25:10.77 in 59^th place.

Wheaton returns to action on November 14^th at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Illinois.