EWING, NJ -- Rowan finished second at the 2026 New Jersey Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday. The meet was held at the Green Lane Course hosted by TCNJ.

FINAL RESULTS

Ally Wernik was the runner-up in the race, leading three other Profs in the top 10. Jezena Aponte was fifth, with Juliana Sieminski in eighth and Kayla Romanoski in ninth.

Host TCNJ (32 points) unseated the defending champion Profs (37) by a narrow margin of just five points. Stockton was third (79), Ramapo took fourth (124), Montclair State fifth (129), New Paltz (177) sixth, Kean (196) seventh, and Rutgers-Camden (249) in eighth respectively.

Ramapo's Dale Leonard was the overall winner with a top time of 21:54.2.

Rowan Finishers:
2. Allyson Wernik (22:04.3)
5. Jezena Aponte (22:16.7)
8. Juliana Sieminski (22:52.9)
9. Kayla Romanoski 22:55.0
13. Maggie Michelet 23:32.8
19. Emily Fraser 23:47.5
26. Jenna Spadaro 23:57.7
28. Zoey Doelling 24:05.8
55. Julissa Sierra 26:04.1
58. Gianna Burgio 26:14.2

The Profs will return to action in two weeks, Saturday, November 14th at the NCAA Metro Regional Championship held at Lehigh University. The NCAA Division III Championship is the following weekend hosted by Carleton (Northfield, MN).