WELLESLEY, Mass. – Kicking off the 2026 fall season this evening, Simmons University Cross Country competed at the Wellesley Invitational hosted by the Wellesley College Blue on their own Nehoiden Golf Club.

By The Numbers

• First-years Sharon Liu and Reece Cutting paced the Sharks in the 5K race, crossing the finish line just fractions of a second apart with times of 26:01.8 and 26:02.2, respectively.
• Katie Repoli followed closely behind Liu and Cutting, while Julia Pellegrino, Caroline Fleischhauer, and Katie O'Connor rounded out the Simmons scoring runners.

Up next for Simmons is the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 19.