The NESCAC Runners of the Week will be announced on Tuesdays throughout the cross country season. These are the final selections for the 2026 season. The NESCAC Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, October 31 at Middlebury College.

NESCAC Cross Country Runners of the Week 
Men
Dylan Cote – Wesleyan – Jr. – North Andover, Mass.
Cote captured his third victory of the season at the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 23:52.4 among 241 runners in the 8K Blue Race. The Cardinals finished third out of 26 teams, marking the program's best team finish at this event, which featured 10 nationally ranked squads.

Women
Audrey MacLean - Middlebury – Sr. – Tiburon, Calif.
MacLean won the 6K Blue Race at the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 20:36.6, the third-fastest time in the meet’s history and 13 seconds faster than the runner-up. MacLean is the third athlete to win the invitational three or more times in a career. The Panthers won the team title out of 28 teams in a field featuring 11 nationally ranked squads.