Friday, October 30
Madison, WI
11:35 AM
Maryland
vs
Big Ten Championship
10/30/2026 12:13:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
VERONA, WI – Katie Dutko finished as the Terps top runner and Maren Iski and Cayden Justice each had personal-best times as the Maryland cross country team competed at the 2026 Big Ten Championship hosted by Wisconsin on Friday morning.
Overall, the field was composed of 154 total runners racing on the 6K Zimmer Championship Course.
Dutko led the Terps placing 93rd individually with a time of 21 minutes, 27.3 seconds.
She was followed by Iski (105th, 21:39.3), Jayla Atkinson (108th, 21:48.3), Justice (113th, 21:53.6), and Kate Konyar (118th, 21:56.9).
Iski and Justice each posted a career-best times for a 6K course. Iski shaved just over 22 seconds off her previous best mark, while Justice went 37 seconds faster than her prior top time.
Oregon won the overall team title followed by Northwestern and Penn State. The Terps placed 16th ahead of Ohio State and Southern California.
The Terps will next head to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (Nov. 13) hosted by Lehigh in Bethlehem, PA.
Maryland Results:
93 - Katie Dutko – 21:27.3
105 - Maren Iski – 21:39.3
108 - Jayla Atkinson – 21:48.3
113 - Cayden Justice – 21:53.6
118 - Kate Konyar – 21:56.9
132 - Ellie Keefer – 22:28.2
133 - Annika Metzger – 22:31.1
134 - Melina Johnston – 22:32.4
Overall, the field was composed of 154 total runners racing on the 6K Zimmer Championship Course.
Dutko led the Terps placing 93rd individually with a time of 21 minutes, 27.3 seconds.
She was followed by Iski (105th, 21:39.3), Jayla Atkinson (108th, 21:48.3), Justice (113th, 21:53.6), and Kate Konyar (118th, 21:56.9).
Iski and Justice each posted a career-best times for a 6K course. Iski shaved just over 22 seconds off her previous best mark, while Justice went 37 seconds faster than her prior top time.
Oregon won the overall team title followed by Northwestern and Penn State. The Terps placed 16th ahead of Ohio State and Southern California.
The Terps will next head to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (Nov. 13) hosted by Lehigh in Bethlehem, PA.
Maryland Results:
93 - Katie Dutko – 21:27.3
105 - Maren Iski – 21:39.3
108 - Jayla Atkinson – 21:48.3
113 - Cayden Justice – 21:53.6
118 - Kate Konyar – 21:56.9
132 - Ellie Keefer – 22:28.2
133 - Annika Metzger – 22:31.1
134 - Melina Johnston – 22:32.4
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