The top runners for both Muhlenberg cross country teams made big jumps in the standings at the Centennial Conference Championships.

For the women, senior Maggie Holderith finished in 23:14.1, taking 29 seconds off her previous personal best. The time ranks 16th on the program's all-time list. Holderith placed 28th, up from 45th at the 2025 CC meet.

Rounding out the top five for the Mule women, who came in ninth, were a pair of Ellas and a pair of Avas. Freshman Ella Schweitzer (pictured above left) was Muhlenberg's second runner in her first collegiate conference meet, while sophomore Ava Azzinnari set a 6K PR of 25:31.8.

None of the top five runners for the men's team competed in last year's CC Championships. Muhlenberg was led by David Seel (pictured above right), who missed last year's meet while studying abroad. Seel finished in 45th place, up from 80th the last time he ran in the CC meet, in 2024.

Senior Raam Ravishankar was the Mules' second finisher, setting a personal best of 26:49.2.

Freshman Mason Pantalone, Muhlenberg's fourth runner across the line, ran a huge PR, clocking in at 28:11.6 to cut almost a minute and a half off his previous 8K best of 29:40.4

complete results

Women's Team Scores
1. Johns Hopkins 23
2. Swarthmore 53
3. Franklin & Marshall 92
4. Haverford 103
5. Dickinson 137
6. Gettysburg 166
7. Ursinus 223
8. Bryn Mawr 238
9. Muhlenberg 242
10. McDaniel 284

Muhlenberg Runners
28. Maggie Holderith, 23:14.1
47. Ella Schweitzer, 24:10.0
82. Ava Azzinnari, 25:31.8
84. Ella Borello, 25:43.7
87. Ava Lundy, 26:02.6
90. Olivia Maytin, 26:13.0
109. Em Marie Clewell, 27:13.5

Men's Team Scores
1. Johns Hopkins 17
2. Haverford 44
3. Swarthmore 91
4. Dickinson 123
5. Ursinus 156
6. Gettysburg 163
7. Franklin & Marshall 179
8. Muhlenberg 219
9. McDaniel 286

Muhlenberg Runners
45. David Seel, 26:38.9
50. Raam Ravishankar, 26:49.2
59. Matthew Hajel, 27:04.7
80. Mason Pantalone, 28:11.6
86. Jack Coppa, 28:40.4
91. Niklas Haraldsson, 28:47.0
93. Michael Rofaiel, 28:59.2