VMI women’s cross country placed seventh at the Southern Conference Championships, the program’s best finish at the league race since rejoining the SoCon in 2014.
Jillian Sisk ’27 led the team with a 20th-place finish at the SoCon race, VMI’s best individual finish since Anna Armfield ’21 took 15th in 2020.
Reagan Gilman ’28 finished close behind in 22nd place, just 6 seconds behind Sisk at the SoCon Championship.
The Keydets took 14th at the Panorama Farms Invite, led by Sisk in 61st place individually.
VMI came in third with 70 points at the JMU Invitational, led by Sisk in third and Gilman in fourth place.
VMI finished third at the Shenandoah Twilight, led by Gilman in second and Sisk in third place.
Samantha Layton ’28 earned her best individual finish of the season at the Shenandoah meet in ninth place.
Men’s Recap
The men’s cross country season was highlighted by a first-place finish at the JMU Invitational, held at the New Market Battlefield Sept. 26, 2025.
Ben Hagerich ’26, Patrick Lowry ’27, and Nicholas Russo ’29 placed first through third to lead the team to victory over Mary Washington, Mount St. Mary’s, and others at the JMU meet.
Hagerich placed first and the Keydets placed second at Shenandoah Twilight in Winchester, Virginia, Sept. 12.
The Keydets took eighth place at the SoCon Championship race, led by Hagerich, who placed 23rd overall.
VMI came in 15th place at Panorama Farms again, led by Hagerich (96th place).
VMI finished 10th at the Spider Alumni Open to open the season, paced by Hagerich in 41st place individually.
