Photo by: Maddie Washburn
State Secures Podium Finish
October 16, 2026 | Cross Country
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. โ Mississippi State securedย a second straight podium finish on Friday, coming in third at the Crimson Classic.
Naomi Jepleting led the charge with another top-15 finish. She crossed the line in a personal best, 20:07.9 and now ranks fifth in all-time women's 6k. Jepleting has finished inside the top-20 in every race this season. Berit Janowitz came in 15th with a personal-best 20:26.3 and is now tied with for ninth best time in MSU program history.
Larkin Johnson, Kaitlyn Burge and Brooklyn Quanz rounded out State's scoring five coming in 37th, 40th and 41st. Johnson finished at 21:09.0 in her first collegiate 6k race. Gabrielle Boulay, Mogran Grace Sheffield, Mallory Streetman, Lilian Overby and Sophie Santucci also ran on Friday morning.
With their final regular-season race behind them, the Bulldogs head to Columbia, Missouri, on Friday, Oct.ย 30 for the SEC Cross Country Championships.
For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, follow onย X,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย byย searching "HailStateTF."
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Naomi Jepleting led the charge with another top-15 finish. She crossed the line in a personal best, 20:07.9 and now ranks fifth in all-time women's 6k. Jepleting has finished inside the top-20 in every race this season. Berit Janowitz came in 15th with a personal-best 20:26.3 and is now tied with for ninth best time in MSU program history.
Larkin Johnson, Kaitlyn Burge and Brooklyn Quanz rounded out State's scoring five coming in 37th, 40th and 41st. Johnson finished at 21:09.0 in her first collegiate 6k race. Gabrielle Boulay, Mogran Grace Sheffield, Mallory Streetman, Lilian Overby and Sophie Santucci also ran on Friday morning.
With their final regular-season race behind them, the Bulldogs head to Columbia, Missouri, on Friday, Oct.ย 30 for the SEC Cross Country Championships.
For more information on the Bulldog track and field program, follow onย X,ย Facebookย andย Instagramย byย searching "HailStateTF."
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