MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- MIT women's cross country senior Kate Sanderson has been named the NEWMAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 5, 2025. This is the second time this season and the fourth time in her career that Sanderson has been named the NEWMAC Runner of the Week.

Sanderson helped lead MIT to a 22nd place finish in the Women's College Gold 6K at Paul Short Run. Sanderson finished the 6K course in 20:41.8 to earn 41st overall as the top Division III finisher in a predominantly Division I field. Sanderson navigated the 338-competitor field to move up from 152nd place at the first mile to her 41st-place finish. From the 2-mile mark to the finish, Sanderson moved up over 50 spots.

Sanderson and No. 1 MIT will continue the season on Saturday, October 18 at the Connecticut College Invitational.

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