MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – MIT women's cross country sophomore Jordan Lacsamana has been named the NEWMAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the week ending October 4, 2026. The honor is the first of Lacsamana's career.

Lacsamana ran a career-best 6k time of 22:05.4 to lead No. 11 MIT to sixth place at the Running of the Cows Pre-Nationals Meet. MIT was one of 18 ranked teams and the only NEWMAC team in the field on Saturday in in Northfield, Minnesota.

The Engineers will run again in two weeks at the Connecticut College Invitational on October 17.

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