EAST LANSING, Mich. - Saint Mary's College Cross Country took home a 16th place finish at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional race on a cold November Saturday morning, the team's best finish since 2023. Out of the eight MIAA schools in competition on the day, the Belles finished fourth, similarly to the MIAA Championships.

Freshman Adelaide Lulich (Canonsburg, PA) continued her historic season with an incredible second place finish with a time of 22:02.0, beating out the third place finisher by one tenth of a second. Lulich's finish becomes the highest finish for a Belle at the NCAA Regionals and is the second fastest Regional finishing time for a Belle all-time. Her finish also secured her NCAA Great Lakes All-Region honors as it is the eighth time a Belle has earned the honor while she becomes just the fifth individual. Her finish also secures her an individual place at the 2026 NCAA Championships. This is the third time in program history a Belle has gone to Nationals as Lulich joins Megan Gray (2006, 2007) as the only to do so.

Senior Jordan Siminski (Crown Point, IN) took home a 97th place finish as the lone other Belle to finish inside the Top 100. She finished her day with a time of 23:59.9. Freshman Elizabeth Salinas (Dearborn, MI) had a strong performance for the Belles, finishing 130th. The freshman would add a career best time at 24:37.6.

Senior Savannah Paulson (Carmel, IN) and junior Allie Glendening (Berrien Springs, MI) followed Salinas closely and in quick succession. Paulson finished the day with a time of 24:41.5 and a 135th finish while Glendening finished in 137th with a time of 24:44.9.

Senior Cecilia Conrad (Norton Shores, MI) and freshman Stella Behnan (Port Huron, MI) rounded out the competitors for Saint Mary's with 146th and 158th place finishes. Conrad would end the season with a time of 25:02.0 while Behnan finishes with a time of 25:20.9.