ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Led by an All-Conference performance by senior Annabel Dobash, the Union College women's cross country team ran to its best conference finish in over a decade at the 2026 Liberty League Championships, hosted by Bard College on Saturday morning at Montgomery Place.
 
The Garnet Chargers had five runners finish in the top-40 on Saturday, helping the team finish with a team score of 130. The team's fifth-place finish is tied for its highest since the championship expanded to eight schools in 2011 and tied for the highest finish overall since placing fourth out of six schools in 2009.
 
Dobash finished 16th out of 101 runners on the day, earning her first career All-Liberty League honorable mention and making her just the third different Union runner to earn All-League laurels, joining Cat Dacey '25 (three times) and Sarah Tardiff '10. The senior had a very steady race after moving into 16th place at the end of the first mile, clocking in 15th at each of the next four checkpoints before finishing 16th in 23:27.8.
 
Sophomore Eilis Mckenna came 1.4 seconds from joining Dobash with All-Conference honors, finishing with a time of 23:43.6 to place 22nd overall, one spot from All-League honorable mention. First-year Lily Harrow also flirted with All-Conference laurels as well, finishing 24th with a time of 24:01.1.
 
First-year Emma Barnes and sophomore Kate Monaco rounded out a strong scoring quintet for Union, with Barnes placing 35th in 24:42.8 and Monaco nabbing 40th place with a 24:57.5 finish.
 
Union will be back in action on November 14 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, held at Wickham Park in Hartford.
 
Complete Union Results:
Annabel Dobash – 23;27.8 (16th)
Eilis Mckenna – 23:43.6 (22nd)
Lily Harrow – 24:01.1 (24th)
Emma Barnes – 24:42.8 (35th)
Kate Monaco – 24:57.5 (40th)
Isla Langsdorf – 25:26.8 (53rd)
Charlotte Knight – 26:15.1 (70th)
Josie Withbroe – 26:36.5 (75th)
Abbie Goodwin – 27:35.5 (82nd)
Emilie Rosecan – 28:55.5 (90th)