SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Wellesley College cross country came in eighth out 30 teams with a team score of 251 at the highly competitive 6k NCAA East Regional Championship on Saturday at Wainwright Recreation Complex.

Tufts University won team competition with a score of 42, followed by MIT (68) and Bates College (75). 

First-year Nina Letts (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) was Wellesley's top finisher, coming in 43rd amongst 216 total runners. Letts completed the course at 22:51.30. 

Sophomore Zoë Cort (San Francisco, Calif.) had a career-best time of 22:55.95 when it mattered most, earning 45th for the effort.

Classmate Cadence Chang (Boston, Mass.) collected 47th, breaking the 23-minute mark with a time of 22:58.17.

First-year Theo Wilkinson (Lewisburg, Pa.) finished in the top-25 percent of all runners, taking 52nd place with a 23:14.40 performance.

Sophomore Dylan Burmeister (Nobleboro, Maine) was the final scorer, hitting the finish line at 23:36.15 and claiming 64th overall.

Classmate Sophia Trabuco (Rochester, Minn.) placed 75th with a time of 23:50.64, a personal-best by over three seconds.

Senior Perry Huang Kemper (Boise, Idaho) wrapped up a cross country career in style, finishing in 81st place with a second-best career 6k time of 23:57.20.