The Johns Hopkins University Athletics women’s cross country team won its 18th consecutive Centennial Conference championship Oct. 31 at Haverford College, with junior Carter Brotherton claiming the individual title. The fifth-ranked Blue Jays scored 23 points, the fifth-lowest total in program history, and placed four runners among the top six.
Swarthmore finished second with 53 points, followed by Franklin & Marshall with 92, Haverford with 103 and Dickinson with 137. Johns Hopkins also placed five runners among the top nine.
Carter Brotherton Wins Consecutive Individual Titles
Brotherton won the individual championship in 21:12.4. She became the second runner in Johns Hopkins program history to win multiple individual Centennial Conference championships, joining Ellie Clawson.
Brotherton also became the eighth runner in Centennial Conference history to win back-to-back individual titles. Her time was the fourth-fastest 6K time in Johns Hopkins’ conference championship history. She became the seventh junior to win the Centennial Conference individual championship and the first since Johns Hopkins’ Adriana Catalano won in 2024.
Alexia Tubbs finished second in 21:29.7 and earned top freshman honors.
Johns Hopkins Places Seven Among the Top 14
Sydney Shock finished fifth in 21:45.5, followed by Diana Valentini in sixth at 21:54.8 and Natalie Boquist in ninth at 22:03.3. The three finishes gave Johns Hopkins four runners among the top six and completed the team’s scoring five among the top nine.
Ani Wedemeyer finished 10th in 22:05.0, Abby Artabane placed 12th in 22:14.1 and Kira Dye finished 13th in 22:19.2. All seven Johns Hopkins runners who finished among the top 14 earned All-Centennial Conference honors.
The top seven finishers earned First Team honors, while places eight through 14 earned Second Team honors. Johns Hopkins has produced the Centennial Conference individual champion in five consecutive seasons and 14 times since 2008.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Johns Hopkins combined Brotherton’s individual championship with the depth needed to score 23 points and extend its Centennial Conference team championship streak to 18 consecutive titles. The Blue Jays’ four top-six finishers and five runners among the top nine underscored the team’s performance at Haverford College.
The next listed events for the Johns Hopkins women’s cross country team are the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships and the NCAA Championships.
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