FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Hofstra University is the host Friday for the 2026 NCAA Northeast Regional in Division I cross country at Bethpage State Park, where runners chase spots in the national meet.
The women run a 6-kilometer race at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by the men’s 10-kilometer race at noon. The top runners and teams will be recognized right after the second race.
Hofstra runner Freddie Kipkosgei comes in as the defending regional individual champion. He took the 2025 regional at Contoocook, N.H., in 29:12.7, and that showing helped the Pride place 10th as a team with 325 points, the best regional finish in program history.
Kipkosgei also set an 8K course record of 23:11.7 at Bethpage on Oct. 30 to win his second straight conference individual title, and he was named the meet’s top performer. Hofstra took third as a team that day with 69 points.
The Pride have 10 men entered. Friday’s results decide who advances to the Division I national championship meet, set for Saturday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Spectators enter Bethpage State Park through the Polo Field and picnic area entrance off Powell Avenue.
Section: More Washington DC sports news
Filed under: Washington DC Sports News
