MEDFORD, MA (November 3, 2026) – Senior
Katya Henisz and sophomore
Zui Chinchalkar of the Tufts University women's cross county team both earned their first NESCAC All-Conference awards announced today after the 2026 league championship race this past Saturday (Oct. 31) at Middlebury College.
Chinchalkar and Henisz both earned All-Conference second team awards, marking the first time since the 2021 season that Tufts has had multiple recipients.
All-Conference first team awards go to the top seven finishers in the championship race. Second team honors are earned by the eighth through 14th finishers.
Chinchalkar's 10th-place finish this year in a 21:40.7 time was the highest by a Jumbo runner since Danielle Page won the 2021 conference championship race.
Running at the NESCAC Championship for the fourth time, Henisz finished 14th in a 21:51.9 time for her second team award.
The Jumbos placed third as a team at the conference championship, improving upon last year's fourth-place finish.
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2026 NESCAC Women's Cross Country All-Conference Teams
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