Boston University
Princeton Fall Meadows Challenge
Terriers Compete at Princeton Meadows Challenge
September 26, 2026 | Men's Cross Country
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Boston University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Princeton Meadows Challenge on Saturday morning at the Princeton XC Course.Â
Graduate student Freddy Collins paced the men with an impressive sixth-place finish. Collins turned in an 8K time of 23:20.8 in his season debut. As a team, BU finished 11th with 311 points in a field that featured three nationally ranked teams and three other squads receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA Division I poll.
Junior Dan Hruska was next for the Terriers, finishing 45th in his season debut with a time of 24:01.8. Sophomore Justin Ruiz was 108th (24:56.6), followed by junior James American Horse in 117th (25:10.7) and sophomore Will Tempest in 120th (25:14.0) to round out the Terrier scorers.
Junior Jacob Sushinsky (25:18.3), freshman Ryan Collins (25:28.0), sophomore Greg Poisson (25:49.1), freshman Kennan Byers (26:05.8), freshman Ramsey Hansen (26:10.8) and junior Brandon Piedade (27:03.3) also raced for the Terriers on Saturday.
On the women's side, senior Adrienne Buettner-Cable paced the women with an impressive sixth-place finish. She posted a 6K time of 19:55.3 in her season debut. As a team, BU finished 10th with 241 points in a field that featured five nationally ranked teams and five other squads receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA Division I poll.
Junior Caroline Collins finished 33rd in her 2026 debut with a time of 20:45.0. Senior Samantha Seabury was next in 58th (21:10.3), with classmates Molly Kiley (21:22.3) and Abby Waddington (21:28.5) finishing 73rd and 79th, respectively, to round out the Terrier scorers.
Freshman Cali Buxbaum finished 96th with a time of 21:40.1 and junior Luna Scorzelli placing 100th with a time of 21:42.2. Senior Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez (21:59.0), freshman Jessica Abbott (22:27.6), graduate student Olivia Dodds (22:28.2) and senior Abi Hahn (22:43.3) also competed on Saturday.
BU will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the ECAC/IC4A Championships.
