Salve Regina women's cross country set for 2023 season

NEWPORT, R.I. – Salve Regina University women's cross country head coach Kacie Gallo '08 has released the fall schedule.

"This year we are ready to put in the hard work required to compete in the NEWMAC," said Gallo."We have seven incoming recruits who will be contributors on the team as well as a solid foundation from our captains - Avery Braccia, Olivia Forbes, and Nicole Nenninger. Having the athletes back together will help us start the season strong. Everyone will be working together and pushing each other."

The schedule includes six regular-season competitions and two championship races beginning with the Suffolk Short Course Classic in Boston, Mass., on Friday, Sept. 1. Regular season races will range from just over 3,000 meters to 6,000 meters and will feature everything from the hilly Northampton, Mass., course of the Smith Invitational to the gradual terrain of Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts.

2023 Salve Regina Women's Cross Country Schedule

Salve Regina will be looking to compete with the MIT Beavers, reigning NEWMAC champions since 2007, and the historically strong United States Coast Guard Academy, Wellesley College, and Wheaton College programs. Rivalries from past conference and non-conference teams such as Gordon College, Endicott College, Roger Williams University and the University of New England appear in the 2023 schedule as well. Gallo is excited for her alma mater to face teams that the Seahawks have not competed against in recent years and is confident that the athletes are ready to take on the challenge.