Cougars Close Fall Schedule with Nine Personal Bests at NCAA Southeast Regional

Friday, November 13

Spartanburg, SC

College of Charleston

NCAA Southeast Regional

abby mogg racing in regionals alongside other teams

11/13/2026 5:42:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up their season Friday at the NCAA Southeast Regional, hosted by Upstate. The women's team finished 22nd out of 38 teams in the 6K, while the men's team placed 24th out of 35 teams in the 10K.

Leading the women's team, junior Abby Mogg clocked a season-best 6K time of 21:23.9, finishing 90th out of 268 runners. Her performance marked a personal best, improving on her previous record by more than 15 seconds.

Gail Vaikutis followed with a 123rd-place finish in 22:00.3, also recording a personal best and improving her previous time from The Fire Tower Project by more than 10 seconds.

Junior Bella Hudson was next across the line, placing 155th with a time of 22:22.9. Anna Kelly followed in 171st with a time of 22:35.0, setting a new personal best in her freshman season. Sofia Day finished just behind her in 175th, clocking 22:36.9, followed by Cara Grace Phillips in 23:36.0.

Aine Trapp rounded out the women's lineup with a time of 23:47.7.

On the men's side, Andrew Catapano led the Cougars with a 142nd-place finish out of 249 runners, clocking a time of 31:56.0. The junior shaved nearly a minute off his time from last year's NCAA Southeast Regional, setting a new 10K personal best.

Adrian Miller followed closely behind in 149th place with a time of 32:03.5, also recording a new personal best. Thomas Flaig and Greyson Brown finished nearly side by side, placing 163rd and 164th, respectively. Flaig clocked 32:15.5, while Brown finished in 32:16.4, with both runners establishing new 10K personal bests.

Declan Byrne was the next Cougar to finish, placing 187th with a time of 32:51.7. Riley Hugues followed in 33:02.6, recording a new personal best, while Rob DiMedio rounded out the men's lineup with a time of 33:32.5, also establishing a new 10K personal best.

Nine Cougars recorded personal bests across the two teams at the regional meet.

The women's team also improved its overall standing from last year's regional, moving up two spots from 24th to 22nd among the 38 competing teams.

*Indicates Personal Best

Women's 6k

90. Abby Mogg (21:23.8)*

123. Gail Vaikutis (22:00.3)*

155. Bella Hudson (22:22.9)

171. Anna Kelly (22:35.0)*

175. Sofia Day (22:36.9)

226. Cara Grace Phillips (23:36.0)

230. Aine Trapp (23:47.7)

Men's 10k