Overview
Stockton Women's Cross Country ran at seven meets during the 2025 season. The slate began on the first Saturday in September and ramped up in November with the NJAC Championships and NCAA Regionals.
 
Stockton was led by a trio of seniors who exited the program with a combined total of nine all-conference and seven all-region honors during their impressive careers. The three seniors all scored in every race that they ran this season, accounting for 18 of Stockton's 30 scoring positions at those six meets.
 
Head coach Claire Incantalupo and the Ospreys also received strong contributions from a few youngsters. Freshmen and sophomores claimed 16 of the 35 scoring spots over the course of the team's seven races.
 
Stockton finished in the top three at the NJAC Championships for the sixth consecutive year by placing third. The Ospreys then finished fifth at the NCAA Regionals, earning a place in the top six for the fifth straight year since the NCAA adjusted its regional alignments.
 
Awards
Kayla Kass: USTFCCCA All-Region, NJAC First Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Rachel Hayes: USTFCCCA All-Region, NJAC Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Maddy Valasek: NJAC Second Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Evelynn Austin: USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Paige McCabe: NJAC Runner of the Week 9/8/25
Madison Pratt: NJAC Rookie of the Week 9/8/25
Sophia Cornell: NJAC Rookie of the Week 9/15
Stockton: USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
 
Highlights

• Senior Kayla Kass scored at all six meets that she competed. Kass was Stockton's top finisher four times and second finisher once. She finished in the top 25 (25th) at the NCAA Regionals for the fourth straight year and placed in the top 10 at the NJAC Championships (6th) for the third time in her four seasons.
• Senior Rachel Hayes also scored in all six races that she ran. Hayes was Stockton's top runner at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 11th with a personal best of 22:23.9 that was the fastest time by an Osprey runner all season. Like Kass, Hayes collected all-conference and all-region accolades this year.
• Maddy Valasek rounded out the trio of seniors who scored at all six meets in which they competed. Valasek was the top finisher for the Ospreys at the Kutztown DII/DIII Challenge and the team's second runner across the line three times. She placed ninth at the NJAC Championships for her best finish ever at the conference meet.
• Sophomore Evelynn Austin produced a breakthrough season in which she scored in all six races that she ran. Austin was Stockton's second finisher at the Kutztown DII/DIII Challenge and third runner at the Osprey Open and NCAA Regionals.
• Freshman Sophia Cornell was a top newcomer who ran at all seven meets and scored four times during a strong rookie campaign. Cornell notched a personal best of 23:48.8 at the NCAA Regionals.
• Fellow freshman Madison Pratt also competed at every meet, scoring three times. Pratt began the season as Stockton's second finisher at the Stevens Back to the Bowl Invitational and ended it with a personal best of 24:19.9 at the NCAA Regionals.
• In her first year at Stockton, sophomore Paige McCabe was the team's top finisher at the Stevens Back to the Bowl Invitational and also scored at the Osprey Open. Junior Sarah Rutledge and freshman Grace Wojciechowski also scored at the Stevens Back to the Bowl Invitational.