O'Neill, Merryman Power Bobcats to Second Place Finish at Jasper Invite

Saturday, September 19

Middletown, N.Y.

Quinnipiac University

Manhattan Invite

Maddie O'Neill Runs at the 2025 MAAC Championships (Nov. 1, 2025 in Montgomery, N.Y.)

O'Neill, Merryman Power Bobcats to Second Place Finish at Jasper Invite

9/19/2026 4:48:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — The Quinnipiac women's cross country team ran another strong meet on Saturday morning, this time at the Jasper Fall XC Invite at the Blue Sky Sports Complex, site of the 2026 Metro Conference Championships.

Senior Zoe Merryman and junior Madeleine O'Neill both finished inside the top five, powering the Bobcats to a second-place finish behind regional power Army West Point in a meet featuring 12 teams from around the region.

The Bobcats led six Metro Conference teams that were also at the meet, with league foes Marist and Rider finishing directly behind Quinnipiac.

The squad place four in the top 13, tied for the most at the meet.

SCORERS

Madeleine O'Neill – 2^nd place (21:24.1)
Zoe Merryman – 5^th place (21:38.0)
Alexa Ciccone – 12^th place (21:56.8)
Avery Palmucci – 13^th place (21:57.9)
Ashley Carillo – 29^th place (22:23.1)

UP NEXT
Quinnipiac begins the national portion of its meet schedule on Friday, Oct. 2 when they head to the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

For an inside look at the Quinnipiac women's cross country program, go to gobobcats.com/wxc and be sure to follow it on social media @QU_WTrackXC.