LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Randolph College men's and women's cross-country teams will be heading to Winchester, Va., for the 2026 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31. Shenandoah University will host the championship at Kernstown Battlefield, with the women's 6k race scheduled for 10 a.m. and the men's 8k race scheduled for 11 a.m.

First-year Owen McHugh is expected to lead the men's squad. His season has included one broken school record and multiple personal bests. His fastest current 8k time is 26:31.7, which he ran at the Roanoke College South Region Showdown two weeks earlier.

On the women's side, senior Jessica Taylor will lead the squad. Her fastest time this season for the 6k is 29:07.2.

Awards: After the championship races, the ODAC will recognize team champions, individual winners, and All-ODAC performers. The top seven individual finishers earn First Team All-ODAC honors, places 8-14 receive Second Team recognition, and finishers 15-21 are named Third Team All-ODAC.

The conference will also recognize its individual Runner of the Meet and Rookie of the Meet, along with the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year.