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2025 Cross Country Roster

Hillary Connor

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Yarmouth
  • Hometown Yarmouth, ME

Biography

2025
  • Competed in five meets during the 2025 cross country season as a key member of the Bears' scoring pack.

  • Recorded a season-best 6K time of 24:38.9 at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championship in Canton, N.Y.

  • Placed 48th overall at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 24:51.6, finishing as the team’s fourth runner to help secure a 4th-place team result.

  • Contributed to Smith’s 11th-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional, placing 85th overall.

  • Demonstrated remarkable consistency by breaking the 25-minute barrier in all five 6K races, including the Paul Short Run (24:58.3) and Connecticut College Invitational (24:59.6).


2022-23:
  • Recorded a 5k personal record at the James Earley Invitational producing a time of 21:03.0, finishing fifth overall in the sub-varsity race (10/8/22)
  • Notched a 6k PR at the Western New England Invitational finishing 17th out of 73 athletes in 26:14.3 (10/15/22)
  • Took third overall in the mile at the Wheaton Invitational posting a time of 5:45.77 (1/28/23)
  • Collected a PR in the mile at the Smith-Mount Holyoke-Wellesley trimeet of 5:35.89 finishing sixth
  • Finished sixth in the 800m at the Smith-Mount Holyoke-Wellesley meet with a personal record of 2:29.44
  • Placed 11th in the 1500m at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 5:00.66

Why Smith: To be in a community of passionate, kind, and driven people and to join an incredible team

Favorite Thing to Do: I love getting coffee (specifically iced oat milk lattes) and shopping at the used book store!

Favorite Team Memory: Swimming in the river post-run!

Historical Player Information

  • 2022First Year

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior