TEMPE, AZ - Zoila Sicilia closed out her historic career with her second consecutive Division II national championship, defeating the runner-up by over a minute. The senior added another piece of hardware to her shelf that included the 2025 National Championship, 2024 Third Place, and 2023 National Freshman of the Year.

As a team, the Bears were runners-up, coming in just behind rival Wingate. The Bears and Bulldogs have now split the previous four national championships. Taking third was Drury, who placed two runners in the top-10. 

Sicilia won the race with a time of 1:02:23.9, crossing the finish line over a minute faster than second place. Her time was good enough for 15th out of all DI competitors as well. The highlight of Sicilia's race was the closing 5k, where she ran an 18:23.1 to cap off an incredible day. Joining her on the podium was junior Isis Gaskin, who took third with a time of 1:03:30.5. Sitting in fourth with 100 meters left, she blew by Colorado Mesa's Rosa Schmidt-Moll to earn the highest placing of her career. The final All-America First Team honoree was Agathe Claude, who crossed the line in 1:03:55.6 Claude, who competed in the B wave of last year's competition, was the fourth fastest DII cyclist with a time of 34:21.9. 

Heading up the B wave was Emilia Dabadie, who took 24th in 1:10:26.3. The final scorer for the Bears was senior Alex Linden, who took 26th in 1:10:31.6. Ana Brown, who also competed in this event last year, rounded out Lenoir-Rhyne's finishers with a 1:12:41.2. Emma Leary suffered an unfortunate end to her first championships when she fell victim to a flat tire on the bike course. 

This is the second consecutive year the Bears have placed two individuals on the podium and earned three All-America First Team honors.