Nolt opened the 2026 season finishing in fourth place overall out of 110 runners at the 8th Annual St. John Fisher Rodenbeck Invitational. Nolt crossed the finish line in 15:30.5 over the 4,000-meter course, finishing just over one second behind the runner-up and was the top Division III and Empire 8 finisher in an event that featured four league opponents. She was Houghton’s top finisher by more than 47 seconds.