MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – William & Mary men's cross country produced four All-CAA performers in garnering third as a team at the 2023 CAA Championships on Friday afternoon at Pole Green Park.
Graduate student
Patrick North led the way for W&M, earning All-CAA honors for the second time in his career. Freshman
Hayes Trapp, junior
Nate Jennings, and sophomore
Peyton Golden all earned All-CAA honors for the first time in their careers. All four Tribe runner finished inside the top 15.
As a team, the Tribe continued its streak of placing in the top three of every CAA Cross Country Championship since 1988. Stony Brook took home the team title with 36 points followed by Northeastern (49), W&M (77), Monmouth (107), and Hofstra (140). Northeastern's Benjamin Godish won the individual CAA crown in a time of 24:06.4.
North paced the Tribe with a 10th-place finish in a career-best 8K time of 24:38.1. He earned All-CAA honors for the second time after previously receiving the distinction in 2021.
Trapp started fast, sitting in second after the opening 2K. He crossed the line in 13th just 10 seconds behind North in a season-best 8K time of 24:48.0 to earn All-CAA accolades.
Jennings and Golden followed closely behind in 14th and 15th place, respectively. Jennings finished in a time of 24:59.4 just ahead of Golden's season-best time of 25:00.3.
Senior
Sam Pritchard roudned out the Tribe's top five, finishing 26th in a time of 25:41.9. Sophomore
Brendan DiStefano (25:51.3), senior
Harrison Vives (26:11.6), and junior
Zack Ericksen (26:14.1) each placed inside the top 40 in 31st, 38th, and 39th, respectively.
The Tribe continues the championship season at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships on Friday, Nov. 10. USC Upstate will host the event at the Milliken Research Center.
2023 CAA Championships
Pole Green Park – Mechanicsville, Va.
Team Results
1. Stony Brook 36
2. Northeastern 49
3. William & Mary 77
4. Monmouth 107
5. Hofstra 140
6. Elon 162
7. UNCW 213
8. Charleston 216
9. Campbell 271
10. NC A&T 274
11. Hampton 346
Top 5
1. Benjamin Godish (Northeastern) 24:06.4
2. Carlos Santos (Stony Brook) 24:15.3
3. Zach Van Houten (Hofstra) 24:15.9
4. Patrick Mullen (Northeastern) 24:25.0
5. Patrick Cullen (Northeastern) 24:25.3
W&M Results
10.
Patrick North 24:38.1
13.
Hayes Trapp 24:48.0
14.
Nate Jennings 24:59.4
15.
Peyton Golden 25:00.3
26.
Sam Pritchard 25:41.9
31.
Brendan DiStefano 25:51.3
38.
Harrison Vives 26:11.6
39.
Zack Ericksen 26:14.1
47.
Luke Ellwood 26:45.9
57.
Lucas Thompson 27:19.0
59.
Luke Henkel 27:19.9
67.
Stephen Larson 27:51.0
