CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – William & Mary cross country notched regionally-ranked wins at the Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday morning.
 
The women placed three runners among the top 25 to finish third in a 14-team field, topping three regionally-ranked foes in the process. The Tribe, which posted 103 points, downed two higher-ranked Southeast Region opponents in No. 10 Duke (8th at 220) and No. 14 High Point (4th at 115) as well as Mid-Atlantic Region No. 15 George Washington (6th at 209). No. 20-ranked Virginia (17) took the team title, while Virginia Tech (70), ranked No. 9 in the Southeast Region, was second.
 
The men took ninth in an 18-team field, including coming in one spot ahead of George Washington, who is ranked No. 11 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. No. 6-ranked Wake Forest won the event followed by No. 21 Virginia in second.
 
Senior Kyra Holland and junior Sofia Istnick were the top two Tribe finishers and ran together throughout the race. Holland led the way for the second-straight meet, crossing the line in 14th place at 21:03.9 less than five seconds ahead of Istnick in 16th.
 
Junior Catherine Garrison gave W&M three runners among the top 25 as she finished 22nd overall. Sitting 37th at the 2K mark, Garrison closed strong improving her spot at the 3K, 5K, and 6K marks, posting a time of 21:25.2.
 
Freshman Molly Weithman was close behind Garrison in 26th place at 21:31.4
 
Junior Arianna DeBoer rounded out the Tribe scoring runners, finishing 32nd in 21:41.6. She provided W&M with a big lift in finishing ahead of regionally-ranked High Point as DeBoer topped the fifth-place Panther runner by 21 spots, a key margin as W&M finished 12 ahead in the team standings.
 
Freshmen Maddie Gypson and Abby Lane both earned top-50 performances at the event. Gypson was 37th at 21:51.7, while Lane came in 47th at 22:03.7.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Hayes Trapp and senior Nate Jennings topped the team with top-60 efforts. Trapp was 53rd in a time of 24:23.2, while Jennings was three spots back less than two seconds behind.
 
Redshirt freshman Carson Rackley was 69th (24:41.2) followed by sophomore Brendan DiStefano (24:45.2) and junior Luke Ellwood (24:55.5) in 76th and 83rd, respectively, to round out the Tribe's scoring group.
 
Up Next
The Tribe has its sights set on the CAA Championships in less than two week. W&M travels to Elon to take part in the event on Friday, Nov. 1.
 
Panorama Farms Invitational
Earlysville, Va.
Men's 8K
Team (18 teams)
1. #6 Wake Forest – 38
2. #21 Virginia – 47
3. Virginia Tech – 62
4. Wingate – 110
5. Duke - 165
6. LaSalle – 198
7. Norfolk State – 234
8. App State – 235
9. W&M – 255
10. George Washington – 277
 
Top 5
1. Gary Martin (UVA) – 22:58.9
2. Luke Tewalt (Wake Forest) – 23:12.1
3. George Couttie (VT) – 23:16.0
4. Will Anthony (UVA) – 23:19.6
5. Aidan Ross (Wake Forest) – 23:27.8
 
W&M Results
53. Hayes Trapp – 24:23.2
56. Nate Jennings – 24:24.5
69. Carson Rackley – 24:41.2
76. Brendan DiStefano – 24:45.2
83. Luke Ellwood – 24:55.5
90. Wyatt Townsend – 25:04.8
113. Eric Fagan – 25:20.5
116. Sam Pritchard – 25:21.5
128. Luke Henkel – 25:32.3
131. Peyton Golden – 25:35.6
142. Henry Anderson – 25:52.9
 
Women's 6K
Team (14 Teams)
1. #20 Virginia – 17
2. Virginia Tech – 70
3. William & Mary – 103
4. High Point – 115
5. Duquesne – 178
6. George Washington – 209
7. Davidson -216
8. Duke – 220
9. Richmond – 227
10. Norfolk State – 253
 
Top 5
1. Jenny Schilling (UVA) – 20:09.7
2. Sophie Atkinson (UVA) – 20:27.9
3. Jette Beermann (Unattached) – 20:28.7
4. Tatum David (UVA) – 20:38.2
5. Camryn Menninger (UVA) – 20:44.5
 
W&M Results
14. Kyra Holland – 21:03.9
16. Sofia Istnick – 21:08.2
22. Catherine Garrison – 21:25.2
26. Molly Weithman – 21:31.4
32. Arianna DeBoer – 21:41.6
37. Maddie Gypson – 21:51.7
47. Abby Lane – 22:03.7
53. Jennifer Tsai – 22:11.5
57. Kelly Ann Sutterfield – 22:12.6
64. Celia Dawson – 22:19.6
68. Lucy Young – 22:26.3
83. Emily Sell – 22:54.2
96. Annika Griggs – 23:14.8
118. Tessa Dobrinski – 24:17.8