PRINCETON, N.J. - William & Mary cross country turned in strong results against a loaded field at the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday.
Senior
Perry Irons continued her impressive fall season, earning a top-10 showing to lead the charge on the women's side. Junior
Hayes Trapp raced to a 14th-place finish to lead the men.
As a team, the Tribe women's program finished 12th in a 25-team field that featured 18 regionally-ranked teams. W&M, which is ranked No. 15 in the Southeast Region, topped six regionally-ranked teams, including Maryland (No. 8 Mid-Atlantic), La Salle (No. 12 Mid-Atlantic), Dartmouth (No. 15 Northeast), Lehigh (No. 13 Mid-Atlantic), Rutgers (No. 15 Mid-Atlantic), and Syracuse (No. 3 Northeast).
On the men's side, the Tribe finished 19th in a 31-team field that included three nationally-ranked teams and 23 regionally-ranked foes. The Green and Gold finished ahead of five regionally-ranked teams, including defending CAA Champion Stony Brook (No. 11 Northeast). The Tribe also topped App State (No. 14 Southeast), La Salle (No. 15 Mid-Atlantic), Lehigh (No. 14 Mid-Atlantic), and UMass (No. 14 Northeast).
Irons turned in an impressive time of 20:10.7 to finish eighth in the 270-runner field. Her time was the fastest in a 6K for a Tribe runner since Emily Stites at the 2015 CAA Championship (20:00.2).
Sophomore
Molly Weithman and senior
Kelly Ann Sutterfield both earned top-80 finishes with career-best 6K times. Weithman was 68th in a time of 21:17.8, while Sutterfield took 76th in a time of 21:21.9.
Freshman
Veronica Znajda and sophomore
Abby Lane rounded out the Tribe's scoring group, placing 116th (21:45.4) and 129th (21:50.3), respectively.
Boise State won the women's 6K as a team, edging Princeton, 55-57. Penn was third (131) followed by Yale (139) and UConn (141).
Trapp covered the 8K course in a time of 23:25.0, which was his career-best 8K time. It was the fastest 8K time for a Tribe runner in over 15 years.
Redshirt freshman
Collin Walsh finished in the top-100, coming in 86th in a time of 24:19.6.
Redshirt freshman
Caleb Wilcox (24:28.7), freshman
Hudson Atrosh (24:37.4), and junior
Peyton Golden (24:46.0) rounded out the Tribe's scoring group in 110th, 123rd, and 142nd, respectively.
No. 20 Princeton won the men's race with 55 points followed by Oklahoma (68), No. 29 Boise State (138), Penn State (199) and Utah Valley (219).
The Tribe kicks off the championship season when it travels to Lakewood, N.J. and Ocean County Park to compete in the 2025 CAA Championships on Friday, Oct. 31.
Women's 6K Results
Team Standings (out of 25)
1. Boise State 55
2. Princeton 57
3. Penn 131
4. Yale 139
5. UConn 141
6. Utah Valley 220
7. Cornell 229
8. Columbia 230
9. Pitt 252
10. Boston University 330
11. George Washington 353
12. William & Mary 368
13. La Salle 379
14. Lehigh 437
15. Maryland 452
Top 5
1. Morgan Nokes (Utah Valley) 19:29.7
2. Anna McNatt (Princeton) 19:44.0
3. Kaiya Robertson (Boise State) 19:56.2
4. Rose Coats (Maryland) 19:58.4
5. Lily Murphy (Penn) 20:07.9
W&M Results
8.
Perry Irons 20:10.7
68.
Molly Weithman 21:17.8
76.
Kelly Ann Sutterfield 21:21.9
116.
Veronica Znajda 21:45.4
129.
Abby Lane 21:50.3
147.
Chloe Miller 22:03.9
157.
Maddie Gypson 22:10.6
161.
Meghan Sullivan 22:14.1
218.
Tessa Dobrinski 22:54.9
231.
Allison McDonald 23:08.7
235.
Paige Dumont 23:14.0
Men's 8K Results
Team Standings (out of 31)
1. #20 Princeton 55
2. Oklahoma 68
3. #29 Boise State 138
4. Penn State 199
5. Utah Valley 219
6. #11 Syracuse 235
7. Yale 239
8. Boston University 255
9. Providence 288
10. Pitt 301
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19. William & Mary 445
Top 5
1. Evan Biwott (OU) 22:47.4
2. Myles Hogan (Princeton) 22:58.6
3. Jacob Nenow (Princeton) 23:00.5
4. Ronald Ngetich (OU) 23:03.0
5. Shadrack Kiptoo (OU) 23:06.6
W&M Results
14.
Hayes Trapp 23:25.0
86.
Collin Walsh 24:19.6
110.
Caleb Wilcox 24:28.7
123.
Hudson Atrosh 24:37.4
142.
Peyton Golden 24:46.0
160.
Eli Phillips 24:55.1
191.
Wyatt Townsend 25:06.5
204.
Will Griesmer 25:12.0
224.
Luke Ellwood 25:19.6
260.
Eric Fagan 25:46.0
294.
Henry Anderson 26:21.3
