LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Senior Perry Irons and junior Hayes Trapp highlighted the William & Mary effort at the 2025 CAA Cross Country Championships on Friday at Ocean County Park. Irons ran the sixth-fastest time in school history to finish at the CAA silver medalist, while Trapp finished third at the championships for the second consecutive season.
 
In total, the Tribe tallied six All-CAA performers - four men and two women. Joining Trapp in earning All-CAA honors for the men are senior Brendan DiStefano, his second career honor, redshirt freshman Caleb Wilcox and true freshman Eli Phillips. It marked the second consecutive year W&M had four All-CAA performers on the men's side. For the women, sophomore Molley Weithman earned All-CAA honors for the second-straight season in joining Irons on the all-league squad.
 
For the second-straight season, the women's team finished as the CAA runner-up, this time behind Elon, who won with a total of 28 ahead of the Tribe's 68. Northeastern (100 points), Monmouth (102), and Charleston (141) rounded out the top five.
 
On the men's side, the Tribe finished fourth with 69 points behind CAA Champion Hofstra (44), Northeastern (51), and Stony Brook (67).
 
Irons turned in the sixth-fastest 6K time in school history, crossing the line 20:01.2. It was the fastest for a Tribe runner since Emily Stites posted a time of 19:57.5 at NCAA Southeast Region Championships in 2015. Irons and Elon's Katie Blount ran in a pack of two throughout the race, before Blount pulled ahead to take home the individual victory in a time of 19:56.0.  
 
Along with Irons, Weithman earned All-CAA for the second consecutive season. She improved two seconds and moved up two places from her rookie campaign, crossing the line in 21:28.1 to take 13th place.
 
Senior Kelly Ann Sutterfield turned in her best performance at a CAA Championship, just missing an All-CAA nod. She placed 17th in a time of 21:36.8, which was nearly a minute and a half better than her time at the championship race in 2024.
 
Freshman Veronica Znajda and sophomore Maddie Gypson gave W&M all five runners among the top 25 in the CAA. Znajda finished 20th in a time of 21:44.7, just ahead of Gypson who was one spot back in 21:46.3.
 
Trapp placed third at the CAA Championship for the second-straight year. He was fifth after the first 2K and moved up to third at the 4K mark before staying there for the remainder of the race. He crossed the line in 23:37.9 and earned All-CAA honors for the third year in a row.
 
DiStefano was the second Tribe runner to cross the finish line, earning a top-10 performance. He moved up two spots from his 12th-place finish in last year's CAA Championship. DiStefano ran a career-best 8K time of 24:05.7, which was minute faster than his time a season ago.
 
The rookie duo of Wilcox and Phillips posted top-15 efforts to round out the Tribe's All-CAA quartet. Wilcox finished 13th in a time of 24:12.1 followed by Phillips in 15th less than a second back.
 
Junior Peyton Golden rounded out the Tribe's scoring group in 28th place at 24:48.0. Senior Luke Ellwood was 34th in 25:00.9.
 
The Tribe continues its championship season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 14. The event will be held at the Panorama Farms Course in Charlottesville, Va.
 
CAA Championship
Women's 6K
Ocean County Park (Lakewood, N.J.)
 
Team Results
1. Elon 28
2. William & Mary 68
3. Northeastern 100
4. Monmouth 102
5. Charleston 141
6. Stony Brook 161
7. Hofstra 214
8. Campbell 219
9. Towson 255
10. Hampton 299
11. NC A&T 322
12. UNCW 333
 
Top 5
1. Katie Blount (Elon) 19:55.0
2. Perry Irons (W&M) 20:01.6
3. Abigail Beville (Elon) 20:29.8
4. Hannah Weber (Elon) 20:42.1
5. Isabella Spagnoli (Hofstra) 21:01.4
 
W&M Results
13. Molly Weithman 21:27.1
17. Kelly Ann Sutterfield 21:35.8
20. Veronica Znajda 21:43.7
21. Maddie Gypson 21:45.3
37. Chloe Miller 22:05.3
38. Meghan Sullivan 22:08.3
40. Jennifer Tsai 22:15.3
47. Abby Lane 22:23.0
60. Celia Dawson 22:37.4
63. Allison McDonald 22:48.0
72. Tessa Dobrinski 23:04.2
 
Men's 8K
Team Results
1. Hofstra 44
2. Northeastern 51
3. Stony Brook 67
4. William & Mary 69
5. Monmouth 118
6. Charleston 175
7. Elon 201
8. Campbell 257
9. UNCW 266
10. Hampton 326
11. NC A&T 326
 
Top 5
1. Fredrick Kipkosgei (Hofstra) 23:01.6
2. Abraham Longosiwa (Hofstra) 23:25.6
3. Hayes Trapp (W&M) 23:37.9
4. Dawson French (Northeastern) 23:41.9
5. Patrick Cantlon (Northeastern) 23:45.7
 
W&M Results
10. Brendan DiStefano 24:05.7
13. Caleb Wilcox 24:12.1
15. Eli Phillips 24:13.0
28. Peyton Golden 24:48.0
34. Luke Ellwood 25:00.9
41. Hudson Atrosh 25:13.7
49. Henry Anderson 25:23.9
66. Will Griesmer 25:55.4
75. Eric Fagan 26:12.2
78. Wyatt Townsend 26:18.8