CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - William & Mary cross country junior Hayes Trapp highlighted the Tribe's effort at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships on Friday, earning All-Region honors.
 
Trapp covered the 10K Panorama Farms course in a career-best 30:14.9 to finish 23rd in the 234-runner field. Trapp was 25th after the opening 2K and remained among the top-25 throughout the race, peaking at 14th following the 5K mark. He is the first Tribe men's runner to earn all-region honors since Alex McGrath and Josh Hardin in 2012.
 
As a team, the men placed five runners among the top-100 on the way to finishing 12th in the 33-team field with a total of 347. It was the Tribe's best finish at the regional on the men's side since 2021.
 
Senior Perry Irons paced the women's team, finishing in 38th place in a time of 20:29.3. The Tribe came in 18th as a team in the field of 36 with a total of 537.
 
No. 12-ranked Wake Forest won the men's race with 55 points and was followed by No. 30 Eastern Kentucky (68), No. 4 Virginia (95), No. 24 Virginia Tech (119), and North Carolina (157). In the women's 6K, No. 12 NC State won the Southeast Region with 54 followed by No. 20 South Carolina (97), No. 13 North Carolina (105), No.16 Virginia (136), and Wake Forest (144).
 
Junior Brendan DiStefano was the Tribe's second finisher, coming in 63rd overall in a career-best 10K time of 31:08.5. He was 80th after the opening 5K and moved up 17 spots over the last half of the race to improve 46 positions over his regional finish a season ago.
 
Freshmen Eli Phillips and Caleb Wilcox placed 79th and 82nd, respectively. Phillips posted a time of 31:26.5, while Wilcox came in just 1.9 seconds later. Junior Peyton Golden rounded the Tribe's scoring group in 100th at 31:56.2.
 
Senior Kelly Ann Sutterfield was the second finisher on the women's side, crossing the line in 104th in a time of 21:38.6. Sophomore Maddie Gypson followed closely behind three spots back in a time of 21:42.3
 
Freshman Meghan Sullivan (22:16.5) and sophomore Chloe Miller (22:26.2) were the final two scoring places for the Tribe in 145th and 155th, respectively.
 
NCAA Southeast Region Championships
Charlottesville, Va. (Panorama Farms)
 
Women's 6K
Team Results (out of 36)
1. #12 NC State 54
2. #20 South Carolina 97
3. #13 North Carolina 105
4. #16 Virginia 136
5. Wake Forest 144
6. #29 Duke 190
7. Virginia Tech 219
8. Clemson 240
9. Kentucky 261
10. Liberty 272
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18. W&M 539
 
Top 5
1. Salma Elbadra (South Carolina) 19:03.1
2. Hannah Gapes (NC State) 19:08.3
3. Vera Sjoberg (UNC) 19:12.8
4. Silvia Jelego (Clemson) 19:13.4
5. Allie Zealand (Liberty) 19:14.3
 
W&M Results
38. Perry Irons 20:29.3
104. Kelly Ann Sutterfield 21:38.6
107. Maddie Gypson 21:42.3
145. Meghan Sullivan 22:16.5
155. Chloe Miller 22:26.2
156. Abby Lane 22:27.2
200. Veronica Znajda 23:07.2
 
Men's 10K
Team Results (out of 33)
1. #12 Wake Forest 55
2. #30 Eastern Kentucky 68
3. #4 Virginia 95
4. #24 Virginia Tech 119
5. UNC 157
6. Louisville 177
7. Furman 185
8. Kentucky 193
9. Duke 244
10. NC State 289
11. Charlotte 332
12. W&M 347
13. Liberty 350
14. Charleston Southern 384
15. Clemson 386
 
Top 5
1. Rocky Hansen (Wake Forest) 29:10.4
2. Elsingi Kipruto (Louisville) 29:19.6
3. Taha Er Raouy (EKU) 29:27.5
4. George Couttie (VT) 29:36.2
5. Gary Martin (Virginia) 29:37.5
 
W&M Results
23. Hayes Trapp 30:14.9
63. Brendan DiStefano 31:08.5
79. Eli Phillips 31:26.5
82. Caleb Wilcox 31:28.4
100. Peyton Golden 31:56.2
117. Collin Walsh 32:19.2
125. Luke Ellwood 32:28.3