SPARTANBRUG, S.C.  (Nov. 13, 2026)- For the first time since 2023, both the William & Mary men's and women's cross country teams finished inside the top-15 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships at the Roger Milliken Center on Friday morning in Spartanburg, S.C.

The men's team finished 12^th for the second year in a row and the fifth time in the last nine seasons. The 12^thplace finish ties for the highest since the Tribe came in eighth at the regional championships in 2016.  W&M tallied 365 points (45-70-71-89-90) to take 12^th in the 25-team field. 

Following a runner-up finish to pace the Tribe to its 29^th CAA Cross Country Championship on Oct. 30, Alex Jordan led the squad once again on Friday. The junior ran a career-best 29:59.2 in the 10k race to finish atop the field. 

Hayes Trapp checked in at 70^th overall in 30:38.1 and Tristan Thurneysen came it right behind in 30:38.9 to take 71^st. Another pair of Tribe runners packed up to round out the scorers as Eli Phillips took 89^th in 31:01.7 and Caleb Wilcox placed 90^th in 31:02.4. 

Wake Forest and Eastern Kentucky were the top-two qualifying men's teams that will advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Terra Haute, Ind. 

On the women's side, the Tribe logged its fourth top-15 finish at NCAA Southeast Regionals in the last five years, dating back to 2022. The Green and Gold took 15^th place out of 38 teams accumulating 509 points (86-89-100-115-119) during Friday's 6k race. 

Caroline Sapperstein ran a season-best 21:20.4 in the 6k to claim 86^th place to pace the Tribe. Molly Weithman took 89^th crossing the line in 21:23.8. Fellow All-CAA performer Abby Lane was the third W&M student-athlete to place in the top-100 stopping the watch in 21:37.5. Veronica Znajda completed the 6k in 21:51.9 to take 117^th place and Celia Dawson came in right behind Znajda in 21:57.1 to round out the Tribe's scorers. 

NC State and South Carolina were the top-two qualifying women's teams that will advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Terra Haute, Ind.

The W&M men conclude the season with its league-leading 29^th CAA Championship and finished inside the top-two in five of its six events this fall. Six runners earned All-CAA honors led by Hayes Trapp, who finished inside the top-six in all but on event. 

The Tribe women wrap up the 2026 campaign placing in the top-four of six events and had three student-athletes earn All-CAA recognition in the first year under Head Coach Adam Smith.