SUNY ESF Sweeps 2025 Cross Country National Championship

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (Nov. 8, 2025)

Women's Cross Country

SUNY-ESF took five of the top six spots and scored a perfect 15 points to win the 2025 USCAA Women’s Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning at Penn State Fayette.

Maura O’Brien topped a 1-2-3 finish for SUNY-ESF winning the 6k race in 24:29.80, almost 30 seconds ahead of teammate Margaret Ryan who was second in 24:57.10. Sophia DePierro rounded out the top three running a 25:00.60 for third place.

Carlow took second in the team race with 81 points as Laci Schwirian took home first team All-American honors with a seventh-place finish.

Christendom was third with 89 points, followed by Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (97), Penn State Schuylkill (109) and Paul Smith’s College (126).

USCAA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Maura O’Brien – SUNY-ESF, 24:29.80

Margaret Ryan – SUNY-ESF, 24:57.10

Sophia DePierro – SUNY-ESF, 25:00.60

Faith Sullivan – Penn State Shenango, 25:12.60

Tee Atwater – SUNY-ESF, 25:25.80

Katie Richardson – SUNY-ESF, 26:08.70

Laci Schwirian – Carlow, 26:24.80

USCAA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Gabrielle McKenzie – SUNY-ESF, 26:35.80

Lilley Anderson – Penn State Schuylkill, 26:39.30

Lucia Sushynski – Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, 26:41.50

Telicia Tom - Navajo Tech, 26:43.00

Erica Angelillo - SUNY-ESF, 26:48.30

Ella Cloak – Carlow, 26:54.70

Camila Garcia – SUNY-ESF, 27:00.30

Men's Cross Country

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) completed a fifth-straight sweep of the USCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon winning the men’s 8k race scoring 33 points in the meet held at Penn State Fayette.

Aidan Watts and Eric Wilson were first team All-American selections finishing third and fourth respectively. Watts covered the 8k course in 29:26.50 and Wilson in 29:27.40.

Eliot Soderholm of Paul Smith’s College won the individual medalist in 27:46.60 as Eli Lemire of NHTI was second in 27:53.40.

NHTI was second in the team race with 86 points, followed by Christendom (88), Williamson College of the Trades (108), Paul Smith’s College (112), Penn State DuBois (117) and Penn State Schuylkill (141).

USCAA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Eliot Soderholm – Paul Smith’s, 27:46.60

Eli Lemire – NHTI, 27:53.40

Aidan Watts – SUNY-ESF, 29:26.50

Eric Wilson – SUNY-ESF, 29:27.40

Noah Haines – Penn State Worthington Scranton, 29:37.20

Gavin Sampson – York County CC, 29:39.70

Jack Craig – Penn State DuBois, 29:45.20

USCAA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Bryan Hernandez – Williamson College of the Trades, 29:47.70

Robby Slater – SUNY-ESF, 29:51.80

Hamilton Washo – United States Sports Academy, 30:11.80

Connor Stach – SUNY-ESF, 30:23.30

Alexander Girata – Christendom, 30:25.50

Robert Wright – Christendom, 30:25.60