Senior Hope Johnson led William Smith at the 2025 Liberty League Women’s Cross Country Championships this afternoon. For the third year in a row the Herons finished seventh in the nine-team field.
Johnson posted a 6-kilometer time of 24:55.0, placing 44th in a field of 101 runners. It’s the highest finish by a Heron at the league championships since Ainsley Woods was 38th in 2023.
HERON LEADERS
- Johnson, 24:55.0, 44th
- Megan Ingraham, 26:12.3, 66th
- Bella Miller, 26:46.2, 70th
- Zoe Kusyk, 26:51.1, 73rd
- Lillian Morrell, 27:07.2, 77th
TEAM STANDINGS
- William Smith finished the race with 221 points, 20 ahead of eighth-place Clarkson and 62 points clear of ninth-place Bard. The Herons were 56 points behind sixth-place Union.
- With three runners in the top five, Vassar won the team championship by 33 points over runner-up St. Lawrence.
- RPI, Ithaca and RIT were third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
INDIVIDUAL WINNER
- RPI’s Jules Bleskoski won the individual championship, posting a time of 21:17.3, more than third seconds ahead of runner-up Haley Schoenegge of Vassar.
UP NEXT
- William Smith’s next race will be Saturday, Nov. 15, when the Herons compete in the NCAA Niagara Regional Championships hosted by Rochester.
Have all the Finger Lakes news from Finger Lakes News Radio delivered to your email every morning for FREE! Sign up by clicking here
Get the top stories on your radio 24/7 on Finger Lakes News Radio 96.3 and 1590, WAUB and 106.3 and 1240, WGVA, and on Finger Lakes Country, 96.1/96.9/101.9/1570 WFLR.
