Canton, NY – Summer Foster led the women's cross-country team and set a career-high and Kristian Johnson led the men's cross-country team in the final races of the year at the Mideast Regionals hosted by St. Lawrence University on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• Johnson led the runners on the men's side with a time of 28:37 (5:39/mile) in the 8-kilometer-long course. The junior finished in 121^st place among the 179 runners to cross the finish line.
• Wyatt Beers was the second Roo across the finish line with a 33:39 mark. Rounding out the top five were Matthew Pietryka (35:08), Jonathan Bedward (37:00), and Justin Bormann (38:02).
• The Roos finished in 26^th place out of 26 teams with a score of 800 points right behind Salve Regina who had 763. Renssalaer finished at the top of the podium with 44 points after placing five runners in the top 15.
• Nathan Tassey from Roger Williams was the top finisher with a time of 25:06.

 

Place	Name	Time
121	Kristian Johnson	28:37
171	Wyatt Beers	33:39
172	Matthew Pietryka	35:08
173	Jonathan Bedward	37:00
175	Justin Bormann	38:02
178	Calvin Branchaud	42:27

 

• In her first race of the season, Summer Foster finished with a time of 28:00 in the 6-kilometer-long course. She was the first Roo to cross the line and was 156^th out of 185 runners.
• Brielle Smith finished right behind Foster with a time of 28:18. Jenna Leshkevich and Kylie Rivera also finished with times of 32:24 and 43:28, respectively.
• Audrey Maclean crossed the finish line at 21:22 to lead all runners on the women's side. Williams easily won the race with a team score of 39. Middlebury came in second with 96 points.

 

Place	Name	Time
156	Summer Foster	28:00
160	Brielle Smith	28:18
179	Jenna Leshkevich	32:24
183	Kylie Rivera	43:28

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the 2025 season.  
 
   


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