BRONX, NY – Siena Cross Country wrapped its Fall 2023 cross country season with a pair of competitive showings at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Northeast Regional meet at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx, New York on Friday.

 Both teams recorded at lead one top-100 individual finisher and logged both times and finishes near the top of the program record books.

The Siena women logged a 19^th place finish, while the men placed 26^th as a team.

The women were led in the 6k by graduate student and recent All-MAAC finishers Madeleine Hesler, who placed 75^th individual with a time of 21:15.9, with her time good for the team's third-fastest 6k ever and her place going for the fifth-highest at the NCAA Regional meet. Fellow All-MAAC finisher, junior Julia Caputo, came in just behind with a time of 21.19.5 for 78^th individually.

Junior Claire Gardner (22:03.0) took 128^th individually, while senior Katharine Hesler (22:22.1) placed 150^th and freshman Kyra Pellegrino (22:31.9) took 161^st. Siena's seven-women competition team was rounded out by sophomore Stephanie Queiroz (22:46.7) and junior Keira Flaherty (22:53.7), who finished 171^st and 178^th, respectively.

Coming off a second-place finish at the 2023 MAAC Cross Country Championships, junior Jackson Cayward once again steadied the men's team with a 78^th place individual finish and a 10k time of 30:59.0, good for the tenth-fastest NCAA 10k time in program history and the ninth-best place ever.

Senior Killian McNamee (31:59.6) finished next for the Saints in 144^th, while senior Christopher DeForest (32:27.5) and junior Nathaniel Sletten (32:30.6) came after in 166^th and 171^st, respectively. The Saints' competing group was rounded out by fifth year Tommy Anderson (33:04.5), sophomore Tyler Greene (33:24.4), and junior Chris Bertola (33:30.1).

Siena will now turn its attention to the start of indoor track season next month, and the eventual MAAC Indoor Track Championships next February.