NEWVILLE, PA – The Susquehanna University women's cross country team returns to the Big Spring High School course this Saturday for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. After steady improvement throughout the season and a strong showing at the Landmark Championships, the River Hawks are poised for a competitive postseason performance.
Susquehanna's lineup is led by
Sophia Bostwick and
Griane Reed, who have consistently set the pace for the team all fall. Both runners performed well on the same course earlier this season and will look to use that experience to their advantage in Saturday's championship environment.
Rounding out the top seven are
Jess Askins,
Julianna Sobocinski,
Ayla Kerwan,
Riley Schlosser, and
Ava Warner, with
Sydney Querry serving as the team's alternate. The group has tightened significantly over the past month, giving Susquehanna the depth and consistency needed to move up in the regional standings.
Coach Ryan McGuire praised the team's approach heading into the postseason: "If the team shows up and runs in a pack as they did at Landmark Champs, we should put up a strong showing."
Susquehanna Entries
Sophia Bostwick: Competed in all five meets... finished 13th at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 23:18.9 for Second Team All-Landmark, marking her third overall All-Landmark finish and the second time earning Second Team and first since 2023... ran a 6K personal record at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational with a time of 22:46.8, finishing 25th in the race... secured a 5K personal best at Lebanon Valley's Dutchmen Invitatinoal at 20:01.7 to start the year... was one of just three Susquehanna runners to take on the 6K at Dickinson's Long Short Invitational, finishing 16th with a time of 24:17.2.
Griane Reed: Competed in four meets this season....finished 19th at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 24:11.8, good for 19th place and All-Landmark Honorable Mention... ran a 5K PR of 20:33.9 at the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Invitational to start the season, then secured a sub-24 time of 23:53.2 at the Gettysburg Aubrey Shenk Invitational, just three seconds off her personal best from 2022 when she ran 23:50.5 at Lehigh's Paul Short Run.
Jess Askins: Competed in all five meets...began her collegiate career running a 5K time of 20:49.7 at Lebanon Valley... continually improved her 6K times throughout the fall... was one of three SU runners to compete in the 6K at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational with a time of 26:02.5... improved further with a 25:07.5 time at Lehigh's Paul Short Run, then a season-best 24:41.2 time at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational on Oct. 18... finished 34th at the Landmark Championships with a time of 24:52.4.
Julianna Sobocinski: Ran in all five meets.. began her season at Lebanon Valley in the 5K with a time of 21:08.4, a personal best for that distance... set a PR in the 4K at the Dickinson College Long-Short Invitational of 16:45.5... set a PR in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational in the 6K with a time of 24:31.8... finished 35th at the Landmark Championships with a time of 24:53.1.
Ayla Kerwan: Ran in all five meets... set a 5K PR in the first meet with a time of 21:22.1 at Lebanon Valley... set a new 4K PR at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational with a time of 16:40.8... Set a new PR at the Landmark Conference Championships with a time of 24:56.7 for 37th place... improved on her 6K time by nearly one minute after her first 6K race this fall at Lehigh's Paul Short Run with a time of 25:41.0.
Riley Schlosser: Competed in all five races...finished 45th in the 2025 Landmark Conference XC Championships, with a pace of 25:13.5... began her season with a 5K time of 22:01.5 at Lebanon Valley, followed by a 4K time of 17:10.8 at Dickinson's Long-Short Invitational... had her best 6K time at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational with a time of 25:00.1... ran Lehigh's Paul Short Run, finishing with a time of 25:52.8.
Ava Warner: Competed in two meets...competed in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational and the 2025 Landmark Conference XC Championships...paced a time of 25:59.0 in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational, while finishing Championships with a time of 25:13.7.
Sydney Querry: Ran in all five meets this fall, culminating in a PR performance at the Landmark Championships with a time of 25:21.8 for 47th place... began the fall setting new PR's in the 4K and 5K... started with a 5K PR of 22:07.9 at Lebanon Valley, then a 17:21.6 4K time at Dickinson... improved throughout the fall that featured a 25:48.6 time at Gettysburg's Aubrey Shenk Invitational.
