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NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
11/13/2026 1:47:00 PM | Cross Country
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Pitt Cross Country secured two individual bids to the NCAA Championships and earned five All-Region honors Friday at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships at Lehigh University's Goodman Campus Course.
Maureen Cheruiyot and Luke Simpson each finished sixth in their respective races to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Cheruiyot clocked a time of 19:28.5 in the women's 6K, while Simpson crossed the finish line in 29:54.3 in the men's 10K.
The Panthers also had five athletes earn All-Region recognition, with Cheruiyot and Simpson joined by Andrew Bitsko, Nolan McGinn and Nick Steinfeldt.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
The Pitt women finished seventh overall with 242 points. Cheruiyot led the Panthers with her sixth-place finish in 19:28.5.
Camy Kiser was the next Panther across the line, placing 37th in 20:50.8. Ella Cook finished 54th in 21:05.5, followed by Annie Czajkowski in 68th (21:19.6) and Alex Fleck in 77th (21:26.3) to complete Pitt's scoring five.
MEN'S RESULTS
The Pitt men placed fourth overall with 90 points, led by Simpson's sixth-place finish in 29:54.3.
Bitsko earned All-Region honors with an eighth-place finish in 29:56.0. McGinn followed in 22nd place (30:26.6), while Steinfeldt finished 24th (30:28.7). Ethan Feinstein rounded out Pitt's scoring five in 30th place with a time of 30:45.6.
UP NEXT
Cheruiyot and Simpson will represent Pitt at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, IN.
