CANTON, N.Y. — Julianne Bleskoski placed second overall to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's cross country team to a seventh place team finish at the 2025 NCAA Division III Mideast Region Championships, hosted by St. Lawrence University this morning.

Bleskoski covered the 6,000-meter course in 21:28.8, finishing just seven seconds behind the individual champion and setting a brisk pace of 5:46 per mile. The result continues a dominant fall for the junior standout.

RPI placed all five of its scoring runners within the top 70 of the 185-athlete field. Claudia Wolf was next across the line for the Engineers in 29th place with a time of 22:54.0, followed closely by Ava Handel in 38th at 23:03.4.

Gianna Coryea posted a 48th-place finish in 23:18.7, while Tessa Bossom rounded out the scoring pack in 69th at 23:55.6. Charlotte Koutalidis and Francesca Mavricos also contributed strong efforts, placing 71st (24:02.6) and 72nd (24:05.6), respectively.