Reigelsperger and Simon Headline Knights Performances at Liberty League Championships

Kaelyn Buehler

Cross Country | 10/31/2026 12:41:00 PM

Red Hook, NY – Seniors Drew Reigelsperger and Alexandra Simon posted the top times for the Clarkson University Cross Country team as the Golden Knights competed at the Liberty League Championships, hosted by Bard College at its Montgomery Place Campus.

The Green and Gold men placed seventh of nine squads with 201 points, trailing Rensselaer (18), Vassar (67), St. Lawrence (106), RIT (108), Ithaca (116), and Union (158), while ahead of Hobart (224), and Bard (279). The Golden Knights' women finished ninth of nine teams with 265 points, behind Vassar (31), St. Lawrence (58), Rensselaer (76), RIT (101), Union (130), Ithaca (141), William Smith (205), and Bard (248).

2026 Liberty League Cross Country Championship Results (PDF)

Reigelsperger was in the leading pack of runners for the first two miles of the race, trailing by 1.5 seconds after the first 770 meters and by 0.9 seconds through the opening mile. By the next check point (2380 meters), Reigelsperger was leading the way by 5.2 seconds, but slipped back to seventh at the two-mile mark. The pack began to spread from there and Reigelsperger closed out the race in 29^th place with a time of 26:51.2.

For much of the race, Mathew Clarner and James Lynch battled for second among the Knights' runners, with Clarner just edging out his teammate with a time of 27:51.0, good enough for 58th. Lynch took 61st in 27:55.7. Similarly, Wyatt Worcester, Frank Consolazio, and Jack Zieber were close throughout the event and Zieber took the fourth spot among Clarkson runners in 65th with a time of 28:09.3. Consolazio then closed out the team score by taking 70th in 28:12.8 with Wyatt Worcester placing 72nd (28:22.4) and Kaleb Swartley finishing 76th (28:31.4) as Clarkson's alternate spots.

Alexandra Simon led the Golden Knights in the women's race, placing 56th overall among 101 participants, crossing the finish line in 25:31.5. Next for Clarkson was Skylar Francis, as she took 74th in 26:19.6. Clarkson then closed out its team score with three runners finishing roughly 20 seconds apart. Kelly Lahiff ended in 83rd in 28:09.1, Meagan Speizer was next in 84th in 28:14.4, and Janneke Baks closed out the team tally in 86th in 28:29.4. Madeline Bresnan was next for the Knights in 91st (29:14.0) and Olivia Stalker served as the other alternate scorer in 93rd (29:25.8), while Clare Janas ended up in 98th in 34:35.8.

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