St. Lawrence University men's cross country finished ninth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional on Saturday, placing in the top 10 in the region. Nico Conathan-Leach earned all-region honors with a 27th-place finish in 26:00.8 over the eight-kilometer course in Manchester, Conn.

Conathan-Leach paced the Saints and was honored for his performance at his first-career NCAA event as an all-region honoree.

"Nico put himself in great position for an individual bid to the NCAA championships next week in Minnesota," said Saints head coach John Newman. "He ran his best and most aggressive race of the season."

Elsewhere in the field for the Scarlet and Brown, Saints captain Eliot O'Mahoney was the second Saint to cross the line, finishing in 38th with a time of 26:41.3. He moved up 25 places from his pre-race ranking and just narrowly missed all-region distinction. Pierce McCormack followed in 51st at 27:05.2.

Cyrus Goetze crossed the line in 27:20.9, with Luke Pelton right behind at 27:28.7. Oren Winters took 77th in 27:38.8, and Henry Hagen completed the scoring effort in 91st with a time of 28:03.3.

"I'm very proud of the team on the season we've had," Newman continued. "They learned a ton, and executed some strong races in our last two championship meets. For our lone senior who raced today, Henry has been less than 100 per cent for most of the season but has fought hard to contribute to the team week after week."

St. Lawrence Top Seven
27. Nico Conathan-Leach – 26:00.8
38. Eliot O'Mahoney – 26:41.3
51. Pierce McCormack – 27:05.2
63. Cyrus Goetze – 27:20.9
67. Luke Pelton – 27:28.7
77. Oren Winters – 27:38.8
91. Henry Hagen – 28:03.3