While the Chesterfield Gorge Ultra in Massachusetts was the hottest – and wettest – place to race in the region during the May 30-June 1 weekend, several New Englanders closed out the month with strong performances at ultras nationwide. Still, of all the locations to race, Pennsylvania is where they threw down the hardest, with a pair of Rhode Island residents, Ben Quatromoni and Sandy Spitler, earning victories at the Worlds End Ultras and Connecticut’s Caitlin Rossi taking the overall win at the inaugural Berry Mountain 12-Hour Challenge. They lead off this edition of the roundup.

World’s End Ultras

Ben Quatromoni has some big goals on his radar for 2025, including the Jigger Johnson 50-miler in August and the Wasatch 100-miler in September, but his ultrarunning season has already seen him achieve some impressive goals. The 37-year-old from Newport, R.I., opened his season in April by finishing third overall at the Canyons Endurance Run 100K in California. On Saturday, May 31, Quatromoni collected his first victory of the year when he won the rugged Worlds End 100K in Forksville, Pa. Quatromoni led all runners in 11:24:06. Justin Scheid, 39, of Succasunna, N.J., was a distant second in 11:50:05. Top female Colleen Moffatt, 44, of Philadelphia, Pa., placed 13th overall in 15:21:36.

For Quatromoni, the victory completes a Pennsylvania trifecta of tough races. He won the Eastern States 100-miler in 2021, and then earned the win at the historically tough Hyner Trail Challenge 50K in 2024.

Quatromoni was one of six New England residents who were among the 115 finishers within the 19-hour time limit. Edward Shibley, 46, of West Springfield, Mass., placed 18th overall in 15:40:22. Wayne Ball, 50, of Feeding Hills, Mass., was 37th in 16:50:15. The final three got it done with less than 20 minutes to spare. William Weber, 45, of Keene, N.H., placed 95th in 18:44:31; Dan Knauss, 39, of Stockbridge, Mass., was 103rd in 18:49:23; and 33-year-old Nico Higins of Dorchester Center, Mass., finished 110th in 18:55:00.

Another 136 runners finished the event’s 50K race. Sandy Spitler was the lone New England resident in the field at that distance, but she stood tall among the group. Spitler, 36, of Newport, R.I., finished fourth overall and first place in the female field in 5:35:35. Scot Lesh, 41, of Boiling Springs, Pa., led all runners in 5:11:38.

Berry Mountain 12-Hour Trail Challenge

A New Englander set the standard at the inaugural Berry Mountain 12-Hour Trail Challenge on Saturday, May 31, in Millersburg, Pa. Runners took on a 2.36-mile loop course with a punishing 780 feet of climbing. They went around and around as many times as they could within the time limit, but nobody hammered the loop harder than Caitlin Rossi.

Rossi, 41, of Torrington, Conn., has already had a busy 2025, placing fourth in the female field at the Chief Ladiga 100-miler in April and then third at the Trails to the Sky 50K in May. She ran strong again at Berry Mountain, completing 16 loops for 37.76 miles and a first place overall finish out of 11 competitors. Kellie Eckley, 49, of Nazareth, Pa., was second overall with 15 loops and 35.4 miles. Top male Mauricio Valverde, 30, of Denver, Colo., was third overall with 14 loops and 33.04 miles. Robert Tagliaferi, 62, of New Haven, Conn., was fourth overall and the male runner-up with 12 loops and 28.32 miles.

Salt Lake Foothills Trail Race

Ryan Montgomery recently moved to New England, but he amassed a stout ultrarunning resume while living in the West, most recently placing 31st overall at the 2024 Western States Endurance Run 100-miler. Now living in Hanover, N.H., Montgomery traveled back to Utah to race the third annual Salt Lake Foothills Trail Rack 50K on Saturday, May 31, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event challenged runners with 6,200 feet of climbing on an out-and-back course. Montgomery was among the frontrunners throughout and the 31-year-old ultimately placed third out of 101 runners in 4:26:44. Caleb Olson, 29, of Draper, Utah, led all runners in 4:04:29, and 33-year-old Adam Loomis of Kamas, Utah, was second in 4:14:37. Top female Sydney Park, 20, of Gilbert, Ariz., placed seventh overall in 5:20:07.

Montgomery, who also finished third overall at the Leadville 100 in 2024, used the Salt Lake Foothills as a tune-up to again run Western States in June.

Montgomery wasn’t the only New England resident at the race. Trevor Bergeron, 31, of Baltic, Conn., and Allegra Klein, 25, of Boston, Mass., earned their first ultramarathon finishes. Bergeron placed 56th in 7:12:49 and Klein was 68th in 7:43:36.

North Fork 50/50

A Connecticut man made a big splash in his ultramarathon debut at the 15th edition of the North Fork 50/50 50-mile and 50K ultras on Saturday, May 31, in Buffalo Creek, Colo. Chris Case was the lone New Englander at the event, and the 47-year-old from Niwot, Conn., competed in the 50K race. He ran strong throughout on the singletrack trails and doubletrack roads and was among the frontrunners throughout. Of the 189 finishers, Case placed fourth overall in 4:26:01. Matt Vira, 26, of Twin Lakes, Colo., led all runners in 3:48:49. Top female Amelia Boone, 41, of Golden, Colo., finished eighth overall in 4:39:56.

Seventy-three runners completed the 50-mile race, led by 45-year-old Ryan Smith of Boulder, Colo., in 6:51:50, and 42-year-old Lauren Puretz of Colorado Springs, Colo., in 8:07:52. They finished 1-2 overall and set new male and female course records. No New Englanders were among the 50-mile field.

Mohican 100

After completing a pair of 100-milers in 2024, Adam Hoffman earned his first 100-mile finish of 2025 when he completed the Mohican 100 on May 31-June 1 in Loudonville, Ohio. Hoffman, 55, of Natick, Mass., joined 200 other runners at the starting line of the 36th annual event. Just 112 ultimately finished within the 33-hour time limit, including Hoffman. He placed 82nd overall in 30:26:43.

Ohio resident Alec Cline, 28, led all runners in 17:51:26 while Illinois resident Lily Medina, 43, topped the female field and finished 16th overall in 22:44:12.

Smith Rock Classic

Rianna Roberts ran her first ultra in 2022 when she completed the 50-mile distance at the Vermont 50. For her second ultra, she took on the same distance at a new venue when she raced the second annual Smith Rock Classic 50-mile and 50K ultras on Saturday, May 31, in Terrebonne, Ore.

Roberts, 40, of Henniker, N.H., took on a tough course with 7,500 feet of climbing, most of it on singletrack trails, at Smith Rock State Park. Of those who started, 50 finished within 13 1/2 hours. Roberts finished 45th in 12:49:42.

Both defending champs led the male and female fields. Kyle Schenone, 34, of Beaverton, Ore., broke his own course record by nearly 4 minutes with his time of 7:42:58, while Rachel Hawkins, 32, of Hillsboro, Ore., was 25 minutes slower than her course record-setting time from the year before but still logged the second-fastest time in course history in 8:55:38..

An additional 108 runners completed the event’s 50K race within 10 hours, led by male and female champions Sidney Noble, 28, of Mount Vernon, Ore., in 3:56:00, and Katherine Boere, 32, of Victoria, B.C., in 4:43:05. Both were new course records. No New Englanders were 

*Editor’s Note: Results are found on a variety of sites, including ultrasignup.com, UltraRunning Magazine, and official race websites. We do the best we can to find as many results as possible to report on and recognize the local ultrarunning community.