(Wed Oct 26)  The Saint John Paul the Great Boys Cross Country team placed five runners in the top 20 to win the Virginia Catholic State Championship yesterday at Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, VA.  Leading the team were Juniors Matthew Elliott and James Bertram who finished in third and eighth place respectively.  Sophomore Austin Colvin (12th), Senior James Hurley (16th), and Freshman Jonah Berkey (18th) rounded out the top five finishers for the boys team.  This is the fifth Championship win for the boys team in the last five non-covid seasons. On the girls side, Senior Sarah Dake’s sixth place finish and Sophomore Brooke Ortega 15th place finish led the lady wolves to a fourth place finish.  Junior Isabella Alicea, Sophomore Missy Petras, and Senior Mary Lou Moore rounded out the top five for the girls team.  Congratulations to the Wolves Cross Country team on a great performance!  The Wolves will compete in the Virginia Christian Athletic Conference Championships on Nov 5 before heading to the VISAA State Championships on Nov 11.

Official Meet Results: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/502117-virginia-catholic-state-championship-2022/results