Both the boys and girls XC teams had strong showings in their season debut Friday night Under the Lights at South Christian. The top 7 boys all medaled (top 40) with 3 of them earning their varsity letter by time (G. Wiersma, C. Guffey, D. Walters). Of the 14 boys that raced, 12 of them either set new personal bests or beat their time from last year on the same course. In the Midnight Race - Large School Division, the boys team finished 5th.

On the girls side, 8 medaled and finished in the top 26, with 3 others just missing the top 40. The top 8 all earned their varsity letters by time (A. Kuzma, M. Cook, A. Grill, E. Drnek, H. Heinrich, C. Kuras, M. Kuzma, T. DiLaura) - 5 of them in their first career high school XC race! Of the 21 girls that raced, 18 set either new personal bests or beat their time from last year, including Ally Kuzma who bested her own school record with a time of 18:28.9. In the Midnight Race - Large School Division, the girls team finished 2nd.