Cards brave strong winds, stronger field at Prep Classic

Eva Irwin, left, and Catherine Babiec, right, competed in the Georgetown Prep Classic for the Cardinals, who finished 9th at the event.

Bishop Ireton was among 70 schools competing in the 38^th annual Georgetown Prep Classic on Oct 15, on one of the most challenging 5K courses in the area. BI performed exceptionally well considering the depth of the competition.

BI Girls placed 5th, competing against 36 other teams with a total of 236 runners in the Varsity unseeded division. Top finishers for BI were junior Katie Necochea in 3^rd place, freshman Natalie Irwin 33^rd along with Kaitlin Luzik , Aubrey Gartlan, and Catherine Babiec also contributed to BI’s team points.

The BI boys finished in 9^th place out of 39 teams and 270 competitors. Finishing 9^th for the boys’ team were Senior Liam O’Connor and Nick Manzek in 44^th place. Other contributors to the team totals were Connor Pearson, Jack Leyden, and Michael Logrande.