Senior Katie Necochea is the 2012 girls Alexandria City cross country champion.
Ireton’s varsity girls have once again made a strong showing within the last two meets. Katie Necochea claimed the number one spot in the Alexandria City Cross Country Championships at Episcopal High School, with a finish of 20:54. Maggie Lohrer, who was recently ranked by Mile Stat as one of the 50 fastest freshmen in Virginia, placed 3rd with a time of 21:18. The varsity girls placed second overall, just five points behind Episcopal.
The varsity boys fell shy of TC William’s lead, claiming second place overall. Duke Roach finished 4th at 18:12, with Connor Pearson finishing 6th at 18:31 and Michael LoGrande placing 7th in 18:45. Jack Leyden led the JV boys race, finishing first at
19:18. Patrick Coyne finished 13th at 20:46, helping the team place 2nd overall. JV girls finished third overall behind Episcopal and TC Williams, with Riley Lopez finishing 8th in 24:42, Loren Gant taking 10th in 25:35, Annie Bartletta finishing 11th at 25:58, and Anna Chelak rounding out the top 15 at 25:58.
At the Bullis School Meet in Potomac, Md., Ireton’s boys took five of the top ten slots, with Duke Roach finishing 3rd, 17:54, Jack Leyden finishing 4th, 18:03, Connor Pearson claiming 5th, 18:10, Michael LoGrande taking 8th place, 18:22, and Kyle Delaney finishing in 8th, 18:40. Runners from Edmund Burke claimed 1st and 2nd. The top spot for girls went to Bullis, with Katie Nechochea and Maggie Lohrer finishing 2nd and 3rd in 20:45 and 21:07. Alex Georgi placed 5th in 22:08, Isabelle Wilcox took 9th at 23:03 and Kaitlin Luzik rounded out the top ten at 23:08.
Next for Ireton is the Georgetown Prep Fall Classic in Bethesda, Md., on October 20th.
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