Cross Country Grabs 2d in Girls, 4th in Boys at Georgetown Prep

Bishop Ireton's varsity girls gather after Georgetown Prep race.

Freshman Maggie Lohrer turned out one of her top performances of the season, taking 2^nd place in the unseeded varsity girls race with a time of 21:08, followed by Katie Necochea (21:41), Alex Georgi (22:46), and Isabelle Wilcox (22:56) who all finished in the top 20. Sidwell Friends claimed the number one spot in the race and 1^st among the unseeded varsity girls teams overall, with Ireton taking 2^nd overall.

For Ireton’s varsity boys, Connor Pearson took 15^th overall in a time of 18:12 in the unseeded race, with Jack Leyden finishing in 18:18. Ireton placed 4^th overall for the unseeded boys varsity race, behind Sidwell Friends, Gilman, and McDonogh.

Bishop Ireton’s JV Boys also took fourth overall behind Atlee, Gilman, and St. John’s College, with Joe Simko (20:40) and Patrick Coyne (20:42) finishing in the top 20. Ireton’s Natalie Irwin finished 10^th in the girls JV race with a time of 23:45.

Freshman Thomas Ward led Ireton’s freshman boys with a time of 21:35, followed by Josh Cordoba at 21:48. Overall, the freshman boys placed 8^th with Yorktown taking the top spot in the race.
For Ireton’s freshman girls, Sabrina Ruiz led at 28:19 with Noelle Miranda close behind at 28:30.