Cross Country Garners Seconds in Catholic states, boys 3rd, girls 4th in WCAC

Cardinals boys finished second it Catholic states, third in WCAC.

At the 2012 Virginia Catholic Schools State Cross Country Championships, Bishop Ireton’s varsity girls team finished 2^nd just 8 points behind Paul VI. Maggie Lohrer placed 3^rd in a time of 20:10, with Katie Necochea finishing 4^th in 20:17, and Alex Georgi taking 12^th in 21:30. Varsity boys also placed 2^nd overall also behind Paul VI. Duke Roach finished 8^th in 17:40, Michael LoGrande placed 9^th in 17:42, and Jack Leyden took the 13^th spot in 17:50. Freshman Thomas Ward placed 9^th overall in the JV race with a time of 20:21 and Noelle Miranda finished 10^th among JV girls in 26:05.

And at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference meet at Lake Fairfax, Ireton’s freshman runners placed 5^th overall, as did both the JV girls and boys teams (Bishop O’Connell placed 1^st for girls and Good Counsel took 1^st for boys). The varsity girls placed two runners in the top twelve, freshman Maggie Lohrer finished 3^rd with a time of 21:00 and Katie Necochea placed 12^th in 22:08. Bishop O’Connell took the varsity girls top spot overall, with Ireton finishing 4^th. Connor Pearson placed 10^th in a time of 18:16 in the boys varsity race, and Ireton finished 3^rd overall with Gonzaga taking the top spot.