(Sat Sep 10)  The John Paul Cross Country team competed in their first meet of the season yesterday at the Monroe Parker Invitational at Burke Lake Park.  In the Boys Varsity race, Juniors Matthew Elliott and James Bertram paced the team to a 12th place finish out of 28 schools competing in this early season meet.  Rounding out the top 5 for the JP Varsity squad included Senior James Hurley and Sophomores Elijah Thompson and Austin Colvin all running personal best times.  In the Girls Varsity race, Senior Sarah Dake and Sophomore Brooke Ortega led the young girls team to a solid early season performance.  In the boys Freshmen/Sophomore race Freshman Jonah Berkey finished in 13th place to earn a medal for his effort.  This was a great start to the season with many of the JP harriers completing the 2.98 mile course in a personal best time.  The team is back in action on Wednesday when they host the JP Chaplin Invite at Leesylvania State Park.

Official Meet Results: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/496379-monroe-parker-invitational-2022/results