(Nov 4)  The Saint John Paul the Great Boys Cross Country team placed five runners in the top 8 to capture the first ever Virginia Christian Athletic Conference Championships today at Burke Lake Park.  Leading the team and overall winner was Senior Xander Fry in a school record time of 15:52 for the 3 mile course.  Following Fry was Senior Sean Alorro in third place, Sophomore James Bertram in fifth place, Sophomore Matthew Elliott in seventh place, and Senior Ben Moloko in eighth place to round out the top 5 harriers.  The top five boys were named to the all conference team.   The boys team also won the regular season VCAC by winning every meet this season.  On the girls side, Junior Sarah Dake’s second place finish led the Lady Wolves to VCAC Conference Runner-up.  Strong performances by Senior Maddie Cassidy and Sophomore Isabella Alicea fishing in seventh and ninth place respectively contributed to this second place team finish.  Dake, Cassidy, and Alicea were named to the all conference team for the girls. Overall, the team saw everyone on the team set a personal best time for this course.  Congratulations to the JP Boys and Girls Cross Country teams for these achievements.  The Wolves will next compete in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association State Championships on Nov 11.

Full results for this meet can be found here: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/448365-vcac-championship-2021/results