The John Paul Cross Country team traveled to Woodberry Forest School on Friday to compete in the Woodberry Forest 47th Annual XC Invitational. This course is the site of this year’s VISAA State Championships. The Boys Varsity race, the team finished third out of 28 schools and was the first non-public school team. Senior James Bertram (9th) and Juniors Elijah Thompson (17th) and Austin Colvin (19th) led the Wolves to their highest place ever at this invitational. Senior Stephen Miller (41th) and Sophomore Louis Dobson (51th) rounded out the top 5 scorers for varsity boys harriers. On the lady’s side, Juniors Missy Petras and Erynn Spiegeler led the team to a solid performance in the varsity girls race. In the boys JV race, the Wolves placed their top six runners in the top 20 overall to finish in second place. Congratulations to the Cross Country team on their fine performance at this Invitational. Next up, this Saturday the team will compete in the Glory Days Grill Invitational at Bull Run Regional Park.
