The John Paul Cross Country team traveled to Great Meadows in The Plains, VA  to compete in the Octoberfest Invitational this past weekend.  The early morning rain showers did not dampen the spirit of the Wolves which turned in some personal best performances on this 3 mile course.  In the girls varsity race, the top six girls (Sophomore Gianna Albanese, Senior Isabella Alicea, Juniors Missy Petras, Erynn Spiegeler, and Katrina Carter, and Freshman Tegan Bechtel) ran seasons best times and finished within 31 seconds of each other. In the boys varsity race, Senior James Bertram’s 20th place finish led the team to 7th place overall out of 40 teams.  Juniors Elijah Thompson and Austin Colvin and Seniors Matthew Elliott and Stephen Miller rounded out the top 5 scores. Sophomore Jonah Berkey and Senior Cole Bornschein broke into the top 7 on the team in this race.  In the boys JV races, medal winners included Alexander Everson and Ethan Garcia in the Frosh/Soph JV section and Seniors Thomas Mulhern, Tristan Kilpatrick, and Joseph Starrs in the Jr/Sr JV section.  Congratulations to the Wolves Cross Country team on a great weekend of performances.  Next up for the team is the final VCAC regular season meet on Oct 17 at Leesylvania State Park. 

Full results: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/514147-octoberfest-invitational-2023/results