The John Paul Cross Country team competed at the Virginia Christian Athletic Conference (VCAC) Championships this past Tuesday held at Burke Lake Park with the Boys and Girls Teams both finishing second.  The girls team was led by Junior Missy Petras’ sixth place finish in the girls championship race in a personal best time of 20:50 for the 3 mile course.  Junior Katria Carter (13th), Senior Isabella Alicea (14th), Junior Erynn Spiegeler (16th), Sophomore Gianna Albanese (17th) and Freshman Tegan Bechtel (18th) rounded out the top 6 JP harriers all with personal best times for this course.  In the boys race, personal best performances from Junior Elijah Thompson (2nd), Senior James Betram (4th), Junior Austin Colvin (5th), Sophomore Louis Dobson (9th) and Senior Matthew Elliott (11th) led the team to second place.  Senior Stephen Miller (12th) and Sophomore Jonah Berkey (14th) rounded out the top seven for the boys team.  Those finishing in the top 14 received All Conference honors.  Overall, the team had some great performances at this meet which was the final race for most of the team.  On Thursday Nov 9, the top 10 JP boys and 10 JP girls will be heading to the VISAA State Championships at Woodberry Forest School.

Full Meet Results: https://va.milesplit.com/meets/579208-vcac-championship-2023/results