Varsity 3rd and JV 2nd at Lake Forest Invitational!!!
The varsity finished 3rd overall, just 16 points away from the win, and the JVA nearly pulled out a win at the Lake Forest Invitational on Saturday at Killen's Pond. The varsity was led by Emily Frydrych, who posted a new school record and personal record of 19:15 for 2nd place overall!! Danielle Wegrzyn finished 10th overall with a new PR of 20:37. Beth Sowden ran her Killen's PR of 20:47 for 13th overall. Jill Allen ran a PR by over 1 minute, finishing in 20:55. Erica Trofa rounded out the top 5 scorers with her St. Mark's debut and new 5K PR of 22:02. The JV A, with 6 brand new runners, almost pulled off the upset by finishing 2nd with 39 points to defending champion Charter. They were led by Roseena's Hardcastle's 4th place finish in 23:14. She finished just ahead of Dani Ciolek. The JV B was led by Katrina Steenkamer, who finished 4th overall in 23:02 in her first ever race. Overall, the team had 17 girls run their first ever 5K. Congratulations everyone!!!