Another BIG day for Aledo Cross Country!

The Ladycats & Bearcats put together a strong day of racing at the James Smith Invitational on Aug. 27, bringing home three team titles and a runner-up finish! The Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, and JV Girls each won their divisions, while the JV Boys battled their way to a 2nd place finish.
Aledo also came away with THREE individual champions! Holland Gladchuk led the Varsity Girls with a 1st place finish, Gianna Kenneally took the individual title in the JV Girls race, and Andrew Walsh crossed the line first for the JV Boys.
The Varsity Girls made a statement at the front of the race, sweeping the top FOUR spots! Holland Gladchuk took the win, followed by Austyn Waitrek in 2nd, Cecilia Frank in 3rd, and Isabel Rush in 4th.
The Varsity Boys put together an impressive team performance of their own, packing six runners into the top nine. Noah Lay led the Bearcats in 3rd, followed closely by Thatcher Pettit in 4th and Reed Murray in 5th. Maddox Murry, Jonah Clary, and Brody Bruno finished 7th, 8th, and 9th to help secure the team championship.
The JV Girls continued the strong day with five runners finishing inside the top 10, led by Gianna Kenneally and Kendall Bricker going 1-2. The JV Boys finished 2nd overall behind individual champion Andrew Walsh, with Noah Baker adding another top-10 finish in 7th.
Results were as follows:
VARSITY GIRLS – 1ST PLACE (5K)
Holland Gladchuk – 1st – 18:47.79
Austyn Waitrek – 2nd – 19:21.04
Cecilia Frank– 3rd – 20:17.24
Isabel Rush– 4th – 20:18.46
Stella Lamb – 24th – 21:56.79
Kjersten Loy – 25th – 21:59.55
Arwen Sensenig – 29th – 22:11.75

VARSITY BOYS – 1ST PLACE (5K)
Noah Lay – 3rd – 16:06.89
Thatcher Pettit – 4th – 16:11.34
Reed Murray – 5th – 16:28.94
Maddox Murry – 7th – 16:44.88
Jonah Clary – 8th – 16:45.76
Brody Bruno – 9th – 16:45.89
Holt Huxel – 20th – 17:11.63

JV GIRLS – 1ST PLACE (5K)
Gianna Kenneally – 1st – 22:01.56
Kendall Bricker – 2nd – 22:09.89
Lily Elgin – 5th – 22:55.60
Hanalei Crawford – 8th – 23:24.40
Shaylin Rice – 10th – 23:43.72
Lily Hudson – 22nd – 25:01.86
Jax Winkelspecht – 25th – 25:12.23
Sophia St. John – 39th – 25:59.99

JV BOYS – 2ND PLACE (5K)
Andrew Walsh – 1st – 16:58.28
Noah Baker – 7th – 18:46.15
Julian Ivanoff – 26th – 19:48.62
Kye Gordon – 27th – 19:48.93
Marcus Rodriguez – 34th – 20:11.26
Caleb Connelly – 77th – 21:23.68
Dyllin Wenner – 79th – 21:24.51
Christian Carver – 85th – 21:30.39
Hudson Fleck – 110th – 22:08.60
Cole Mayfield – 164th – 23:39.53
Edward Wright – 183rd – 24:16.55
Nathan Light – 192nd – 24:31.31

Even more impressive, Aledo put together this performance while competing without two of our top runners this week. Both are expected back in the lineup next week as we head to Denton for the Marcus Coach T Invitational.
The Coach T Invitational will be a big step up in competition and one of our strongest tests of the season so far. With a deeper field and some great programs on the starting line, we are excited to have our full group back together and see how the Ladycats & Bearcats respond against some really good competition!
Three team titles. Three individual champions. Plenty more ahead.
GO LADYCATS & BEARCATS!!