At the
inaugural AUM Warhawk Challenge Cross Country Meet, 23 teams vied for honors
and Montgomery Catholic emerged as one of the best. In the Girls’ race, Montgomery Catholic’s
Amaris Tyynismaa continued her domination as she established a remarkable
course and meet record with her 17:35 win.
She remains the top ranked runner in the state, is among the top 30
nationally, and set her 5th consecutive course record this season en
route to her 6th straight win. She paced the Knights to the team
championship in the 1A-4A race over local rivals Saint James and Trinity. Katelyn
Stark placed tenth, Grace Leslie 16th, Sarah Beth Littrell 18th,
and Carlye Schmidt 19th to pace the Knights.
In the
Boys race, LAMP won the 1A-4A race over Trinity and Catholic. Grant Walker led the Racing Knights by
finishing 16th in 18:11. Patrick Gregorius was 35th,
Angel Padilla 49th, Devin Kelly 53rd, and Andrew Ellis 75th
for the team.
Submitted by John Terino