A mix of veterans and first-year runners competed at today's Les Eisenhart Invitational. Bernadette Dziewiatkowski and Matthew Fanning each delivered performances that now place them in the top five all-time for freshman season personal bests for the respective programs.

The boys also competed in the Bear Division at the Berlin Bear Den Dash. Tommy King again broke his freshman school record while also moving into 5th place on the BWHS career PR list. Collin Ritter and Max Kowalski moved into 12th and 18th place on the career PR list.

The girls finished second in yesterday's Berlin Bear Den Dash (Bear Race). Kaitlyn Van Zandt broke her own school record and has now run the 10 fastest times in school history. Karine Bhowmick, Campbell Retzke, and Berkley LaCount moved into the top 5 BWHS Career PR list.

The girls also won yesterday's Joe Monda XC Classic. A trio of juniors (Katy James, Alexis Yungfleish, and Elise Chalfant) led a strong pack of 7 finishers among the top 15 scoring team runners.

Led by freshman Matthew Fanning (2nd overall but 1st among runners with scoring teams), the boys won yesterday's Joe Monda XC Classic hosted by Whetstone. Also finishing in the top 5 of runners with scoring teams was junior Sebastian Lovely.

The boys finished 4th in Saturday's Midwest Catholic Cross Country Championship. Tommy King again lowered his freshman school record.

Led by a 1-2-3-4 individual finish (Van Zandt, Retzke, LaCount, Bhowmick), the girls defended their title at Saturday's Midwest Catholic Cross Country Championship hosted by Archbishop Carroll.

Even with our top 10 performers on the sidelines, the boys placed eighth out of 13 scoring teams at the Ernie Watts Invitational last weekend. Junior Sebastian Lovely led the squad with a career best time of 18:33.

Despite the absence of our top 10 performers, the girls placed sixth out of 10 scoring teams at the Ernie Watts Invitational this past weekend. Junior Emmi Glatz led the way with a season's best time of 21:47.

The boys finished 4th in the Seneca East Stars Division led by Tommy King (3rd place and broke his own BWHS freshman record) and Collin Ritter (8th place with a new personal record).

For the third consecutive year, the girls were the champions of the Stars (Big school) Division at the Seneca East Stars, Stripes, & Lights meet. 5 girls finished in top 9 overall led by a 1-2-3 finish for the second consecutive week.

The boys also competed in Saturday's Westerville North CC Classic. Jack Spiers was our lead runner in a lineup comprised of veterans and multiple freshmen making an early season varsity appearance.

Led by a 1-2-3 individual finish, the girls varsity team won yesterday's Westerville North Cross Country Classic. Kaitlyn Van Zandt was the individual champion and set a new 11th grade BWHS XC record.

The girls finished as runners-up in both the varsity and open races in the Newark Catholic Invitational yesterday. 7 runners finished in the top 18 of the varsity race led by junior Berkley LaCount.

The boys defended their title at the Newark Catholic Invitational yesterday led by 4 runners who finished in the top 8 places (Tommy King, Collin Ritter, Max Kowalski, and Nathan Monahan). Tommy King's time of 16:46.1 set a new freshman school record.

The boys finished 11th at Saturday's D2 state meet, placing first among teams from the Pickerington region. The squad was comprised of seniors Luke Hollis, Brady Spears, and Jack Hangen; juniors Jack Streb, Nathan Monahan, and Jack Spiers; and sophomore Max Kowalski.

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS 🏆 The girls won the first state championship in program history, edging Hathaway Brown 158-161 in Saturday's D2 race. The team was comprised of Kaitlyn Van Zandt, Karine Bhowmick, Campbell Retzke, Cecilia Keller, Berkley LaCount, Elsa Allen, and Emma Drab.

The boys won their first regional championship in program history, besting New Philadelphia by 39 points. Jack Hangen (fifth overall) was the top individual finisher, followed by Luke Hollis (12th), Brady Spears (13th), Nathan Monahan (37th), and Max Kowalski (51st).