Montini Catholic High School’s girls and boys cross-country teams competed in Saturday’s (Oct. 17) Chicago Catholic League/Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Meet at Marmion Academy in Aurora. The Broncos’ boys team won the overall Chicago Catholic League (CCL) Meet team title in the 19-team meet after placing five runners among the top 11 finishers.
Montini posted a winning team score of 36 in the CCL Meet. Saint Ignatius claimed second place with its score of 98.
Senior Nino Pesola led the Broncos’ boys team by running to a third-place finish in the individual standings. Pesola completed the 3-mile race in 15 minutes, 50.8 seconds. Senior Owen Ferris of the Broncos finished the race in a sixth-place time of 15 minutes, 59.1 seconds. He finished half of a second in front of his brother, sophomore Matthew Ferris, who earned a seventh-place finish with his time of 15:59.6. Senior Gavin Conway (16:07.2) delivered a ninth-place finish for Montini, while senior Adriel Garcia (16:12.3) landed in 11th place.
All five of the Broncos’ first five finishers in Saturday’s boys race earned all-conference honors.
Junior Charlie Ahrens (17:14.2; 56th) and sophomore Victor Sharma (17:21.1; 64th) completed the Broncos’ boys team’s lineup on Saturday.
Montini’s girls team finished 13th in the overall team standings of the 16-team Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) Meet. The team finished in third place in the conference’s White Division.
Sophomore Natalia Pesola turned in the Broncos’ top finish in the 3-mile race with her 14th-place time of 18 minutes, 57.5 seconds. She secured all-conference recognition.
Montini’s girls and boys teams will join athletes from 11 other schools to run in this Saturday’s IHSA Class 2A Kaneland Regional.
Warriors’ girls and boys teams earn second-place finishes at the WSGC Meet
Willowbrook’s girls and boys cross-country teams ran in Saturday’s (Oct. 17) West Suburban Gold Conference Meet at Proviso West High School in Hillside. Both Willowbrook teams earned second-place finishes in the team standings of their respective events.
Downers Grove South won the girls event with its team total of 17 points. Willowbrook earned a second-place total of 42 points in the competition, which featured five full teams. Leyden placed third with 84 points.
Senior Bethany Yurich led the Warriors with her fourth-place finish in the 3-mile girls race, which she completed in 18 minutes, 43 seconds. Junior Juliet Oddo (19:41.7) ran to an eighth-place finish for Willowbrook, while sophomore Kate Borho (19:49.9) placed ninth for the Warriors. Willowbrook sophomores Rachel Simek (19:51.2; 10th), Vivian Little (20:21.9; 11th) and Paige Simek (20:25.2; 12th) were the next three competitors to cross the finish line. Senior Genevieve Kling (22:18.1; 20th) completed the Warriors’ lineup at the conference meet.
Willowbrook junior Legend Alka ran to a second-place finish in Saturday’s boys race at Proviso West. He completed the 3-mile race in 14 minutes, 55 seconds. Alka finished a little more than two seconds behind the meet’s individual champion, Addison Trail senior Nathan Gundersen (14:52.6).
Senior Thomas Thimo (15:51.6) ran to an eighth-place finish for the Warriors. Seniors Ryan Quinney (16:07.4; 13th), Jacob Alexander (16:22.6; 17th) and Kole Johanson (16:48.9; 23rd) completed Willowbrook’s scoring lineup. Seniors Edison Balogh (17:39; 30th) and Ian Montgomery (18:10.2; 33rd) also represented the Warriors in the event.
Hinsdale South won the team championship in the boys competition with its total of 53 points. Willowbrook landed in second with its total of 63 points. Downers Grove South (74) placed third in the event, which included six full teams.
The Warriors’ girls and boys teams will run in this Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A Naperville North Regional. Both regional races will feature competitors from 12 schools.
Rams compete at the Upstate Eight Conference Meet
Glenbard East’s girls and boys cross-country teams participated in Saturday’s (Oct. 17) Upstate Eight Conference Meet at South Elgin High School. Junior Teigan O’Donnell of the Rams earned a fourth-place finish in the 3-mile girls race, which she completed in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds. Glenbard East’s girls team finished ninth in the team standings of the event, which included 11 teams.
Senior Alexander Hernandez led the Rams’ boys team in the conference meet with his 14th-place finish. Hernandez completed the 3-mile race in 16 minutes, 4 seconds.
Glenbard East’s boys lineup finished 10th in the team standings of the competition, which included 11 teams.
The Rams’ girls and boys teams will run in this Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A Glenbard West Regional at Camera Park in Glendale Heights. The regional will include runners from 13 schools.
