The 2023 cross country season is off and running as the SJA harriers took to the trails at Solon's season opening invitational against some strong competition this past weekend. SJA finished 3rd of 5 teams, but came away from the meet feeling good about how the season will progress.
Leading the way for SJA were 3 seniors - Grace Rowell (8th place) , Maddie Jarc (12th place), and Keira Leneghan (23rd place). Close behind Keira were Sofia Koons ('27), Bridget Mullen ('25), Grace Harris ('25), and Erin Hvizdos ('24). The Jags had 45 athletes finish the full distance, with 14 completing their first high school 5k ever! The team has a nice combination of youth and experience, which bodes well not only for this year, but for years to come.
The team voted for two athletes of the meet based on their contributions to the team. This week Brigid Coyne and Grace Schmidt took home those honors (and a t-shirt).
The next meet for the Jags will be this Saturday at Avon Lake's Early Bird Invitational held at LCCC.
