The Upper School cross country team opened its season at the Vista Ridge Cross Country Invitational on Friday, August 21, hitting the ground running with a strong showing. A highlight of the meet came from Ben Greff ('28), who earned an impressive 7th-place finish in the Silver Boys 5000 Meter Run with a time of 18:24! The team had several strong individual performances across both the girls and boys races:

Varsity Girls 5000 Meter Run – 22nd Team Place Overall
Linda Smith ('28) – 56th place (21:37)
Sarah McCarty ('29) – 118th place (23:04)
Adalynn Kifer ('28) – 124th place (23:18)
Anabella Guerra ('29) – 150th place (24:00)
Lexi Lindberg ('28) – 186th place (26:51)

Silver Boys 5000 Meter Run
Ben Greff ('28) – 7th place (18:24)
Nicholas Donelson ('30) – 20th place (19:16)
Nick Hodapp ('27) – 34th place (20:27)
Austin Gramling ('27) – 100th place (24:37)

JV Boys 5000 Meter Run – 7th Team Place Overall
Henry Zavodny ('30) – 20th place (22:38)
Connor Allen ('30) – 23rd place (22:45)
Emmett Frost ('29) – 36th place (23:59)
Douglas Gibbins ('29) – 50th place (25:18)
Cooper Preston ('30) – 51st place (25:21)
Nathan Cohen ('27) – 64th place (35:06)

The team will look to build on its performances next weekend, traveling to compete in the Greenhill Luke's Locker 6-Mile Relay on Saturday, August 29.