Midwest Catholic Cross Country Championships

? Sacred Heart and Notre Dame placed third and fourth in their division in Saturday's meet at Cedarville, Ohio. Nicely done ladies!

37 high school teams from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Ohio competed on the 5K ER King XC Course.

In the large school (Gold) race, top two finishers Sofia Kerns and Grace Russell led the way for Gold Division winner Cleveland St. Joseph. 

Girls Gold Division (Top 5):

1. 58 Cleveland St. Joseph

2. 91. Dayton Carroll

3. 111 Sacred Heart

4. 120* Notre Dame

5. 120 Rocky River Magnificat 

SHA - SR Samantha Koch led the Valkyries with her seventh place finish. Also scoring: 13. Barrett Lockhart; 20. Emma Johnson; 34. Beatrice Imber; 60. Ava Hastings

NDA - FR Alexandra Burg's tenth place was best for the paNDAs. Scorers included: 24. Abby Carnes; 29. Clara Heberling; 30. Tessa Lenihan; 42. Ruth Maier. ? Shout-out to "6th Man" Norah Barker, whose 51st place finish broke a tie with Magnificat. 

Top 5 Teams from the other three Varsity races ~

Girls Silver Division:

1. 20 Akron St.Vincent-St. Mary

2. 46 Cincinnati McNicholas

3. 87 Sandusky St. Mary Cent. Cath.

4. 116 Kettering Alter

5. 129 Canton Central Catholic

Boys Gold Division: 

1. 51 Cincinnati Moeller

2. 60 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 

3. 66 Dayton Carroll 

4. 88 Columbus DeSales

5. 102 Cincinnati McNicholas

Boys Silver Division: 

1. 41 Georgetown (IL) Notre Dame de La Salette 

2. 48 Lancaster Fisher Catholic

3. 54 Canton Central Catholic

4. 108 Erie (PA) Mercyhurst Prep

5. 140 Sandusky St. Mary Cent. Cath.