Taking an early lead and refusing to let go, Ireton cross-country sophomore Maggie Lohrer captured the top spot among varsity girls with a time of 20:43 at Saturday’s Landon Invitational in Bethesda, Maryland.
Finishing in 12th place was fellow sophomore Isabelle Wilcox in 22:02, tailed shortly by junior Natalie Irwin who finished at 22:31. Initial scoring placed Ireton’s varsity girls team in third, but a later recalculation placed the girls in second place overall behind Academy of the Holy Cross.
Ireton’s varsity boys finished in 9th place overall, with a 14th place finish for senior Duke Roach who crossed the finish in 18:14. Seniors Michael LoGrande and John Paul Ryan finished in 18:42 and 18:56, and freshman Sam Paparo made his debut with the boys varsity team, finishing in 22:27.
Among Ireton’s JV racers, seniors Patrick Coyne (21:43) and Loren Gant (26:22) took the top spots in their respective races.
Next up for Ireton is the Alexandria City Championship to be held at Episcopal High School on Wednesday, October 9th at 4:00 p.m.