The Shamrocks raced their hearts out Thursday, September 24 in the Belle Invitational.
The varsity girls, led by freshman Julia McIntyre, placed sixth with a score of 111 points. McIntyre placed second overall with a time of 20:38 to St. James senior Leslie Perona.
Senior Clare Roth followed after McIntyre (28th in 24:11), with junior Lucy Roth following (37th in 24:57), and sophomore Natalie Hoerstkamp (62nd in 28:35) and freshman Audrey Ford (63rd in 28:39) rounding out the pack.
The junior varsity boys also competed, placing third with a team score of 96 points. The JV Shamrocks were led by sophomore Ryan Blankenship, who placed 7th with a time of 20:27. Dalton Gerdes (20th, 21:55), Austin Moeckli (25th, 22:20), Robbie Cichon (35th, 22:49), and Colton Ruediger (36th, 22:50) also ran.
Keven McDowell was the only member of the team to compete in the varsity boys race, placing 21st with a time of 19:23.