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It was a hot day at Woodward Park, but that didn’t stop the Lions from running well and scoring some PRs! In the Varsity Girls race, Louie McNatt led the team finishing in 4th place with an 18:44 (PR by 11s). Olivia Johnson, Alena Wong, Stella Louney and Grace Bardsley also ran well helping the team finish 22nd out of 36 teams. The Varsity Boys were led by Alec Redmond in 13th place, with a PR of 16:19. Also, with huge PR’s for the boys were Jonas Johnson, Jax Leon, Sam Rounds, Rowan Kliman, Alex Li and Jaime Garcia. They took 13th out of 37 teams. The JV Boys were 18th with Joseph Henly leading the way in a PR of 19:05. Ben Wilson, Jackson Evans, Malik Norris and Ethan Roach also scored for the LIons. In the final race of the day, the Frosh/Soph Boys took 11th place. They were led by Owen Anderson and Connor McGinness, both with huge PRs of 18:26 and 18:34. Also running well and scoring for the LIons were Cooper McGinness, Ben Cook-Appel and Ayden Celeste. Go Lions!

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Gotta love racing at Willow HILLS! FS Boys started off the day with a 6th place finish with Connor McGinness, Owen Anderson, Ben Cook-Appel, Cooper McGinness and Ayden Celeste scoring for the Lions. In the FS Boys open race, Braedon Hemann, Adrian Guzman and Derek Henly earned medals with a 7th, 10th and 24th place individual finishes. The FS Girls were 14th with Alena Wong, Grace Bardsley, Joy McDaniel, Katie Locke and Peri Cressman. In the Varsity Girls race, Louie Mcnatt ran away with the individual title, beating out second place by 14 seconds. Her time of 19:04 is a personal best by 25 seconds and #4 on McClatchy’s All-time list for the course. The team took 14th place with Olivia Johnson, Abigail Uribe, Claire Mills and Chela Cobb filling in the 2-5 spots. The Varsity Boys ended the day with a solid 8th place finish. They were led once again by Alec Redmond, who finished 7th in 16:33. That’s a personal best for him by 1:14 and puts him at #8 on McClatchy’s All-time list. Jonas Johnson was 2nd for the Lions, running the 5K course for the first time in 16:48 (#10 on McClatchy’s All-time list). Jax Leon, Alex Li and Sam Rounds also scored for the Lions. Fantastic job everyone! Go Lions!

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Nothing better than running under the lights at the Woodbridge Classic! The Varsity Boys WON their division! They were led by Alec Redmond, who finished 5th in 14:58! Sam Rounds, Jonas Johnson and Jax Leon all finished in the top 40 and Alex Li took the 5th spot for the Lions. The top 5 all PR’d by a minute or more. Sophomores Max Li, and Cooper McGinness also ran well for the boys. The girls team finished 18th, led by Olivia Johnson and followed by Stella Louney, Brooke Kirchner, Alena Wong, Joy McDaniel and Grace Bardsley. Louie McNatt earned a spot in the elite Sweepstakes Race where she ran against many of the top girls in the country. She ran a great race, finishing 60th in 17:19; a PR by 56 seconds! Go Lions!

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Great day at Golden Gate Park! A beautiful course, perfect racing weather and some great races! Freshmen Boys took 4th place with a top 5 of Ayden Celeste, Ben Cook-Appel, Owen Correia, Ben Wilson and Ethan Roach. Frosh/Soph Girls were 9th, with Alena Wong, Grace Bardsley, Joy McDaniel, Katie Locke and Peri Cressan scoring for the Lions. Sophomore Boys took 7th, led by Jonas Johnson with an 8th place individual finish and followed by Rowan Kliman, Cooper McGinness, Connor McGinness and Owen Anderson. The Varsity Girls were led by Louie McNatt with an impressive 5th place finish in 16:19 for the 2.78 mile course. The Varsity Boys finished off the day with a strong 6th place finish out of 29 teams. Alec Redmond led the team with a blazing 14:13 for 6th place. Sam Rounds nabbed the last medal finishing in 12th place. Other scorers were Jax Leon, Alex Li and Joseph Henly. Way to go, Lions!

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The Freshmen Boys started off the day with a win! Led by the trio of Ben Cook-Appel, Ayden Celeste and Owen Correia. The next three Lions, Ethan Roach, Sujadullah Amarkil and Ben Wilson, weren’t too far behind with the top 6 all finishing within 54 seconds. The Sophomore Boys followed with a 5th place team finish. The top 5 (Max Li, Connor McGinness, Rowan Kliman, Owen Anderson and Jacob Wehling) all finished within 20 seconds of each other! The Varsity Boys team took 7th place led by a 5th place individual finish from Alec Redmond. He ran a course PR of 55 seconds and is now #3 on McClatchy’s All-Time list for the course. Also scoring for the LIons were Jax Leon, Sam Rounds, Alex Li and Joseph Henly. On the girls side, the Frosh/Soph team took 6th place. Stella Louney led the team, followed by Joy McDaniel, Grace Bardsley, Alena Wong and Katie Locke. The Varsity Girls took 8th place, once again led by Louie McNatt with a second place overall finish, a course PR by 51 seconds and the second fastest McClatchy time ever on the course. Other scoring runners for the Lions were Olivia Johnson, Colette Combrink, Brooke Kirchner and Claire Mills. Great job everyone conquering Big Mamma, Little Sister and the heat! Go Lions!