Following a dominant performance against Richard Montgomery, B-CC Cross Country ran at the Oatlands Invitational in Leesburg, Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 23rd.
The Oatlands Invitational featured over 50 schools and hundreds of runners. Despite being on homecoming day, as this race has been for the past two years, the Barons still crushed it!
From the boys, Junior Caden Felten and Sophomore Michael Habib placed in the top 100 finishers for the five-kilometer. Felten finished in 17:33, placing him 54th, which also made him the fastest Baron at the event.
Out of the girls, Junior Ani Bailin crossed the finish line at 20:19 which put her in 14th place. Following the race, senior runner Lucas Cheplo shared, “The meet was filled with wind and rain which was forceful and tough to run through.”
Later in the week, on Wednesday, Sept. 27th, B-CC participated in a tri-meet against Sherwood and Northwest at Sherwood High School.
Senior Hunter Whitten, Sophomore Donavan Hicks, Sophomore Peter Lanpher, and Senior Paolo Mantasas all finished in the top ten. Whitten finished third coming in at just under 18 minutes. The boys beat Northwest but fell short to Sherwood, only losing by two points.
Girls cross country continued to put on a show, with Barons among ten of the top 12 finishers being Baron runners. Bailin finished first with a time of 20:16. Bailin has been a star for girls cross country as she consistently finishes at the top of every meet.
Cross country’s next meet is at Germantown on Saturday, Sept. 30th where the Barons hope to continue placing high in the ranks.
