On Saturday, Nov. 2, B-CC Cross Country outraced much of the competition in the 4A Regional Championship at Fort Washington Park. Coming off an impressive performance in counties, the Barons kept up their momentum, with the girls placing first and the boys placing third.
Girls Cross Country dominated in regionals with the top four finishers all coming from B-CC. Junior Sophie Harjes, Junior Ani Bailin, Freshman Nya Stoian, and Sophomore Aubrey Green all finished within the top 4. Harjes was the first-place finisher with a time of 19:55. The girls ran away with the victory with a score of 17, 27 points ahead of any other school.
The boys also performed well with four top twelve finishers. Senior Hunter Whitten finished fourth coming in at 16:27. Junior Caden Felten also finished within the top 10.
The Barons have the State Championship this Saturday, Nov. 11, at Hereford High School. B-CC is allowed to send seven boys and seven girls to compete. For the girls, B-CC is sending Senior Morgan Kirsch, Juniors Sophie Harjes and Ani Bailin, Sophomores Lilah Rich and Aubrey Green, and Freshmen Nya Stoian and Ava Summerfield. For the boys, Seniors Paolo Mantassas, Hunter Whitten, and Lucas Cheplo, Junior Caden Felten, and Sophomores Daniel Skendaj, Donavan Hicks, and Michael Habib will all run. When asked about the opportunity to race at states, Cheplo shared, “I am excited to get the chance to represent my school in the state championship!”
