Highlights of the 2024 Boys Cross Country season included all of the team setting significant personal record times in the District Meet:
- 5th Heru Bey ’27 (16:40.80)
- 25th Shil Penilla ’26 (17:42.72)
- 35th Will Fendler ’26 (18:13.99)
- 40th Dylan McDonough ’27 (18:27.45)
- 45th Luke McGinness ’26 (18:38.58)
- 50th Forest Gong ’27 (18:48.49)
- 52nd Alexander McCarter ’25 (18:50.54)
Bey’s time in the race was the fastest 10th-grade finish in a 5K cross country race in MICDS history, and his 5th place finish and Penilla’s 25th place finish qualified them to represent MICDS at the State meet.
Our first-year runners showed up strong for the Metro league meet, setting personal records across the board.
Our representation at the State meet by Penilla (who finished 76th) and Bey was capped by Bey’s All-State recognition for his 24th-place finish on the rain-drenched, muddy course.
In addition to McCarter, we are saying goodbye to senior co-captains Jacob Daus ’25 and Alex Bierling ’25, as well as four-year varsity award winner Jason Song ’25, along with stalwarts Arjun Bodavula ’25, Hale Foster ’25, and Colin Martin ’25, who will all be missed.
Happily, we will be returning all of our scorers from the District race to next year’s squad and look to continue to build on this year’s growth and success.
