McClatchy Lions Cross Country /Track and Field

Congrats to ALL the athletes who raced in the Sections Championships on Saturday! The Freshmen Boys started off the day with a win! They were led by Ayden Celeste finishing 3rd overall! Also scoring for the Lions were Ben Wilson, Ben Cook-Appel, Ethan Roach and Sujadullah Amarkhil. On the Varsity squads, the Lions have 2 athletes moving on to the State Championships! Louie McNatt was 3rd overall in a PR for the course of 18:54. She also ranks #3 on McClatchy’s All-Time list for the course. She led the Varsity Girls to a 6th place finish (moved up 1 place from Subsections). Also scoring for the Lions were Olivia Johnson, Alena Wong, Stella Louney and Brooke Kirchner. Alec Redmond is also heading to the State Championships finishing 10th overall in a PR for the course of 16:19! He now ranks #2 on McClatchy’s All-Time list. Jonas Johnson was the top sophomore in the varsity race, finishing 12th overall in a PR of 16:26. He made McClatchy’s top 10 list coming in at #9. Also scoring for the Lions were Jax Leon, Owen Anderson and Rowan Kliman. Most improved performances of the meet go to Ethan Roach, Alena Wong and Jonas Johnson. Finally, a huge shout out to Coach Templeton for running the show! Go Lions!