
The 2019 WCAC Cross Country Championships were run at Bull Run Regional Park on Saturday, October 26th and once again Gonzaga and St. John's win WCAC Cross Country Championships.
For the Girl's, St. John's Meredith Gotzman was the individual champion. Bishop O'Connell took the next three spots with Katherine Slovak finishing second followed by Tess Brinkmann and Lizzie Vinci. Anna Avila (Holy Cross) finished 5th and St. John's Tara Anders, Kennedy Hayward, and Caroline Gotzman rounded out the top 8.
Final team points were:
1. St. John's 32
2. Bishop O'Connell 35
3. Holy Cross 86
4. Good Counsel 112
5. Paul VI Catholic 118
6. Elizabeth Seton 154
7. Bishop Ireton 160
8. St. Mary's Ryken 196
For the Boy's, Gonzaga finished one and two. Cullen Capuano and Patrick Donnelly were the top 2, followed by Yakob Kelley (Bishop O'Connell), Matias Facchinato (St. John's), Gavin McElhennon (Gonzaga), Chris Teter (St. John's), Luke Francese (Gonzaga), and Nicholas Slovak (Bishop O'Connell) rounding out the top 8.
Final team points for the Boy's were:
1. Gonzaga 31
2. St. John's 41
3. Bishop O'Connell 65
4. DeMatha Catholic 129
5. The Heights 146
6. Good Counsel 164
7. Bishop Ireton 172
8. Paul VI Catholic 231
9. St. Mary's Ryken 239