by Pat McGuire ‘14
Saint Ignatius Cross Country captured its third straight regional title from Tiffin and will be heading to the state championship meet. Coach Mike Gallagher ‘71’s team has been competing well all season and took their momentum into the regional meet. Luke Wagner ‘14 ran a solid race, placing third with a time of 15:49 while the team finished with a strong average time of 16:18 allowing the team to place for the 85th annual OHSAA State cross country race. Luke also placed third overall with his 15:49 time while Elliot Thorkelson made a tremendous charge in the last 200 meters of the race, clocking in with a 16:17 time.
Other racers for the Wildcats: Jim Rogers with 16:25, Tim Trentel with 16:26, Tom Sullivan (16:31), John Nemes (16:39), and Jeff Foerg finished well with a 17:10 time. From top to bottom, the Wildcats dominated the Regional meet, with all the racers within about a minute and a half of each other. The harriers of Saint Ignatius will be heading down to Hebron, Ohio on Friday, for the National Trails Raceway to compete at the State meet.
