by Ned Conry ‘16
With the bad taste of last year’s 6th place finish at the State Meet still in their mouths the Saint Ignatius Cross Country Team looks to capture the State Title for the fourth time in the program’s history and its first since 2009. Returning all top seven runners from last year, the team is one of the best in the state and the nation.
They are led by Senior captains Luke Wagner, Tom Sullivan, and Tim Trentel. Strong showings at the Tiffin XC Carnival and Trinity Invitational (KY), meet where they knocked off the fifth ranked team in the nation, have solidified the ‘Cats at the top of the state poll. The top seven consists of the senior captains named above along with Jim Rogers ‘16, CJ Ambrosio ‘17, Andrew Szendrey ‘17, and Colin Caniglia ‘17. However the XC Cats are not only a power at the varsity level, the team talent runs deep, with an equally strong JV squad and very impressive Open unit led by Trey Burke ‘17 and Nick Neroni ‘17.
Senior Captain Tom Sullivan explained , “We have already been voted the best looking team in the state by multiple sources, now it’s time to prove that we are the fastest too.” The team will look to do just that in Columbus on November 7th.
