

Only FMCHS and MELHS competed in the boys race. Father McGivney, Metro-East Lutheran and Marquette Catholic competed in the girls race. Last season, Rybak won the first Gateway Metro Conference championship at the Madison County Meet with a run of 18:04.5 at the Bethalto Sports Complex. Hatley was second in 18:25.3, while Jane Cummins was fourth (third in team points) in 20:31.1, Alyssa Terhaar was sixth (fourth in team points) in 21:39 and Sofia Luna was 18 th (13 th in team points) in 25:57.7. “It’s really nice to do this on our home course. She finished 18:02.7 for her second straight conference championship. Christ Our Rock Lutheran and Maryville Christian didn’t field enough runners for a team.įor FMCHS, Rybak tore through the course that started in left field of the junior varsity baseball field and looped around the school three times, including a run through the corn field on wood chips. Marquette Catholic was second with 46 points and Metro-East Lutheran was third with 54 points. “Everyone ran really well and we were all fueled by the energy here being on our home course,” Rybak said. The Griffins nearly came away with a sweep but settled for five runners in the top 13 to finish with 23 points. Metro-East Lutheran finished second in the boys race, including a win from Max Weber, and third in the girls race.
