The Madison girls’ cross country team produced the top four individual finishers during the Conference 6 championship meet on Oct. 29 at Burke Lake Park and cruised to the team title.
Each of the Warhawks’ point-scoring runners placed in the top 15, and the team’s seven best finished in the top 16. Madison won the event with a score of 24, followed by Washington-Lee (54), McLean (99) and South Lakes (106).
Amanda Swaak led the way for Madison, winning the individual conference title with a time of 17:39. Devon Williams finished runner-up with a time of 17:54, followed by teammates Morgan Wittrock (18:05) and Laura Sullivan (18:24).
“They ran well,” Madison head coach Craig Chasse wrote in an email. “They were seeded to go 1-4 and had to do well to make it come true. It did tie our all-time low score for winning the conference/district.”
Jeana Bogdon placed 14th for Madison with a time of 19:04. Amelia Wilson was 15th (19:04) and Marissa Marsh finished 16th (19:19).
“Jeana Bogdon and ‘Campbell’ Amelia Wilson had a great race,” Chasse wrote, “and finished well to get the last two medal spots and finish 5/6 for us.”
The Madison boys’ team qualified for regionals with a runner-up finish. Washington-Lee won the title with a score of 38, followed by Madison (61), South Lakes (88) and Fairfax (108).
Eli Galiano led the way for the Warhawks, placing fifth with a time of 16:09. Sean Grimm placed eighth with a time of 16:17, Jackson Schueler finished 10th (16:26), Ross Kolko was 18th (16:43) and Patrick Murphy came in 20th (16:51).
“Jackson Schueler (10th overall) had a minute personal record,” Chasse wrote, “and Patrick Murphy had a 56-second personal record to finish as ourfifth runner.”
The 6A North region meet is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Burke Lake Park.