ROCKFORD ATHLETICS I HOME OF THE RAMS

The Women’s Varsity Cross Country team raced to a third place team finish out of twenty two competing teams in the Ottawa Hills Invite Friday evening, while the Junior Varsity Rams won the team competition which featured sixteen teams. The Riverside Park course saw twenty three Rams race to best performances on what was a very fast night for Rockford. Senior Daisy Cox raced to a runner-up finish in a Season Best time of 17:43, which is the fastest time by any senior in the State of Michigan so far this season. Juniors Jillian Lewakowski, Keagan Mulka and Morgan Sanders claimed the next three scoring positions for the Rams in 9th, 18th and 34th respectively. Lewakowski’s Lifetime Best of 18:30 moved her up to the 21st fastest Ram in school history while Mulka’s Lifetime Best of 19:03 moved her into the fastest 50 Rams in school history at 39th. Sanders raced a Season Best time of 19:35. Senior Sarah Macintosh closed out the team scoring with her Personal Best time of 19:56, which claimed 44th place. Not far behind were Seniors Rae Defrang in a Season Best time of 19:57, and Reese Defrang with a Lifetime Best time of 20:07. Juniors Claire Watson and Kyra Shaver crossed the line next for the Rams with Season Best efforts of 20:12 and 20:42 each. Freshman Cadey Weinmann closed out the varsity team effort with a Personal Best of 21:28; a 51 second improvement from her previous best! The Junior Varsity race saw a photo finish between two Rams, Freshman Quinn Wildern and Junior Sadie Plain in the winning team effort. The girls' times were Best Performance of 21:16.08 and 21:16.09 respectively, with each racing over a minute faster than they have ever done before. Sophomore Macey Woods was next for the Rams claiming 6th in a Lifetime Best of 21:55. The next scoring effort was Senior Addison Seppala in 10th with her Season Best time of 22:02 while Freshman Makayla Shultz scored the final points with her 14th place finish in a new Personal Best of 22:10. Rams with Personal Best(PB) or Season Best(SB) Performances Daisy Cox 17:43.2 SB Jillian Lewakowski 18:30.8 PB Keagan Mulka 19:03.2 PB Morgan Sanders 19:35.5 SB Sarah MacIntosh 19:56.7 PB Reese DeFrang 20:07.5 PB Claire Watson 20:12.6 SB Kyra Shaver 20:42.2 SB Sadie Plain 21:16.1 PB Quinn Wildern 21:16.1 PB Cadey Weinmann 21:28.2 PB Macey Woods 21:55.2 PB Addison Seppala 22:02.7 SB Makayla Shultz 22:10.9 PB Grace Owens 22:31.0 PB Payton McKay 22:38.9 PB Grace Blossom 22:47.8 PB Molly Spurgis 23:12.6 PB Haylie Pearce 24:05.4SB Paige McGuire 24:47.3 PB Alexis Venema 25:11.8SB Abigail Andre 25:16.6 PB Evora Nogueira 33:37.5 PB For Full Results - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/268019/info Go Rams!