Medals and Personal Bests Define Bishop Foley Girls Cross Country Season
Two medals for Nora McGlinchey, an all-academic medal for Zoey Sullivan and personal-best performances highlighted Bishop Foley Catholic High School’s girls cross country season. McGlinchey and Sullivan were both in their first season with the Ventures.
The Lamplighter stood out as a positive meet in a season marked by individual improvement. McGlinchey ran a personal-best 25:33.56 at Springfield Oaks County Park before lowering that mark to 25:08.5 at the Sept. 26 Parkway Christian meet. Sullivan also made progress, running personal bests of 28:34.8 at Hess-Hathaway Park on Sept. 24, 27:14.7 at Parkway and 25:54.41 at Columbus County Park on Oct. 6.
McGlinchey earned her first medal at the fifth NCA Small School Invite on Oct. 13 at MSU Tollgate Farms. She finished 27th among 67 runners in 27:31.7, securing an award given to the top 30 finishers. Sullivan placed 38th in 29:31.9.
Lorelai Montano provided leadership as the team’s only senior and was in her fourth season running for the Ventures. Her season included improvement from a season-best 32:31.3 at Parkway to 29:33.0 at Hudson Mills Metropark on Oct. 17. Bishop Foley scored 327 points at Hudson Mills, where McGlinchey finished 60th among 109 runners with another personal best, 23:28.4.
The Oct. 23 CHSL Cardinal Division Championship at Willow Metropark brought recognition for both first-year runners. McGlinchey placed 19th in a field of 42 in 23:36.9 to earn an all-league medal, her second medal of the season. Sullivan finished in 27:28.6 and received an all-academic medal.
Bishop Foley placed ninth with 231 points at Columbus County Park on Oct. 31. McGlinchey led the Ventures with a 33rd-place finish in 23:42.83. Sullivan completed the course in 26:38.60, while Montano finished in 31:08.90.
The season concluded Nov. 4 at Dakota High School, with Sullivan running 26:05.37 and Montano finishing in 32:05.42 in her final season. McGlinchey closed her debut season with a personal-best 23:24.37, more than two minutes faster than the personal best she recorded at Springfield Oaks.
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