Annalise Grammel’20 stays at the front of the pack despite the frigid weather. Courtesy/Andrea Grammel   On Saturday, November 10, the Boys Cross Country team and Annalise Grammel’20 traveled to Hebron to participate in the state meet.   This meet was originally scheduled on November 3, yet due to wet conditions, the race was postponed to the…

OHSAA Sports/Twitter   After a week of preparation for the Cross Country team to competes in states at National Trail Race Way, the Vikes will have to delay their hopes of winning a state title.   OHSAA posted website and Twitter notices that the state meet would be delayed to next Saturday, November 10-due to…

Senior Captain Liam McCann leads the mens XC. Chris Heermann’18/Former Media editor   On Saturday, October 27, Columbus Academy’s cross country teams travelled to Pickerington North to run in regionals. The Vikings competed against 15 other teams with hopes to earn a spot in the state meet.   The boys’ squad finished strong, earning 4th…

Annalise Grammel’20 and ReganCornelius’21 push to front of the pack. Courtesy/Andrea Grammel On Saturday, October 20, Columbus Academy visited Hilliard Darby to compete in the District meet. On a day with perfect running conditions, the Vikes competed against nine other teams on an ideal course. The boys squad ran well-only falling to powerhouse Fredericktown, enough…

Charlie Sabgir/20 sprints through mud with just a half mile to go. Aden Weiser’19/Staff On Saturday, October 13, Columbus Academy travelled to Chillicothe to compete in the MSL league meet at Grandview Heights’ Camp Bobcat. The Vikes geared up to run in 40-degree weather, a stark change from the humid day on which they had…

Luke Nester’21 and Liam McCann’19 at the October 6 Eisenhart Invitational. Miles Razek’20/Staff On Wednesday, October 3, CA hosted the Newark Catholic Green Wave for the Vikings’ Senior Night, with a  2-mile race around campus. The Vikings won the race comfortably, with Liam McCann’19, Luke Nester’21 and Charlie Sabgir’20 taking the top 3 spots, respectively.…

Juniors Charlie Sabgir and Alex O’Connor dash at Tiger Invitational. (Courtesy/Andrea Grammel) Academy’s cross country team came off of a hot finish and ran into cool temperatures at the Tiger Invitational at Pickerington Central. The race was loaded with top Division One teams, such as Gahanna Lincoln and Upper Arlington, giving the Vikes a challenge. The…

Junior Charlie Sabgir pulls ahead of the competition. (Courtesy of Kristin Sabgir) After a victory in the previous week, the Columbus Academy cross country team hoped for another strong finish at the Bobcat Invitational on Saturday, September 15. Because this Chillicothe course is the venue for the MSL postseason, the team took the race as…

Teams Fight their Way through the Pack. (Courtesy/ Andrea Grammel) Coming off a strong beginning to the season, the Columbus Academy cross country team eyed a victory at the McGowan Invitational on Saturday, September 8. While most other sports’ games and matches were cancelled, the invitational still went on. Academy’s boys took first. The girls placed…

Annalise Grammel’20 surges across finish line. (Courtesy/Heather Hartley) Academy’s 2018 boys and girls cross country team kicked off its season at the much anticipated annual Newark Catholic Invitational.  After weeks of preparation, the boys team set its sights on conquering the dreaded hill on the Bryn Du Mansion course, and they did just that. The…