Junior Regan Cornelius and senior Annalise Grammel end race strong. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) Opening up the week, the Academy cross country team took some time to celebrate its seniors on Wednesday, October 2, with a two-mile home meet against Newark Catholic and Liberty Christian. Junior Luke Nester sped to victory for the boys, with senior…

Vikings dash to the front of the pack. (Courtesy/ Andrea Grammel)   On Saturday, September 28, the Columbus Academy cross-country team took its talents to Olentangy Berlin’s Bear Den Dash. The boys varsity competed against ten teams while the girls varsity raced against an equally high-level competition. The boys sped to a 5th place finish…

After a week of rest and preparation, the Columbus Academy cross country team was looking to take advantage of its fresh legs at the Tiger Invitational on Saturday, September 21. The Academy boys drew a fourth-place finish among nine teams while the girls placed fifth overall. Coming in only eleven seconds shy of the school…

With  varsity taking the week off, Academy’s JV boys and girls raced in the Bloom Carroll Invitational on Saturday, September 14.  Against nine other teams, our boys tallied 138 points. With the help of Calvin Wade’20 and Alex O Connor’20, both ran sub 19 minutes and placed 19th and 20th,respectively, placing the Vikes fifth, winning…

On Saturday, September 7, Columbus Academy challenged themselves against a stacked Division 2 field at the McGowan Invitational hosted by Watkins Memorial High School.  With another dominant performance, Luke Nester’21 clocked in at an impressive 16:09, coming up only four seconds short of the school record and earning himself a sixth-place finish. Both Charlie Sabgir’20…

Lead runners Grammel, Cornelius, and Frickel place in top 3 at August 31 dual meet. (Courtesy/Katy Frickel) On Saturday, August 31, the Vikes competed against Summit Country Day at the Dewine dual meet. Clocking in at 16:35 and 17:12, Luke Nester’21 and Charlie Sabgir’20 bolted their way to first and second place finishes, respectively. Racing…