Girls off to a strong season, with 1st and 2nd place wins. (Chris Heermann’18) The boys and girls swim team burst into the start of its season with stellar first meet performances at home on Friday, December 1, and at the Athens Invitational on Saturday, December 2.  Competing against Bishop Watterson in a dual meet…

The Vikes await the sound of the starting gun. (Alex O’Connor’16) Racing in the final meet of the season, the boys cross country team along with sophomore Annalise Grammel and freshman Regan Cornelius competed at National Trail Raceway in states on Saturday, November 4. The Vikes overcame the MSL, districts, and regionals just to make…

Junior Abhi Ramesh and sophomore Charlie Sabgir run at the regional meet on Saturday, October 28.(Courtesy/Kristin Sabgir)    At the regional meet on Saturday, October 28, the boys cross country team and two individual runners from the girls team hurdled the last obstacle before states. The hours of rain and snow leading up to the…

Senior Nick Robie smashes school record at the district meet on Saturday, October 21. (Courtesy of Kristin Sabgir) Continuing its post season with extraordinary momentum, the boys and girls cross country team trounced its opponents at the district meet on Saturday, October 21, and took first and fourth, respectively. At this point in the post-season,…

Senior co-captain Nick Watson races on Senior Night, Tuesday, October 3. (Ally Sabgir/Staff) With a third-place finish for the girls and a victory for the boys, the CA cross- country team started post-season with a bang at the Mid-State League meet on Saturday, October 14. Unlike previous races, this meet included fewer runners, which this…

Senior Briyana Dragin beats runner from Newark Catholic to the finish on senior night on Tuesday, October 3. (Ally Sabgir’18/Staff) Nearing the end of its regular season, the boys and girls cross country team competed against Newark Catholic in a dual meet on Tuesday, October 3. The race possessed a special energy because Academy not…

Senior co-captain Nick Watson leads the pack at McGowan Invitational on Saturday, September 9. (Ally Sabgir’18/Staff) In a second week of stifling eighty-degree weather, the boys and girls cross country team upheld its dominance at the Tiger Invitational on Saturday, September 23, with superior individual performances from the girls and a victory from the boys.…

Senior Chris Heermann and freshman Luke Nester race together at the Dewine Estate Invitational on Saturday, September 2. (Ally Sabgir’18/Staff) Coming off of a string of successful meets, the Galion Invitational on Saturday, September 16, challenged the boys and girls cross country team. Similar to the McGowan Invitational on Saturday, September 9, the sheer number…

Annalise Grammel’20 runs at the McGowan Invitational. (Ally Sabgir’18/Staff) After starting the season strong, the boys and girls cross country team entered its largest meet yet, the McGowan Invitational on Saturday, September 9. The girls faced nineteen teams, while the boys opposed twenty-seven. From the sound of the gun to the last step across the…

Senior co-captains Nick Robie and Nick Watson finish first and second, respectively, against Summit Country Day at the Dewine Estate Invitational in Cedarville. (Ally Sabgir’18) After a strong senior class graduated, it would be a challenge for the Vikings cross country teams to regroup. But CA has returned to its dominant ways to start the…