Cross Country ChesMont Championship Results

The young Bishop Shanahan Cross Country team traveled to Downingtown West on Tuesday to compete in the Ches-Mont XC Championship Meet. The team recorded 7 personal bests out of 20 participants, with another 6 finishing within 10 seconds of their previous fastest 5K times. The boys placed 7th as a team and the girls were 12th.

Boys Results
The boys’ team placed 7th out of 13 schools despite having no seniors and only one junior among the five scoring runners. Sophomore Mitchell Croll led the way with a 30th-place finish. His time of 17:07 was a personal best and earned him a medal. Junior Daniel Zimmermann followed in 34th place with a 17:23. Sophomore Connor Todd was the third Eagle across the line, finishing in 40th place in 17:31. Sophomore Parker Serock’s time of 17:47 was good for 48th place, just one second off his PR set a week earlier at Lehigh. The fifth scoring runner finished in 18:06, just two seconds off his personal best from the week before. Ben John continued his outstanding freshman season with a 69th-place finish in 18:34. Two more strong performances came from runners finishing in 18:43 and 18:58, followed by junior Patrick McRee, who recorded a season best of 21:21 after returning from injury.

Freshman Kai Rogenmuser led the JV squad with a personal best of 20:05. Junior Matt Sliwka also recorded a PR in 21:30, and senior Joey Hart missed his previous best by just 7 seconds.

Girls Results
The girls’ race produced 4 personal bests out of 8 runners, with some impressive improvements. Freshman Charley Mozzone led the way with a 39th-place finish in 21:57. Returning from injury, senior Ava Esposito eased back into action with a 23:15 to place 81st. Several freshmen and sophomores turned in standout performances, with PRs ranging from 37 seconds to more than 2 minutes faster than their previous bests. Notably, one runner improved her time by over five minutes compared to her mark at last year’s meet. Senior Teagan Welsh followed with a season-best 26:45.

This was the first time in 15 years that every team member finished under 28:00 at this meet—a testament to their dedication and steady progress throughout the season.