The CVCA cross country teams walked across the street on Saturday for the 2026 Pat Ritchie Invitational at Walsh Jesuit High School. The Royals performed well in the Division 1/2 race to start the day. The girls ran first and secured a 2nd place finish with 139 team points. The boys followed suit and placed 2nd with 97 team points. Logan Romanini and Grace Gunyula finished 12th and 13th respectively to lead the girls. Zac Andamasaris and Andrew Clark placed 5th and 7th to lead the boys. This weekend, the teams will compete at separate races. The girls will run at Cleveland Heights in the morning and the boys will run at Boardman in the afternoon.

2026 Pat Ritchie Invitational - Full Results

Girls - 2nd, 139 points
12. Logan Romanini 19:28.0
13. Grace Gunyula 19:36.6
22. Leah Samsonas 20:14.2
40. Brielle Varney 21:00.2
59. Greta Bigham 21:41.6
62. Lizzie Dolan 21:44.8
63. Lily Chahulski 21:51.9

Boys - 2nd, 97 points
5. Zac Andamasaris 16:21.0
7. Andrew Clark 16:31.2
17. Isaac Solomon 16:54.7
33. Will Hyatt 17:20.3
45. Max Khalil 17:35.2
53. Preston Rostedt 17:42.1
60. Caleb Knobloch 17:53.8