Chasing Success

"The Cross Country team celebrates the Boys' 2nd place SPC finish.

Chasing Success The St. Andrew's cross country

team has been one of the most successful athletic teams in the school's history. The Boys won 5 straight SPC championships from 2008 to 2012, including one finish that tied the SPC record for best team score. To say that a dynasty was formed would be an understatement.

That tradition has carried on with many strong SPC finishes. However, after not reaching the team podium since that 2012 championship team, the Boys team captured hardware again this season, finishing in 2nd place at the November SPC Championships at Norbuck Park in Dallas.

Captain Nicholas Gab ‘22 remarked on the season, “The season was a great payoff for all the hard work put in by each member, finishing the season strong by being the runners up at SPC.”

Jake Gooch ‘23 had the following to say about the season: “The team experience was great because everyone was pushing each other constantly everyday. It made practice so much fun and also helped everyone improve immensely.” In his always optimistic thinking, Coach Gilbert Tuhabonye is proud of the finish, but he has his sights set higher. He commented, “We have a young team that has the potential to do great things in the future. Finishing second was amazing and surprising for some people, but I have faith in this team. We are going for Gold next November.”

Coach Gilbert leads his team on a chilly morning warm up during the SPC Championships.