NEWS CHRONICLE PHOTOS BY STEVE BRANT – STC sophomore Max Schirmer comes down the home-stretch at the WaMaC meet.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The STC cross country program ran at the annual WaMaC conference meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids. With their runners showing steady improvement all season long, the Trojans recorded an impressive eight personal-best times in the meet.

The boys team was led by sophomore Max Schirmer, who finished in 23rd place with a time of 17:10. Schirmer was followed by: junior Henri Martinez-Alvarado (38th, 17:55); sophomore Kyler Johnson-Whitefish (53rd, 18:28); junior Brady Jesina (56th, 18:41); sophomore Riley Stubbs (70th, 19:53); and sophomore Nolan Arp (73rd, 19:57).

The STC boys finished in 9th place as a team with 240 points. Mount Vernon won the meet with 44 points.

The Trojan girls were paced by 8th grader Addy Graff (23:19), who finished in 56th place. Also finishing for STC was: 8th grader Piper Sawyer (59th, 24:19); 8th grader Anna Ahrens (67th, 25:58); senior Livia Smith (68th, 26:02), and freshman Katelynne Brant (69th, 26:04).

The STC girls finished 10th as a team with 312 points. Williamsburg finished in first in the girls race with 42 points.

STC 8th grader Anna Ahrens runs at the WaMaC meet in Cedar Rapids.

Earning personal-best times at the WaMaC meet were: Schirmer, Martinez-Alvarado, Johnson-Whitefish, Stubbs, Graff, Sawyer, Ahrens, and Brant.

The Trojans competed at their class 3A state qualifying meet this past Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Independence. Results of the meet were not available at press time this week.

STC 8th grader Addy Graff led the Trojan girls at the WaMaC conference meet.

STC 8th grader Piper Sawyer runs at the WaMaC meet in Cedar Rapids.

STC senior Livia Smith (left) and freshman Katelynne Brant (right) run at the WaMaC conference meet.

STC juniors Brady Jesina (left) and Henri Martinez-Alvarado (right) run at the WaMaC meet in Cedar Rapids.

STC sophomore Riley Stubbs (581) runs in Cedar Rapids at the WaMaC conference meet.

STC sophomore Nolan Arp looks to pass a runner at the WaMaC conference meet.

STC sophomore Kyler Johnson-Whitefish makes his way down the home-stretch at the WaMaC conference meet in Cedar Rapids.