Sandwich dominated the regional cross-country meet, capturing both boys’ and girls’ team championships. Landis Stillwell of Somonauk took the boys’ individual title, finishing the 3-mile course in 16:07. Princeton’s boys placed 11th overall, highlighted by Augustus Swanson, who qualified for Sectionals for the fourth consecutive year, finishing 16th in 17:49. Allister Swanson achieved a personal best, while Cruz Rodriguez notched his season’s quickest time.
On the girls’ side, Sandwich’s Sundara Weber ran 16:40 for the individual win. Princeton’s girls claimed third, securing a sectional berth. Four veterans delivered their best regional finishes, including Ruby Acker and Payton Frueh.
Link for Complete Results: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/267240/results/all
Boys: Team Champ: Sandwich with 61 pts.
Individual Champ: Landis Stillwell-Somonauk 16:07 3.0 miles
Princeton finished 11th with 282 pts. The following are Princeton’s runners:
16. Augustus Swanson 17:49 – Qualified for Sectional for the 4th year in a row.
49. Brady Gross 19:23
59. Allister Swanson 20:09 – Personal Best
86. Jackson Drozda 22:19
88. Cruz Rodriguez 22:45 – Season Best
“Our boys had a good effort with everyone either getting or being near a season’s or personal best.” Pat Hodge-Princeton Coach
Girls: Team Champ: Sandwich with 49 pts.
Individual Champ: Sundara Weber-Sandwich 16:40 3.0 miles
Princeton finished 3rd with 63 pts. qualifying for next week’s Sectional. Princeton runners were:
4. Ruby Acker 20:05 Personal – Best Regional Finish
7. Payton Frueh 20:10 Personal – Best Regional Finish
11. Alexandra Waca 20:56 Personal – Best Regional Finish
27. Avery Waca 22:41 Personal – Best Regional Finish
30. Susanna Bohms 22:57
39. Natalie Meyer 23:59
41. Lily Simpson 24:14
“It was a very nice performance by our girls. I can’t say that anyone had their best performance for sure until I do a little more analysis of the results, but our top 5 were all close enough that we were able to match our projected team finish and scored fewer points than projected. Our top 4 veterans all had their best place finishes at Regional, which was a definite plus with Susanna having a nice Regional debut.” Pat Hodge- Princeton Coach