The Princeton Tigers cross-country teams delivered standout performances at a recent 1A/2A meet, with the boys placing 36th and the girls earning an impressive 15th in their division. For the boys, Augustus Swanson led with a season best of 17:40 over three miles, while Cruz Rodriguez, Jackson Drozda, and others also posted their fastest times this season. On the girls’ side, Ruby Acker led at 20:20, and Alexandra Waca, Natalie Meyer, Susanna Bohms, and Avery Waca all achieved personal bests. Coach Pat Hodge described the efforts as “excellent,” citing significant gains and historical parallels to the program’s best years.
Full results link: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/256745/results/all
Princeton Results
BOYS
PHS finished 36th with 1080 points in the combined 1A/2A race
161. Augustus Swanson 17:40 Season Best Time 3.0 miles
228. Brady Gross 19:37 Missed Best Time by 1 second
237. Allister Swanson 20:49
248. Cruz Rodriguez 23:20 Season Best Time
250. Jackson Drozda 24:22 Season Best Time
“The boys had a successful day with some season best times and a couple of near misses. In most cases, they went out significantly faster in the first half mile and were able to hold on- even if it was tougher to do so off the faster pace at the start. Some great efforts.” Pat Hodge-Princeton Coach
GIRLS
PHS finished 15th with 467 points in the combined 1A/2A race
57. Ruby Acker 20:20 3.0 miles
76. Payton Frueh 20:40
101. Alexandra Waca 21:15 Personal Best
138. Natalie Meyer 22:26 Personal Best
143. Susanna Bohms 22:35 Personal Best
147. Avery Waca 22:43 Personal Best
192. Lily Simpson 26:03
“We had some significant improvements from our #3 thru #6 girls, which will make us even more competitive as we go forward. It was our best team performance here since our 2002 State qualifying team placed 18th in a larger field of teams. Our 1989 team may be the only other PHS girls’ team that has performed better at this meet timewise, but I’d have to check into our records to confirm that. An excellent perforrmance.”
