Cross country teams take 2nd at Intercity

Libby Price, Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo, Christian Hofmann, Zachary Knox-Doyle, BJ Dumas and Brayden Blackwell • Oct 6, 2022

For the second straight year, Community’s boys and girls varsity cross country teams finished 2nd at the Intercity meet at Maxwell Park, Thursday, Sep. 22.

Girls Varsity

West runner Amanda Warren runs ahead of Community’s Megan Metz, Warren would finish the race one place ahead of Metz. (Photo Courtesy of: Jeff Christopherson)

Normal West won the girl’s race, with the Wildcats finishing 7 points ahead of Community.
Four Community runners finished in the top ten, led by Ali Ince’s (’24) 3rd place finish.
Ince’s 18:46 3-mile time was 26 seconds behind 2nd place finisher Julie Bach of West.
Lily Cavanaugh (’25) finished 6th (19:14), Abigail Ziemer (’24) placed 8th (19:52) and Megan Metz (’23) took 10th (20:08).
A Wildcat jersey crossed the finish line ahead of each of the Iron’s top four finishers, with West’s Renee Warren (18:59), Ashleigh Horton (19:26) and Amanda Warren (20:06) taking 5th, 7th and 9th, respectively.

Boys Varsity

Community’s Joey Yaros runs ahead of U-High’s Brandt Henderson. Yaros would be the Ironmen’s top finisher in the Intercity race, beating Henderson to the finish line by 9 seconds. (Photo Courtesy of: Jeff Christopherson)

Community’s boys placed second in the Intercity meet, finishing behind the U-High Pioneers for the second straight year.

While a tie-breaker decided last year’s meet, the Ironmen finished 27 points behind the Pioneers this season.

Normal West’s Sky Riddle took first (15:58), trailed by three Pioneers: Mitchell Hayes (16:02), Landen Alcom (16:04) and Mason Hart (16:06).

Community’s Joey Yaros (’25) trailed the pack of Pioneers, crossing the finish line at 16:10 to earn 5th.

U-High runners Brandt Henderson and Connor Hartman would take 6th and 9th, contributing to the Pioneer’s outright Intercity title.

AJ Ince (’26) and Jack Thomas (’24) were among the race’s top ten finishers, with Ince (16:32) taking eighth and Thomas (16:36) tenth.

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Libby Price, Staff Writer

Libby Price is a senior at Normal Community High School and is involved in Speech Team. This is her first year working with the Inkspot, and she is a staff writer. On the weekends I enjoy baking and crocheting. My favorites subjects in school are English and Spanish. I hope to become a teacher someday.

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Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo is a senior at Normal Community High School and is on the track and field team. This is her first year working with the Inkspot, and she is staff writer. After school and on the weekends, I enjoy working and spending time with my friends. My biggest pet peeve is people chewing with their mouths open. I am most comfortable when I am with my sisters or by myself.

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Zachary Knox-Doyle is a senior at Normal Community High School and plays on the school's tennis team. He is sports editor for the Inkspot. One of my biggest inspirations is Stacie King, the color commentator for the Chicago Bulls. He has a unique voice, catchy slogan, and encompasses skills I strive to achieve as a color commentator. "Give me that HOT SAUCE!" The best advice I've received is to create something that makes a wave, one must venture outside of the box to begin the ripple.

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Brantley Dumas is a senior at Normal Community High School. He is the president Black Student Union and is on the varsity bowling team. He is a second-year Staff Reporter on the Inkspot. If I were to win a million dollars I would definitely pay for college, then buy all the shoes and clothes I could ever want. I enjoy fashion, making and listening to music and anime. So, if you like any of those we can probably be friends. My biggest pet peeve is when people chew too loud. Gross.

Brayden Blackwell, Senior Staff Reporter

Brayden is a senior at Normal Community; this is Brayden's third year on the Inkspot where he is a senior staff reporter. I am inspired by people lifting each other up because "iron sharpens iron." My all-time dream is to become a social studies teacher. A book that moved me was "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan.