Notre Dame Prep cross-country coach Anthony Kulick with junior Lauren McGrath after Saturday’s meet at Springfield Oaks County Park.The NDP men's and women’s cross-country teams participated in the Nike-Holly Invitational at Springfield Oaks County Park on Saturday. In all, 20 high schools participated at the Division II level. Outstanding conditions helped many NDP runners achieve season best and or personal best times.
The women’s team secured a trophy by placing fourth in the Division II race. Leading the way for the Irish was junior Lauren McGrath (20:01) who had an overall fifth-place finish and a career best time. Other top performers for the Irish were junior Christine Sheer (21:25), junior Hunter Williams (21:40), sophomore Ellie Wallace (21:45) and senior Haley Hershey (21:55).
The men’s cross country team placed 12th at the event. Freshman Brendan Fraser (17:37) led all Irish runners followed by junior Josh Fullerton (18:21), sophomore Carter Slunick (18:37), sophomore Aidan Shurig (18:50) and senior Jere Neill (19:19). Many of the runners achieved season best and\or personal best times.
“I was very pleased by the team’s performance today," Notre Dame coach Anthony Kulick said. "Many of our athletes ran their best times of the season or their career. I’m extremely proud of these runners!”
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.