The boys and girls varsity teams both brought home first-place trophies in their respective divisions today in the annual Running Fit High School Coaching Legends Invite at Huron Meadows Metro Park in Brighton.
Girls varsity won the orange division for their first first-place finish of the season. Freshman Lexie Case led a slew of Irish runners and placed fourth overall with a personal record of 21:25. She was followed by freshman Bridgette Joslin at 10th, senior Grace Cummings, 11th, sophomore Claire Seitzinger, 12th, and sophomore Abbie Rankin, 15th.
Boys varsity won the blue division beating out 10 other Division 1 and Division 2 schools. Brendan Fraser (15:36) and Nate Mylenek (15:44) both beat the previous school record of 15:46 set by Chris Burns in 2009. Fraser won the race for his fifth victory of the season and Mylenek finished fifth. Drew Guest (16:40) and Nikko Fraser (16:44) finished 12th and 13th overall, both setting PRs. Alex Leonowicz (17:48) rounded out the scoring for the Irish.
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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.