2022 Warrior Invitational

The cross country team hosted 58 teams in this year’s Warrior Invitational on Saturday, September 24 at Houston Northwest Church (HNW) with spectacular results. The varsity boys finished third with top 10 finishes by Caleb Burgos (third place) & Ben Hensley (seventh place). The Lady Warriors took the varsity girls championship trophy with three finishes inside the top five: Maddy McKnight (first place), Ali Richard (third place) and Gillian Storey (fourth place). Additionally, Emily Leamons earned eighth place in the junior varsity girls race.

In the middle school divisions, the Warriors also earned championship honors as they were buoyed by four top 10 finishes: Ryan Scaife (first place), Mason Bickle (fourth place), Jackson Connelly (fifth place) and Maddox Ahart (ninth place). Despite not being able to compete for the team title, the Lady Warriors had terrific individual races with Michaela Smith finishing second, Kenzie Winkler fourth and Addie Wilhelm sixth overall.

Both high school and middle school teams have their last invitational this Saturday as they compete in the St. John’s Maverick Ramble at Spring Creek Park before their district meets. Middle school will wrap up their season on Saturday, October 15 at the HAPS Championships hosted by Covenant Christian School. High school will host the district meet Saturday, October 22 at Houston Northwest Church (HNW) before travelling to compete at the TAPPS State Championships on Monday, October 31 in Waco.