Bishop Kenny boys, girls sweep both races at Bobcat Classic

Sep 13, 2025 9:05 pm
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Oak Hall senior Andrew Eisner crosses the line first, with a nine-second lead over Bishop Kenny's Ethan Reid. Photo by Seth Johnson
Oak Hall senior Andrew Eisner crosses the line first, with a nine-second lead over Bishop Kenny's Ethan Reid.
Photo by Seth Johnson

Bishop Kenny swept the Bobcat Classic cross country meet on Saturday at Santa Fe College, with the girls recording 21 points and the boys with 34 points.

Paced by a first-place finish from Alexis Wilson in the girls race (18 minutes, 33.3 seconds), Bishop Kenny’s girls team topped the meet. Ethan Reid recorded a second-place finish in the boys race for Bishop Kenny (16:32.1), behind Oak Hall’s Andrew Eisner, who recorded the top time (16:23.5).

For the girls race, the winners had seven runners place in the top 10. Outside of Wilson’s first-place finish, Camila Giles finished third (18:54.4), Jillian Jakab placed fourth (19:00.0), Taylor Lawhorn recorded sixth place (19:27.5), Olivia Lumpkin followed her in seventh (19:33.4), Alexandra Lumpkin placed eighth (19:43.3) and Ava McEnany finished in 10th (19:52.1).

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Luke Engels finished 10th for the Rams. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Luke Engels finished 10th for the Rams.

The Bishop Kenny boys had four top-10 finishes to help them record first place. Reid finished second, Dayne Kimball placed fourth (16:45.8), Brian Martinez finished seventh (17:01.7) and Thomas Milton placed eighth (17:08.7).

Buchholz finished second in the girls race as a team, with 73 points. They had six top-20 finishes in the race. Alexandra Rossi placed 13th (20:01.0), Valeria Beaver took 14th (20:05.7), Jayden Pritt was 15th (20:07.3), Annika Caedington finished 17th (20:13.5) and Jamey Armstrong came in at 19th (20:27.7).

On the boys side, Buchholz finished fourth as a team. Demetrie Meyers was their only top-20 finish in the race, placing 16th (17:26.9).

Oak Hall (78 points) and Gainesville High School (99 points) took third and fourth place, respectively, in the girls race. Oak Hall had two top-10 finishes, with Estella Collante placing second (18:35.0) and Reese Allen in ninth (19:43.5).

Oak Hall also finished third as a team in the boys race. Outside of Eisner’s first-place finish, Oak Hall had two top-20 finishes. Henri Pelletier took 17th (17:27.0) and Dylan Kirk recorded a 20th-place finish (17:32.7).

Oak Hall's Estella Collante crosses the line in second, finishing two seconds behind Bishop Kenny's Alexis Wilson. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Oak Hall’s Estella Collante crosses the line in second, finishing two seconds behind Bishop Kenny’s Alexis Wilson.

Gainesville had three top-20 finishes in the girls race, which helped pace it to fourth place. Audrey Dunn placed fifth (19:19.0), Elizabeth Rant recorded 12th place (19:56.5) and Keira Forbes finished in 16th (20:08.9).

Columbia finished sixth in the girls race with 202 points, Santa Fe placed ninth with 248 points and Newberry recorded 10th place with 258 points.

Eastside's Chesley McDonald finished third for the Rams. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Eastside’s Chesley McDonald finished third for the Rams.

Newberry finished eighth in the boys race with 247 points, Columbia was 11th with 307 points, Santa Fe took 12th with 317 points and St. Francis Catholic placed 13th with 358 points, led by Will Bosko’s 13th-place finish (17:22.8).

Team Results

Boys: 1. Bishop Kenny, 34 points; 2. Belleview, 34 points; 3. Oak Hall, 95 points; 4. Buchholz, 109 points; 5. Oakleaf, 167 points; 6. St. Johns Country Day, 169 points; 7. North Marion, 200 points;  8. Newberry, 247 points;  9. St. John Lutheran, 260 points; 10. Peniel Baptist, 300 points;  11. Columbia, 307 points; 12. Santa Fe, 317 points; 13. St. Francis, 358 points; 14. Temple Christian, 409 points; 15. University Christian, 412 points.

Santa Fe sophomore Christian Fletcher led the way for the Raiders and finished 60th overall. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Santa Fe sophomore Christian Fletcher led the way for the Raiders and finished 60th overall.

Girls: 1. Bishop Kenny, 21 points; 2. Buchholz, 73 points; 3. Oak Hall, 78 points; 4. Gainesville, 99 points; 5. St. Johns Country Day, 129 points; 6. Columbia, 202 points; 7. St. John Lutheran, 205 points; 8. Belleview, 205 points; 9. Santa Fe, 248 points; 10. Newberry, 258 points; Eastside, DNF.

Individual Results (Top 20)

Boys: 1. Andrew Eisner, Oak Hall, 16:23.5; 2. Ethan Reid, Bishop Kenny, 16:32.1; 3. Lachlan Bryniarski, Belleview, 16:38.1; 4. Dayne Kimball, Bishop Kenny, 16:45.8; 5. Lucas Morrow, Belleview, 16:52.9; 6. Kaden Fernandez, Belleview, 16:57.5; 7. Brian Martinez, Bishop Kenny, 17:01.7; 8. Thomas Milton, Bishop Kenny, 17:08.7; 9. Asher Inman, Belleview, 17:10.4; 10. Luke Engels, Eastside, 17:19.6;11. Brooklyn Smith, North Marion, 17:20.2; 12. Chapman Stewart, Belleview, 17:22.4; 13. Will Bosko, St. Francis, 17:22.8; 14. Quinn Mullaney, Bishop Kenny, 17:25.0; 15. Darryl Johnson, North Marion, 17:26.2; 16. Demetrie Meyers, Buchholz, 17:26.9; 17. Henri Pelletier, Oak Hall, 17:27.0; 18. Chase Braswell, Bishop Kenny, 17:28.8; 19. Elijah Stringer, Eastside, 17:30.4; 20. Dylan Kirk, Oak Hall, 17:32.7.

Bobcat Austin Walker earned the final points position for Buchholz. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Bobcat Austin Walker earned the final points position for Buchholz.

Girls: 1. Alexis Wilson, Bishop Kenny, 18:33.3; 2. Estella Collante, Oak Hall 18:35.0; 3. Camila Giles, Bishop Kenny, 18:54.4 ;4. Jillian Jakab, Bishop Kenny, 19:00.0; 5. Audrey Dunn, Gainesville, 19:19.0; 6. Taylor Lawhon, Bishop Kenny ,19:27.5; 7. Olivia Lumpkin, Bishop Kenny, 19:33.4; 8. Alexandra Lumpkin, Bishop Kenny, 19:43.3 ; 9. Reese Allen, Oak Hall, 19:43.5; 10. Ava McEnany, Bishop Kenny, 19:52.1; 11. Emily McEnany, Bishop Kenny, 19:56.3; 12. Elizabeth Rant, Gainesville, 19:56.5; 13. Alexandra Rossi, Buchholz, 20:01.0; 14. Valeria Beaver, Buchholz, 20:05.7; 15. Jayden Pritt, Buchholz, 20:07.3; 16. Keira Forbes, Gainesville, 20:08.9; 17. Annika Caedington, Buchholz, 20:13.5; 18. Kate Staten, St. Johns Country Day, 20:15.7; 19. Jamey, Armstrong, Buchholz 20:27.7; 20. Phoebe Verschage, Buchholz, 20:28.5.

Buchholz runner Phoebe Verschage leads the Canes Elizabeth Rant (middle) and Keira Forbes (left). Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Buchholz runner Phoebe Verschage leads the Canes Elizabeth Rant (middle) and Keira Forbes (left).
Buchholz junior Valeria Beaver finished 14th overall at the Bobcat Classic and second for her team. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Buchholz junior Valeria Beaver finished 14th overall at the Bobcat Classic and second for her team.
Oak Hall senior Estella Collante leads the Bobcat Classic and ended with a second-place finish. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson Oak Hall senior Estella Collante led the Eagles at the Bobcat Classic and ended with a second-place finish on Saturday.
A spectator records the start of the boys varsity cross country meet. Photo by Seth Johnson
Photo by Seth Johnson A spectator records the start of the boys varsity cross country meet.

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