Hillsboro Frank Schultz Invitational
The Blue Knights High School and Middle School XC teams returned for the second year in a row to the iconic “horse farm” at the Frank Schulz Invitational in Hillsboro, MO on October 2. Light rain during the early races turned to heavy downpour for the Boys JV race, which produced mudslides for the runners to navigate on a hilly course. Once again challenges were overcome as the Knights pushed hard against their competitors.

• The Knights celebrated 6 medal finishers for Middle School and 1 for High School.  Medal recipients were: (MS Girls- Faith Brown 2nd, Lynn Criswell 6th, Cami Plymale 8th); (MS Boys – Ruugan Lilly 6th); (JV Girls – Tabby Bryant 9th).
• The Knights ran 4 full teams for team competition.
• Middle School Girls took 2nd place out of 5 teams.
• Varsity Boys took 9th out of 14 teams.
• JV Girls took 5th out of 9 teams.
• JV Boys took 6th out of 11 teams.

Orchard Farm XC Invitational
On October 7, the Blue Knights High School and Middle School XC teams headed to the Orchard Farms Invitational for the first time.  After several hot races and hilly courses, it was time for cooler and flat!  Hard work paid off!

• The Knights boasted 5 medal finishers for Middle School and 11 for High School. Faith Brown took 1st place in the MS girls race out of 88 competitors!
• Other medal recipients were:
  • MS Girls- Lynn Criswell 4th, Cami Plymale 8th, Cali Plymale 20th
  • MS Boys – Ruugan Lilly 4th
  • Varsity Girls – Tabby Bryant 12th, Mayah Bryant 18th
  • Varsity Boys – Adam Gresham 8th, Jacob Meyers 15th
  • JV Girls – Daniella Hillebrand 5th, Abi Gresham 7th
  • JV Boys – Nate Palumbo 4th, Hunter Williams 7th, Nathan Snell 9th, Joshua Thomas 10th, Samuel Majors 20th
• The Knights ran 5 full teams for team competition.
• Middle School Girls took 2nd place out of 7 teams.
• Middle School Boys took 6th out of 6 teams.
• Varsity Girls took 3rd out of 3 teams (separated by only 7 points).
• Varsity Boys took 4th out of 11 teams.
• JV boys took 2nd out of 5 teams (1 point from 1st place).

Our high school boys are looking very strong with 7 runners under 20 minutes. This will be a key factor going into Homeschool Nationals at the end of the month. But first, the Hancock Invitational at Jefferson Barracks Park on 10/16.