By Catherine Garrett | [email protected]

Juan Diego Catholic High School junior Ethan Stevens ran the 3A state championship course at the Regional Athletic Complex Oct. 25 in 19 minutes and 29 seconds to come in sixth place while leading the girls squad to a ninth-place finish. On the boys side, junior Curran Madden came in 12th with an eighth-place for the seven-member group.

“We were hoping to run a bit better at state, but we’ll learn some lessons and get back to work,” said head coach Joe Elliott. “We’re already looking forward to spring track.”

Also competing for the girls team were Allie Sloan, who came in 36th, Maude Poirier (49th), Olivia Young (70th), Nicole Merhi (72nd) and Abby Quigley (77th).

The boys squad was also led by Patrick Reilly (15th), Shepherd Foy (52nd), Connor Orges (64th), Gabe Woods (75th), Daniel Keegan (79th) and Hobie Hodlmair (80th).

Madden won the Region 1 individual championship at Wheeler Farm Oct. 13 while helping the boys team successfully defend its 2021 title. Other All-Region runners in that race were Reilly, Orges and Foy.

Stevens also won the region race with Sloan, Poirier and Young also being recognized as All-Region.

Both junior varsity squads also placed first at the region race with Sebastian Galindo-Ramirez, Christopher Madden, James Vekjarides, John Deffner and Aidan Mulligan running for the boys and Domiona Marine, Catherine Stevens, Annette Rodriguez, Simone Nicolodemos, Lauren Keegan and Adriana Newton competing for the girls team.