- Athletics
Gabriella Cechini '28 finished first in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League Girls' Cross Country Championship to lead the Storm to the team title in their final event of the season. The race was run on Mercersburg's home course.
Cechini finished over 40 seconds ahead of the second place finisher from Peddie, with Mercersburg's Anne Sehon '25 and Ella Blanco '27 taking third and fourth. Teresa Nyarko '28 finished eleventh and Maddie Chu '27 was the fifth and final scorer, coming across the line in twenty-second place. Blanco, Nyarko, Kate Talley '26, Marlo Elshazly '26, Daisy Donahue '25, Irene Jin '27, and Ariel Xu '28 all ran lifetime PR's. The Storm wound up with a team total of 41 points while second place Lawrenceville had 46.
"It all came together for us today," said head coach Betsy Cunningham. "We were healthy and able to put our entire team on the line, which is one of my goals every year. If we can stay healthy, we can perform and they really did a magnificent job this year. I am so proud of these girls and of our leadership. Anne (Sehon) and Linden (Wallace '25) were outstanding captains and (assistant coach) Chris Bright has been a great addition to the team.
For complete team results please click here, and for individual results click here.