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Irish Cross Country Teams Qualify for State
The boys and girls Cross Country teams competed in the Class 3 District 2 race on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 at Gene Pray Memorial Golf Course in El Dorado Springs, MO. The girls team placed 3rd, just 3 points behind Houston High School. They were led by senior Emma Belk who placed 3rd individually in a time of 20:23.2 and junior Elliana Lygrisse who finished 10th in 21:58.75. Belk and Lygrisse earned All District Honors.
Lady Irish Cross Country Repeats as Mid-Lakes Conference Champions
Two years in the Mid-Lakes Conference. Two Championships for the Lady Irish Cross Country team. The 2025 Mid Lakes Conference Championships were hosted at the beautiful Reeds Spring course October 22nd, 2025. The Lady Irish finished on a score of 35, 6 points ahead of Fair Grovve and 14 ahead of Strafford to earn their second consecutive Mid-Lakes Conference Championship. The Lady Irish were led by senior Emma Belk (3rd) with a time of 21:26.60 .
Lady Irish Cross Country Earn 8th at State
The Lady Irish, led by Emma Belk's All-State performance, finished 8th at the State XC Championship race in Columbia. Belk (19:31) finished 18th overall and ran the school's fastest time ever for a girl at the state meet. Katie Galligos, Elliana Lygrisse, Kate Hull and Macie Kelly were Catholic's other top 5 scored runners followed by Kaya McClanahan and Elizabeth Fairchild. Irish freshman Kyle Hathcock was again Catholic's top finisher.
Irish Sweep Mid-Lakes Conference
Springfield Catholic stormed into the Mid-Lakes Conference in their inaugural season. The Springfield Catholic High School and Middle School teams competed at the newly opened Reeds Spring Trail Cross Country Course at the Mid-Lakes Conference Championships on Wednesday, October 23rd.
Irish Cross Country traveled to Plato, Missouri for the Class 3 District 2 Championships on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024. All five of the scoring runners earned All-District Honors and also qualified individually for the MSHSAA State Meet. Emma Belk led the Irish with a 5th place finish, followed by Elliana Lygrisse in 7th. Macie Kelly (23rd), Peyton Wiseman (27th) and Kaya McClanahan (30th). Michelle Truong finished in a strong 43rd place.
Lady Irish Cross Country Earn Big 8 Conference Championship
Led by Emma Belk's first-place finish the Lady Irish won the Big 8 Conference Championship outpointing runnerup Lamar 40-59. Belk ran 21:09 outdistancing Cassville's Jordan Reed by over 20 seconds. Belk gained Conference Runner of the Year honors. Catholic's Katie Galligos placed 6th overall (22:04) and gained All-Conference First-Team honors. Elliana Lygrisse (22:57) and Kate Hull (22:58) were 13th and 14th overall and both were Conference Second-Team honorees.
Heavy rains and dropping temperatures contributed to a memorable 2024 Missouri State Cross Country Championships. The Class 3 races were hosted on Saturday, November 9th at the University of Missouri's Ganns Creek Course in Columbia, MO. The course is set on 320 acres just south of Columbia and offers an irrigated 10-meter wide grass running surface that is well groomed for all conditions, permanent start line and finish line structures and course checkpoints.
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