Cross Country National Championship in Albuquerque, December 12, 2015

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The Boys AND  Girls 17-18-year-old division teams both won team national championships. There were 7 Maggie Walker runners on those two teams, and five of those seven also earned All-American awards:

Girls:

Katie Pokorny All-American (25th place)

Willa King All-American (10th place)

Emma Call All-American (National Runner-Up)

Boys:

Jimmy Banta

Sterling Schmidt

Ryan Buscaglia All-American (6th place)

Evan Fisher All-American (5th place)

In addition, runner Khloe Pointer also earned an All-American award in the 15-16 age group with an 8th place finish.

Great job MLWGS XCountry, we are proud of our school ambassadors!

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