On Saturday, the Girls XC team travelled to Allendale to compete in the first ever RCA Conference Championship. They entered the meet tied with Lowell for 2nd place in the conference for the regular season and this meet counts as double points toward the overall team placing. The girls competed very well as a group, led by a strong performance from freshman Addy Nesbitt who placed 4th overall. She was followed by Abby Noorman and Kendall Nester who both finished in the top 11. This trio has been very consistent in conference races throughout the season and all three girls earned All-Conference honors for placing in the top 14 in terms of points ranking throughout the season. Following that trio were Maddie Viau and Kenzie Druce who both ran the fastest times of their career to secure the last team points needed to get the team to the 2nd place finish. Lucy Hotz and Kaisa Maki ran their best times of the season and Miriam Hess followed shortly behind them. In the second race, the freshman duo of Kylynn Grala & Claire O'Brien led the way. They were followed by season best performances from Sophia Sinnema, Shelly Zimmerman, & Megan Buttermore close together. Jordyn Kerrish was next, followed by season best efforts from Cyan Minnich and Baylee Johnson. Half of the team will compete at the Donut Dash Invite at home on Wednesday, while the other half will prepare for Regionals on Friday.