On the boys’ side, the Dolphins returned home with 40^th place out of 56 teams. Leading the charge on Saturday, Zach Earl set a new PR with a time of 17:58 for the Dolphins’ best finish of the night in 135^th out 382 runners. Berk Alptekin finished second for the Dolphins, completing his afternoon in 18:10 and 165^th place. Nick Damuth just missed out on the top-200, finishing the night with a time of 18:30. Connor Amet and Mitchell Cuthriell rounded out the top five scores with times of 19:03 and 19:48, respectively.

On the girls’ side, the Dolphins finished 18^th out of 21 teams and produced numerous exciting finishes for the Dolphins. Highlighting the night, Avan Johnson’s 19^th place finish earned medalist honors with a time of 21:32. Carlie Meyerholz continued a stellar season, completing the race with a time of 22:13 for 38^th place. Cat Lestyan and Anabelle Denton each finished the race with a time of 25:18 as Lestyan nudged out Denton by .9 seconds. Rounding out the top-five on the girls’ side, Sadie Jolly completed a respectable 27:23 on Saturday afternoon. The Dolphins are set to travel to Suffolk on Thursday afternoon for the Nansemond Suffolk Academy XC Meet, beginning at 4:00 pm.