Led by Bram Mansbach’s 21st place overall finish in 17:48, the boys cross country team finished 8th of 24 scoring teams at the Coach Benson Double Dip Invitational meet hosted by Marist on Sept. 8. Grady finished with a team average time of 18:25 for its top five runners, a group which also included Luke Langan, Kavi JakesElias Podber, and Fredrick Hamilton. Jack Palaian finished a second behind Hamilton as the team’s sixth runner.

The girls team finished 10th, led by Anna Tischer’s 29th place finish in 21:53. The girls finished with a team average of 23:11 for its top five runners, which also included Lindsay Schroeder, Ellie Spears, Marisa Lopata and Noa Deseda.