The R-MA cross country team completed in the Chelsea Invitational on Monday. The boys team still without two of their top runners finished in sixth place. Lawrence Carvana led the team with a time of 21:46. Emmett Jouet finished with a personal best time of 23:30. Max Fang finished with a personal best time of 24:31. Dang Khoa Le ran with a sore ankle and finished with a time of 26:51 and Kevin Chen finished out the team with a personal best time of 27:53.
The girls team finished third overall with Sam Bai finishing with a time of 23:27. Cecelia Paredes came in with a time of 25:11. Cat Thomas finished with a personal best time of 27:47 and Quinlin Bruhn completed the scoring for the girls with a time of 28:48. The girls team was able to finish ahead of Foxcroft who beat them the prior week.
R-MA hopes to have the top two male runners running again to make a push for a top five team finish. The girls team is also looking to have a top five finish this year after not being able to field a complete team for the last several years.
The next meet with be the DAC championship race at Foxcroft next Wednesday.