Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Bongard, O'Hara Are Top RCSJ Finishers at Highlander Invitational

Bongard, O'Hara Are Top RCSJ Finishers at Highlander Invitational

Courtney O'Hara finished as RCSJ's top women's runner while Evan Bongard was the top finisher for the Roadrunners in the men's race during Saturday's Highlander Invitational at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA.

O'Hara, a sophomore and former Gateway standout, helped the Runners to a fourth place team finish overall. She covered the women's 6 K course in 26:48.3 for a solid sixth place overall finish in the individual competition.

The next top finisher for Coach Ryan Hughes' squad was freshman Gabriella Szwed, who placed 29th overall in 31:53.1.

The Roadrunner Men's team, meanwhile, placed third in the team standings with 85 points, behind champion Felician (52) and runnerup Georgian Court (54).

Bongard, a freshman, placed 13th overall with a time of 30:32.7 over the 8 K course, followed closely by teammate C.J. Gilmore, who placed 15th in 30:51.9. Gavin Casella (20th), Brandon Lachowicz (21st) and Walker Osborne (30th) also finished among the top tier runners in the meet.

Complete meet results may be found at:

https://tfrrs.org/results/xc/23367/Highlander_Invitational