For the first time since 2017 and only the 3rd time in program history, Patriot Cross Country are your OCC Central Champions!

The Patriots won in dominant fashion, scoring a low of 44 to beat Olentangy Orange (72).

Scored finishers included Aarush Talekar (5th), Tommy Strunck (6th), Connor Zimmerman (7th), Brandon Craig (11th), and Will Bushbaker (15th). Impressively, Eliot Tully (16th) and Ishaan Chandakkar (17th) didn't have scores that counted towards the total, despite both finishing inside the top-20.

On the girls side, the Lady Patriots had a strong showing to finish 3rd behind Upper Arlington (1st) and Davidson (2nd).

Their scoring finishers included: Quinn Cachat (8th), Dasha Gogoleva (11th), Addy Miller (16th), Chloe Pope (19th) and Leah Berger (25th).

The program will take two weeks off from competition before setting their sights on an OHSAA Tournament run beginning with Regionals on 10/31 at Pickerington North High School.