2017
Photo by Craig Amoss
The Winners - Individuals
Large School Boys: Dalton Hengst (McDonogh)
Small School Boys: Luke Armbruster (St. Andrew's Episcopal)
Large School Girls: Samantha Facius (Mount de Sales)
Small School Girls: Zoe Friedman (Charles E. Smith - ran unattached)
The Winners - Teams
Large School Boys: Mount St. Joseph High School
Small School Boys: Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (competed as Lions Upper School)
Large School Girls: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Small School Girls: St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Top runners who did not compete (D.C. runners included):
Camden Gilmore (Loyola-Blakefield) - 15:44 5K, fourth at MIAA Championships
Owen Johnson (Calvert Hall) - 16:02 5K, fifth at MIAA Championships
Connor Verrett (Loyola-Blakefield) - 16:09 5K, sixth at MIAA Championships
Joshua Rosemore (Beth Tfiloh) - 16:13 5K, MIAA C Conference champion
Gavin McElhennon (Gonzaga) - 15:51 5K, second at WCAC Championships
Page Lester (National Cathedral) - 17:34 5K, ISL champion
Lacey Eden (Archbishop Spalding) - 19:15 5K, second at IAAM Championships
Julia Merriman (Notre Dame Prep) - 19:20 5K, third at IAAM Championships
Allysa Combs (Archbishop Spalding) - 19:28 5K, fourth at IAAM Championships
Cady Hyde (St. John's) - 19:28 5K, WCAC champion
Not only was the 2017 edition of the race the first without DC schools, but a lot of a loaded MIAA field did not race, including junior Camden Gilmore and sophomore Owen Johnson. Meanwhile, Beth Tfiloh senior Joshua Rosemore ran away with the MIAA C Conference title by over 30 seconds and could have possibly competed for a small school individual title. On the team front, both Loyola (the MIAA champions) and Gonzaga (the WCAC champions) would have been in the mix along with the champions from Mount St. Joseph.
Perhaps the biggest loss from the previous meet as a result of not having DC schools was that of National Cathedral senior Page Lester, the defending large school champion and two-time runner-up before that. Lester had one of the best seasons of any DC runner in recent history, clocking a 17:34 5K and eventually finishing 14th at Foot Locker Nationals. Once again many of the top runners from the IAAM did not compete, either.