Bishop Watterson Track & Field

The boys finished 11th at Saturday's D2 state meet, placing first among teams from the Pickerington region. The squad was comprised of seniors Luke Hollis, Brady Spears, and Jack Hangen; juniors Jack Streb, Nathan Monahan, and Jack Spiers; and sophomore Max Kowalski.

The girls took home their first regional championship in school history by a decisive 53-point margin over Athens. Kaitlyn Van Zandt (second overall) led the way, followed by Karine Bhowmick (10th), Campbell Retzke (13th), Cecilia Keller (19th), and Barkley LaCount (20th).

The boys won their first regional championship in program history, besting New Philadelphia by 39 points. Jack Hangen (fifth overall) was the top individual finisher, followed by Luke Hollis (12th), Brady Spears (13th), Nathan Monahan (37th), and Max Kowalski (51st).

Wake up, it's race day! Come out to Pickerington to support our boys and girls teams as they compete in the regional meet. ⭐️ OHSAA Regional Championship 📅 Sat., Oct. 25 ⏰ 1:40 pm (girls) / 2:20 pm (boys) 📍 Pickerington High School North 📊 Results: milesplit.live/meets/700079

Come cheer on our boys and girls cross country teams as they compete for regional titles tomorrow afternoon in Pickerington. ⭐️ OHSAA Regional Championship 📅 Sat., Oct. 25 ⏰ 1:40 pm (girls) / 2:20 pm (boys) 📍 Pickerington High School North 📊 Results: milesplit.live/meets/700079

The varsity girls won their first district title since 1985 Saturday, missing a perfect score by just three points. The Eagles were led by Kaitlyn Van Zandt (first overall), Campbell Retzke (second), Karine Bhowmick (third), Cecilia Keller (fourth), and Elsa Allen (eighth).

The varsity boys took home their second consecutive district title Saturday by a convincing 27-point margin over Dublin Scioto. The Eagles were paced by Jack Hangen (second overall), Luke Hollis (fourth), Brady Spears (fifth), Nathan Monahan (ninth), and Max Kowalski (17th).

Come cheer on our boys and girls cross country teams as they compete for district titles tomorrow afternoon in Hilliard. ⭐️ OHSAA District Championship 📅 Sat., Oct. 18 ⏰ 2:00 pm (boys) / 3:30 pm (girls) 📍 Hilliard Darby High School 📊 Live Results: tinyurl.com/2n76vpjx

The varsity girls easily won the league title, earning the first perfect score in a CCL Championship since 1985: 1️⃣ Kaitlyn Van Zandt 2️⃣ Campbell Retzke 3️⃣ Karine Bhowmick 4️⃣ Cecilia Keller 5️⃣ Berkley LaCount The top four all broke the previous course record by over one minute.

The varsity boys won their first CCL team title since 2019 by a decisive 21-point margin over Hartley. Jack Hangen claimed the individual title in 15:45. He was followed in the scoring by Luke Hollis (3rd), Brady Spears (4th), Collin Ritter (10th), and Nathan Monahan (11th).

Despite the absence of Jack Hangen, the boys still finished second in the Double Blue race at the Berlin Bear Den Dash. Brady Spears was our top perfomer, placing third overall with a time of 16:30. Next up were Nathan Monahan, Max Kowalski, Collin Ritter, and Luke Hollis.

Senior Jack Hangen competed as an individual in a fast Bear Race at the Berlin Bear Den Dash, placing 13th overall with a time of 15:43. Jack now owns four of the eight fastest 5K times in school history.

The girls narrowly missed a team title in a stacked Bear Race at the Berlin Bear Den Dash, falling by one point to Avon. Kaitlyn Van Zandt led the way, lowering her school record to 18:03. She was followed by Karine Bhowmick, Campbell Retzke, Cecilia Keller, and Emma Drab.

Our varsity girls placed third at the Celtic Clash Saturday night, only trailing the No. 1 and No. 4 teams in the D1 coaches poll. Kaitlyn Van Zandt (6th) lowered her school record to 18:04. Also in the top 25 were Cecilia Keller (18:56, 20th) and Karine Bhowmick (19:08, 25th).

Our varsity boys placed sixth out of 26 teams at the Celtic Clash Saturday night, and were the highest ranked team among D2 schools. Three seniors led the way, all placing in the top 40 overall: Jack Hangen (15:45, 9th), Luke Hollis (16:15, 25th), and Brady Spears (16:29, 40th).