The Holy Cross School cross country team won its third State Championship in program history on Monday, totaling 51 points to bring home the trophy.
Team Scores
1st - Holy Cross - 51 points
2nd - DT STEM Academy - 74 points
3rd - Teurlings Catholic - 122 points
4th - St. Thomas More - 145 points
5th - The Willow School - 155 points
In 2009 and 2010, the Tigers captured the titles under Sean Allerton '03 whom coached now head cross country coach Blake Baldassaro '18.
HC was led by Gage Baldassaro fourth-place individual finish with a time of 16:01.92.
Cameron Loubat also finished in the top-8 as his time of 16:10.73 placed him eighth.
Landon Davis finished inside the top-10 for the second consecutive season with a time of 16:17.82. Freshman Luke Davis finished behind his brother in 16:53.59, while freshman Keegan Martin (17:17.69) rounded out the Tiger scorers that counted toward the team totals.
Wyatt Audler (17:19.64) and Noah Murina (17:23.24) suited up for HC scoring 25 and 27 points.
Gage Baldassaro and Wyatt Audler received All-Academic Composite Boy's Cross Country team awards after the meet for having a 4.0 GPA.
Chat with Coach Blake Baldassaro
The boys absolutely deserve this, it was hard and they stuck through it. I am happy to be a part of their journey; and able to send the seniors off with a championship, rings, and moments they will remember forever.
This is the first championship the program has won in over a decade and the freshmen have set the tone for the upcoming generations of HC cross country runners.
This experience is momentous for the school and the program.
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Holy Cross School is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school founded in 1849 by the Congregation of Holy Cross School to educate young men from metropolitan New Orleans. Serving students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12, Holy Cross School is fully accredited by the Louisiana State Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and holds memberships in the National Catholic Educational Association, the National Middle School Association, and the National High School Association. A Holy Cross School education engages the whole man – mind and heart, body and soul – and is rooted in the teachings of Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. For more information about Holy Cross School visit www.holycrosstigers.com or call 504.942.3100.
