IC Catholic Prep Girls Cross Country Wins Regionals

ELMHURST, IL — The IC Catholic Prep girls country team recently won their regional competition. Three individuals from the team placed in the top five, including: Kennedy Calcagno, Carly Manchester, Frankie Chaidez, Annie Guinan and Alia Johnson.

Maggie O'Brien and Frances Cooke also competed at regionals. The school said both the girls and boys teams will compete in the Cross Country IHSA 1A Sectionals on Oct. 27 in Lisle.

The team has won several invites this season, and is now looking forward to the sectional competition. The school said the team has been focused on constant improvement in their daily practices which has allowed them to become stronger with each race.

“We have a great group of women who are totally committed to selfless running,” said second year coach Dawn Calcagno. “Our group of ladies is comprised of students who matriculated from Visitation and IC Grade School and because of the storied running tradition in Elmhurst, they bring a tremendous legacy to our team.”

According to the school, the girls have enjoyed the season so far, but they have goals of going to the state championship and chasing the dreams of bringing home some hardware for ICCP.

“Our program is centered around developing powerful women who are dedicated to a common goal — team success,” said Calcagno. “We really don’t know what the future has in store for our team, but we are committed to making the community, town and school proud.”

Photo provided by IC Catholic Prep.