The Westminster Christian Academy cross country teams competed Saturday at the 21st Annual Forest Park Cross Country Festival at Langenberg Field in St. Louis, joining a large field of runners for the 5K competition.

Senior Cruz Thomas led the way for the Wildcats, finishing 8th overall in the boys varsity race with a personal-best time of 16:04.1. Sophomore Samuel Skiljan also recorded a personal best, crossing the finish line in 17:47.8. Junior Luca Campo followed with another personal-best performance of 18:08.6.

Junior Charles Dey added a strong 18:38.3 effort, while sophomore David Waldron finished in 18:40.7. Both runners posted season-best times. Junior Adam Koenig also turned in a season-best 19:35.0.

On the girls side, senior Isabella Holohan led the Wildcats with a season-best 21:40.9. Sophomore Amelia Holohan followed in 22:10.2, while sophomore Felicity Stierwalt ran a personal-best 22:23.0. Freshman Jane Hardeman also posted a personal best of 22:30.6.

Junior Elaine Klug rounded out the Wildcats' top five with a personal-best time of 23:35.4. The strong collection of personal and season-best performances reflects the continued progress of Westminster's runners as they work toward the postseason portion of the season.

The Wildcats will continue building on the momentum from Forest Park as they prepare for the challenges ahead in the cross country season.