Cross Country

Jesuit Track Team Takes the Distance Festival

Smoke rises from the gun shot fired on the track, 6 high school boys take off in a full sprint, one of whom is wearing a gold cross on his chest. The Jesuit track and field team competed in the...

Mud, Sweat, and Tears: Cross Country Team’s Big Finish

It’s 6:30 a.m. The sky is still black. A dedicated group of runners begin their daily workout before school, just as they have since June. Mile after mile. Interval after interval. Race after race. For the past six months, the...

Cross Country Races to Victory in Postseason

Don't do your absolute best, just beat your competitors. When competing in high stakes divisions like regionals and districts, this advice echos through the heads of each runner; don't do your absolute best, just beat your competitors. Runners in...

Cross Country Crushes the Classic

61 teams, 2000 runners, but one purpose: compete and win the race. On Saturday, October 3rd, schools from around the metroplex travelled to the Jesuit Classic cross-country meet to prove their strength on a tough cross-country course. Among these...

The Garvey Brothers Trek Across the Fields

Jesuit cross country has always been the team to beat season after season, but this season the team has a familiar name on the roster...twice. Connor and John Garvey are two of the best runners on the team and two...

From Gerald Richley to Chili’s: An 8-hour Workday for Cross Country

“Beep beep, ring ring,” alarm clocks woke up the cross country team, calling them to Jesuit to begin their Saturday mornings. Arriving at 7 o’clock, the runners packed up the bus for their big day of competition at the...

Cross Country Stellar In First Two Meets

Entering into the season, Jesuit's cross country team delivered two great performances, showing great promise for the rest of the season. Coach Robinson looks to continue his team's success with his three captains Connor Garvey '16, John Garvey '16,...

Darkhorse Connor O’Neill

Prospective freshman to fastest on the Jesuit Cross Country team, Connor O’Neill now ranks among the best in Texas. He began his Jesuit XC career in June 2013, quietly sitting outside the gates to the track along with the...

XC’s District Performance

On October 24th, the Jesuit Cross Country team competed in the UIL district 9-6A title of the 2014 season. The team displayed their talents at the championship held at Norbuck Park. Filling the podium with three runners finishing 1st...