The Varsity boy’s cross country team  has improved massively. The next conference meet will be on Oct. 28.

The last meet was on Oct. 15 at Burke Lake for the Patriot Conference, which included all teams. Coach Ivy Roe said it was a good preview for the upcoming Patriot Conference meet.

The team meets again on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Occoquan Park for the Patriot JV Festival.

All other teams will run along with AHS JV boys at 5:30 p.m. in the Patriot Conference.

The team gets in the top 15 or the top 25 at the meets, which are the top medal finishes.

The top cross country runners on the team are currently, Risky Alvarado, Mahiteme Tigabu, Dagim Tigabu, Abbey Yared and Tyler Westfield.

The AHS Cross Country team has improved massively.

“We have had many new personal record times set at the past meets,” Roe said, “so the athletes are showing they have improved their fitness as well as racing strategy.”

Coach Roe expects the boys to support and motivate one another to bring out the best effort from the teammates. She wants them to reach their full potential in practice and meets.

“I’m expecting 100 percent effort from the athletes and working together as a team to continue improving their individual times as well as overall team replacement in meets” Coach Roe said.

“It went very well with every runner improving their time from the last meet at Burke Lake, at the beginning of the season,” Coach Roe said. “It shows the athletes have significantly improved their fitness and being competitive in races.”

“We had a couple of athletes in the top 20; Risky Alvarado, Dagim Tigabu, Abbey Yared and Tyler Westfall.”

“The athletes are learning they have more speed and can push themselves more during the race if they dig deep and remain mentally tough,”  Roe said.

“Our team has improved incredibly since the first meet, but I’m waiting for districts for my new and improved record time,” junior Dagim Tigabu said.

The Patriot Conference is a difficult conference to advance, and make it to regionals.

The Conference championship meet will be held on Oct. 28 at Burke Lake Park at 1:00 p.m.