Cross Country | Season Preview
It will be an exciting running season for the Nighthawks as the cross-country team has some significant individual performers this year.
Senior Vanca Pandey has been an outstanding runner for CCDS. She was crowned the MVC Champion in 2022 and 2023. Last year, she finished 5th at the MVC Championships, 6th at the OHSAA Southwest District Championship, 16th at regionals out of 87 runners, and received Cincinnati Enquirer All City First Team honors. This year, Pandey is looking to shatter the girls all-time 5000m school record; she is under a minute away from getting there.
Junior Max Sun will lead on the boys' side. He had an incredible sophomore year, finishing 14th at the MVC Championship and 10th at Districts. Sun also received Cincinnati Enquirer All-City First Team honors. He was 16 seconds away from entering the CCDS boys top 25 best overall 5000m times, and as a sophomore!
Several young runners will kickstart their varsity career and make a big impact for the Nighthawks. The team kicks off its season by hosting the Cincinnati Country Day High School Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, August 23.
