Lancaster County is a beautiful setting for our cross country team. There is plenty to see running through the rolling hills of Amish country. Veritas Academy fields both a boys and girls junior high cross country team, and a boys and girls high school team.  Finishing first or last is of less concern to us than the effort our kids invest. How hard we try and how genuinely we love our teammates and our opponents are matters of the heart that we believe are of great concern to God. As our families reinforce these values we believe positive athletic results typically come along as part of the package. One final item to note, what makes cross country unique at Veritas is that unlike other sports, the boys and girls are running primarily against public schools. Thus the aim of our team is to run well and run in a way that brings honor to Jesus Christ.

Veritas Runners Grab All-District Awards

In the Boys AA race, Seth Spykstra and Clayton Bender finished 19th and 20th place respectively earning the last two All-District honors.  Their times were 17:53 and 17:56.  AJ Martin followed close behind in 30th place with a season best time of 18:28.  Caleb Spykstra completed his Veritas cross country career with an 84th place finish, running 20:06.  Seth and Clayton missed qualifying for the PIAA State Championships by 7 and 9 seconds respectively.  In the Girls AA race, Victoria Forbes, our only qualifier, finished in 102nd place with a time of 25:21 time exceeding her own personal goal for the race. 

From left to right: Coach Spykstra, Seth Spykstra, Clayton Bender, AJ Martin, Caleb Spykstra and Coach Martin

Christian Commonwealth Athletic Conference Medalists and Pumpkin Trot Grammar School Winners