Cross Country - Boys
About our Program
The Bishop Blanchet Boy’s Cross Country team has a long tradition of providing our young men with a non-cut sport that creates opportunities to set and achieve personal goals, to compete and succeed, and to build close friends while having a great time.
All Bishop Blanchet students are welcome to join our team. The boy's cross country program fields a team of over eighty young men each season committed to each other and the task of self-improvement in both life and running. Our weekly and seasonal awards are based on personal improvement.
As an individual, you will compete every week.
As a team, we will compete every week.
The Bishop Blanchet Boy’s Cross Country team has a rich tradition within the Metro League and Washington State. The boy’s cross country team has won (27) League Championships (24-Metro & 3-Wesco), qualified for the State Cross Country Championships for a State Record (55) times and won (9) State Championships.
2024 Season
Program information and Summer Training
Congratulations to all the runners that competed at the Intrasquad Meet Saturday, September 7 on the 2.64 mile Green Lake Course. It was one of the fastest Intrasquad team races in school history with seven runners under 14:00 minutes and ten under 15:00 minutes.
The #5 state ranked team was led by: Vince Recupero, Huston Campbell, Benjamin Matlick, Will Knox, Leo Chester, Nicolas Padilla Bond and RJ Yu. Special shout-out to Vince '25, who placed 1st overall with a new school record of 12:18; he broke the record by 20 seconds!
Boys XC 2023 State Runners
2023 Recap
At the Metro Championships the boys team placed four runners in the top 20 (Vince Recupero ‘25 placed 1st, Will Sandnes ‘24 placed 10th, Nicolas Padilla Bond ‘26 placed 17th, and Ryker Demick ‘24 placed 18th) earning the team a 2nd place finish. Junior Vince Recupero finished the race with a time of 15:36 which was 16 seconds faster than his finish last year earning him back to back Metro Individual Championships.
At the District Championship, the Bears placed 3rd as a team with three runners placing in the top 20 - Vince Recupero placed 2nd, Will Sandnes placed 15th and Ryker Demick placed 18th.
Finally, at the 3A State Championship in Pasco, the Bears had three runners finish in the top 40 - Vince Recupero finished 2nd, Declan Weber finished 33rd and Will Sandnes finished 37th. The team finished 6th overall out of 20 teams.
The Bears continued their tradition of excellence with a fantastic 2023 cross country season. The team finished 6th in state, with junior Vince Recupero finishing 2nd in state. We are so proud of their effort and grit! Go Bears!
2023 Results
The Bears continued their tradition of excellence with a fantastic 2023 cross country season. The team finished 6th in state, with junior Vince Recupero finishing 2nd in state. We are so proud of their effort and grit! Go Bears!
Meet our Staff
Head Coach:
John O'Leary
joleary@bishopblanchet.org
Assistant Coaches:
Ian Turner
Matt Reisenauer
Stephen Russell
Wayne Higgins
Anthony Galvan
Historical Results
Metro Titles
Blanchet Boys have won three team Metro titles in the last five years - and have won the individual Metro title FIVE YEARS IN A ROW!
Kai Gundlach
BBHS, 2020
Claremont McKenna, 2024
Metro Champ 2019
Will Schneider
BBHS, 2023
University of Washington, 2027
Metro Champ 2020, 2021
Vincent Recupero
BBHS, 2025
Metro Champ 2022, 2023
Forms and Resources
Run Bears, Run!
All ages welcome to join in a fun morning at the park! Runners, walkers, strollers - or even participate virtually! Join the Blanchet community in this annual tradition! Proceeds benefit our amazing Cross Country programs. Sign up by August 21, 2024.
Intrasquad Race
Thank you to all the students and alums who ran in the fall classic - the intrasquad! Results are in!