Cross Country - Girls
About our Program
The Bishop Blanchet Cross Country Team has a long tradition of providing young men and women 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 the team. The cross country program fields over 100 young men and women committed to each other and the task of self-improvement in both life and running. Our weekly and seasonal awards are based off self-improvement.
As an individual, you will compete every week.
As a team, we will compete every week.
2023 Season
Please complete the required forms and upload to the registration link below prior to the first day of tryouts, Monday, August 21, 2023.
Schedules and Results
2022 Results and Wrap Up
The Bishop Blanchet Girls Cross Country Team had an unbelievable season. The team added their 20th Metro Team Championship banner in program history. At Metros, the team had all seven runners finish in the top 40 (out of 99 racers). Brynn Chester '23 took 11th, Zoe Louis '25 took 7th, Luma Voss '25 took 6th, and Lily LaPorte '25 took 2nd.
At Districts, the team brought home the 2022 District team Championship with seven runners finishing in the top 42 (out of 112 runners) with four in the top 13. Luma Voss '25 finished 13th, Brynn Chester '23 finished 7th, Zoe Louis '25 finished 4th, and Lily LaPorte '25 finished 2nd.
Finally at the WIAA 3A State Championship Meet in Pasco, WA, the Bears placed 3rd overall out of 20 teams and had four runners finish in the top 40 (out of 195 runners). Zoe Louis '25 finished 18th and Lily LaPorte '25 finished 3rd.
Head Coach Tom Albes also earned Metro League Coach of the Year.
Meet our Staff
Head Coach:
Tom Albes
talbes@polygraphdallastx.com
Assistant Coaches:
Morgan Roe
Perri Bockrath
Eric Berge
Forms and Resources
Blanchet 5k
A great morning on the classic Lower Woodland course for the 13th Annual Blanchet 5k. Runners, walkers, fans and supporters came out to be together, build community and benefit the cross country program. Well done Bears! Check out the results!