This past Friday, the Jefferson Academy Jaguars hosted the annual Jaguar Twilight Invitational at Broomfield Commons. The event features a handful of races across all levels, including elementary! This year, over 20 teams participated in the event.

In the boys JV race, the Jaguars were paced by Brayden Bishop (Fr) with a time of 23:06. Bishop finished in 6th place. he was followed by Luke Jumper (Fr) in 9th to round out the Top 10.

Senior Sofia DeLalio led the JV Girls for the Jags. She had a 6th place finish with a time of 17:45. Juniors Greta Jones and Sally Gibson finished in 14th and 15th, respectively to close out the Jags Top 20.

As the sun started to set, the varsity girls race hit the starting line. Leading the way for the Jags was Kayla Hughes (So) with a time of 21:13, locking in 7th place. Following her was Holly Hassett (Fr) in 11th and Reiss Heilman in 16th.

The boys varsity race was the nightcap and it certainly lived up to the expectation. The JA boys squad took five of the Top 10 spots, including a solid 1st place finish by Judah Wilson (Sr). Wilson hung out with the lead pack for the majority of the race before turning on the afterburners and winning by seven seconds. Wrapping up the Top 10 was Tony Thoutt (Jr), Grahm German (Jr), Henry Vidmar (Jr), and Hunter Elliott (Sr). The group finished in 5th, 6th, 9th, and 10th, respectively.