The Firebird Cross Country team raced at the first meet of 2025 on Saturday 8/16/25 at the OHSAA pre-season meet, in the heat. The Firebirds were on fire in the D1 races with Lucy Schafer leading the girls with her 14th place finish and Ethan Nartowicz leading the boys with his 32nd place finish, each in competitive fields of previous state qualifiers. Also scoring for the Firebirds in the team races were Peyton Taylor, Evelyn Wesig, Adeline Borland, Lola Becker, Aidan Quadros, Chris Schutt, Alec Hor, and Connor Layman. The team will be racing every Saturday throughout the fall season.