In 2016, Max O’Meara graduated from Downers Grove South High School, leaving his younger cross-country teammates behind. Now, two years later, two of his old teammates are running with him once again.
First-years Stephen Pipilas and Akhil Ghosh, who also ran cross-country at Downers Grove South, joined O’Meara at Loyola this season. O’Meara said having them come to Loyola was a pleasant surprise.
“I would have never expected these two guys back with me in college,” O’Meara said. “I thought we would all kind of go out separate ways. It was really nice to find out we were all going to be running together again.