Track & Field

Notre Dame Prep senior John Ruvo IV has committed to run for the track and field program and attend school at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.

Rising sophomore Evan Grawer finished third in a personal-best 4:20.86 in the 1500 meters in the boys 15-16 Division at the USA Track and Field youth Championships on Thursday.

Seniors Cameron Grainger, Christian Galia and CC Gray received the Outstanding Senior 4-Year Letterwinner awards at the team’s banquet. Here are some the highlights from the season including Banquet honors, state championships results, top-10 performances and All-Academic selections.

The Notre Dame Prep athletic department had 131 Spring Saints student-athletes named to the Sports360AZ All-Academic teams announced this week by the website. The award recognizes all AIA sponsored Spring varsity participants with a 3.00 GPA or better.

Junior John Ruvo ran a blistering 10.69 personal-best and school record in the finals of the 100 meters at the AIA Division III State Track and Field Championships to highlight a memorable night at Desert Vista High School. He finished the meet by posting his second personal-best of the night, clocking a 21.87 in the 200 meters to place third overall by five thousandths of a second in a virtual dead heat.

Junior John Ruvo and senior Christian Galia advanced to championship finals on Saturday among a host of strong performances by the Saints on the opening day of action at the AIA Division III State Track and Field Championships at Desert Vista High School.