Cross-Country Roundup

Central

The Mountain League Cross-Country Championships took place Oct. 16 at Penns Valley. The weather didn’t cooperate as the conditions were rainy and wet throughout.

In boys’ action, Central finished in sixth place. Top finishers for the Dragons were Luke Knisely (24th in 19:48), Kocher (26th in 20:10) and Tyler Biesinger (27th in 20:11).

On the girls’ side, Maia Jeffries crossed the line in 21st place with a time of 24:18. Lauren Crilly was 24th with a time of 24:38.

“The conditions were tough for everybody and the Mountain League is strong,” Central coach Lacey Ceschini said. “We have a very young squad overall and have potential to be pretty good down the road if we continue to work hard and hopefully add some numbers to improve our team depth.”

Northern Bedford

The Northern Bedford High School boys’ cross-country team became the Inter-County Conference dual meet champions for the second year in a row Oct. 14 with a 15-50 victory over Mount Union.

The Black Panthers, who improved to 15-0 overall and 7-0 in the ICC, had the top five finishers. Ian Sherlock edged Ian Zimmerman for the top spot, 18:16.6 to 18:16.9. Josh Strayer was third (18:17), Connor Laird fourth (18:21) and Justin Grine fifth (18:30).

NB’s girls’ squad improved to 12-3 overall and 5-2 in the league with an 18-36 decision against Mount Union.

Denae Hershberger claimed first place with a time of 23:30. Harley Socie was second in 23:37, followed by Emilee Sherlock (24:07) and Hailey Bollman (24:52).

At the ICC Conference championships Oct. 16 at Northern Bedford, the Black Panthers won the boys’ title with 21 points, ahead of Southern Fulton with 61.

Ian Zimmerman paced NB with a first-place finish in 15:41.5. Teammate Ian Sherlock placed second in 16:28.

In the girls’ meet, Williamsburg’s Kelsie Butler took third place in 22:08 and NB’s Harley Socie fourth in 22:26.