PIAA District III
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This weekend’s results:
AAA
AAA Boys Top 10 (Previous Rank)
1. Twin Valley (2)
2. Carlisle (1)
3. Cedar Crest (3)
4. Warwick (5)
5. Palmyra (6)
6. Chambersburg (4)
7. Manheim Township (7)
8. Hershey (8)
9. Hempfield (9)
10. Cumberland Valley (10)
Bubble: Governor Mifflin, Red Land, Wilson, Exeter
Notes: Twin Valley takes over the #1 spot following their dominant performance at the William Tennant Invite. All 6 runners for Twin Valley went sub 17 min. The team was led by senior Dylan Servis who placed 3rd overall. Manheim Township placed 3rd at the William Tennant Invite and were led by senior’s Evan Dorenkamp and Ian Miller who placed 1st and 2nd overall in 16:07 and 16:12 respectively. Carlisle competed at the Salesianum Invite in Delaware against the host school and lost. Tough to make a call on this since it basically ran as a dual meet. Hershey, Chambersburg, and Cumberland Valley all competed at the Gettysburg Invitational. Hershey beat Chambersburg by 5 to take the team title. Cumberland Valley was 3rd. Twin Valley and Carlisle appear to be positioning themselves as the favorites for the district 3 title. Cedar Crest has made the strongest argument to take the 3rd spot; however, very little seems to separate them from the next 5 places.
AAA Girls Top 10 (Previous Rank)
1. Governor Mifflin (1)
2. Hershey (2)
3. Carlisle (3)
4. Exeter (4)
5. Wilson (5)
6. Manheim Township (6)
7. Mechanicsburg (7)
8. Red Lion (8)
9. Dallastown (9)
10. Elizabethtown (10)
Bubble: Cumberland Valley, Hempfield, Warwick
Notes: Cumberland Valley won the Gettysburg Invitational with 126 points. They were led by two freshman, Kate Vonah and Jacqueline Reninger who both finished inside the top 10. Hershey placed 2nd at the Gettysburg Invite, however their number 1 runner for the year, Katie Jones, did not compete. Carlisle bested two other teams at the Salesianum Invite in Delaware. Sophia Toti from Carlisle won by 50 seconds in a race featuring only 20 athletes. Only a few Manheim Township athletes competed at William Tennant with sophomore Chloe Kline finishing 10th individually. They did not field a complete team for this invitational. Cumberland Valley is probably deserving of a top 10 rank, but with so few teams competing this week it is difficult to move anyone down. This is shaping up to be a very competitive race at Districts.
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AA
AA Boys Top 5 (Previous Rank)
1. Wyomissing (1)
2. York Suburban (2)
3. Boiling Springs (3)
4. Greencastle-Antrim (4)
5. Milton Hershey (5)
Bubble Teams: Big Spring, Fleetwood, East Pennsboro, Susquehannock
Notes: Susquehannock performed well at Gettysburg, placing 11th as a team and averaging 18:29 for 5k.
AA Girls Top 5 (Previous Rank)
1. Northern (1)
2. Gettysburg (2)
3. Donegal (3)
4. York Suburban (4)
5. Boiling Springs (5
Bubble Teams: Big Spring, Conrad Weiser, ELCO
Notes: The Gettysburg girls were the top non-AAA school at the Gettysburg Invite, placing 6th overall. The team averaged 21:57 for 5k and were led by Kelly Oaster (junior) and Anne Bair (freshman) who placed 19th and 20th respectively.
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A
A Boys Top 3 (Previous Rank)
1. York Catholic (1)
2. Fairfield (2)
3. Kutztown (3)
Bubble Teams: Trinity, Camp Hill
A Girls Top 3 (Previous Rank)
1. Camp Hill (1)
2. Delone Catholic (2)
3. Kutztown (3)
Bubble Teams: York Catholic, Annville-Cleona, Fairfield
Notes: The Camp Hill girls were the top small school team at the Gettysburg Invite. The team placed 10th overall and were led by junior Laura Sakol who finished in 10th place with a time of 20:29. Delone Catholic and Fairfield finished 17th and 18th in the team race. The Fairfield boys competed at Gettysburg and placed 14th as a team. They averaged 18:45 for 5k and were led by junior John Whitcomb who placed 22nd in 17:47.