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Week 3 Runner(s) of the Week
Boys Runner of the Week: Colin Whitaker, sr Lampeter Strasburg
Girls Runner of the Week: Claire Paci, sr Greencastle-Antrim
Boys Underclassman Runner of the Week: Chase Choudhry, so Exeter Township – Placed 5th at Ben Bloser running a time of 16:13.
Girl’s Underclassman Runner of the Week: Neila Granger, fr Dallastown – Placed 5th at Ben Bloser running a time of 19:00.
Week 3 Finalists:
Boys
Vinay Raman, jr Hershey – Defeated Enos Yeager and PTXC Champion Ari Snyder (sr, Chambersburg) to win the Ben Bloser title in a time of 15:47.
Colin Whitaker, sr Lampeter Strasburg – Placed 2nd at the competitive Adidas XC Challenge in Cary, NC running a superb time of 14:42. He and event winner Ty Steorts both broke the previous course record.
Girls
Claire Paci, sr Greencastle-Antrim – Ran away with the Ben Bloser title running a time of 17:54. The time was :39s better than 2nd place finisher Ella Wolfe (sr, Hempfield).
Lydia Drago, jr Governor Mifflin – Ran the fastest time of the day in winning the “Junior” girls race at the White Clay Creek Classic in Newark Delaware. Her time of 18:35 was :10s faster than teammate Kaitlyn Highduch who won the “senior” race in 18:45.
Week 2 Runner(s) of the Week
Boys Runner of the Week: Ramon Urena-Batista, sr Lebanon
Girls Runner of the Week: Kaitlyn Highduch, sr Governor Mifflin
Boys Underclassman Runner of the Week: Cornelius Cummings, so Palmyra – Placed 3rd at the LVC Invite running a time of 16:19.
Girls Underclassman Runner of the Week: Devon Jackson, so State College
Week 2 Finalists:
Boys
Tyler Rader, sr Huntingdon – Placed 2nd at the PSU Invite running a time of 15:50. He was only :04s behind winner Drew Zundell (sr) of University (WVa).
Ari Snyder, sr Chambersburg – Won PTXC in a sprint finish over Lewisburg’s Jonathan Hess (sr). His winning time was 16:14. Snyder was also victorious at the Mid-Penn showdown with Cumberland Valley and State College on Tuesday.
Ramon Urena-Batista, sr Lebanon – Last week’s runner of the week is looking to run it back after he won the LVC invite by :25s in a time of 15:47. He won his LL League meet earlier in the week against JP McCaskey and Warwick.
Girls
Taylor Atkinson, sr Lower Dauphin – Placed 3rd at the LVC invite running 19:34. She won her regular season meet on Tuesday against Palmyra and Red Land by 1-minute.
Kaitlyn Highduch, sr Governor Mifflin – Took home the victory in the “senior” girls 2-mile run at the Unionville Bash, finishing in a time of 11:37. She took first against Schuylkill Valley, Twin Valley, and Hamburg by over :90s on Tuesday.
Devon Jackson, so State College – Won the PSU Invitational in a time of 19:09, bettering runner-up Adelyn Tager (jr) of University (WVa) by :10s.
Week 0 and Week 1 Runner(s) of the Week
Boys Runner of the Week: Ramon Urena-Batista, sr Lebanon
Girls Runner of the Week: Ella Wolfe, sr Hempfield
Boys Underclassman Runner of the Week: Ryan Gourley, so Oley Valley – Gourley led local finishers at the Northampton Invitational running 16:24 and placing 17th in a field of nearly 300 runners.
Girls Underclassman Runner of the Week: Ruby Garner-Valle, fr JP McCaskey – Ruby paced JP McCaskey with a 3rd place finish at the Warwick Twilight Invite covering the 3k course in 10:45.
Week 0 and Week 1 Finalists for Runner of the Week:
Boys
Tyler Rader, sr Huntingdon – Won the Big Valley Invite in 15:43 which was :25s faster than runner-up Sam Endres (sr, State College) and :29s over 3rd place Andrew Namatka (sr, East Pennsboro).
Vinay Raman, jr Hershey – Raman won the Run for the Chocolate in 16:29.20 finishing :41s ahead of 2nd place finisher Andrew Namatka.
Ari Snyder, sr Chambersburg – Won the Enos Yeager Invitational by :34s over 2022 state medalist Hayden Parks (sr, Greencastle-Antrim). He ran the 2.3 mile course in 12:07.
Ramon Urena-Batista, sr Lebanon – Snuck past Red Lion’s Daniel Naylor (jr) to win the Warwick Twilight Invite 3k in 9:03.
Girls
Elena Barrall, jr Manheim Township – Finished 5th at the Riverside Night Invitational in Ohio, running 20:15.4 in muddy conditions.
Devon Jackson, so State College – Placed 3rd at the Big Valley Invite running 18:56.
Claire Paci, sr Greencastle-Antrim – Won the Enos Yeager Invitational over Carlisle’s Ana Bondy (so) by :31s. She covered the 2.3 mile course at Chambersburg in 14:30.
Ella Wolfe, sr Hempfield – Beat a strong field of runners to win the Warwick Twilight 3k in 10:30.5. Her time was :04s faster than 2nd place finisher Gabby Keith (sr, Exeter Township).