H.S. Roundup: Lancaster boys and Fisher Catholic girls win CC invitationals
CROSS COUNTRY
▸Lancaster boys: The Golden Gales won their final regular season tune-up, defeating Unioto, Chillicothe, Logan, and 24 other teams on the highly technical Unioto home course. The tight opening loops and numerous momentum breaks made a strong start imperative to find space and the most efficient lines.
The Lancaster runners ran well to establish solid early positions without overextending themselves and held six spots in the top 20 at the mile mark. The Gales held or improved their positions in the middle mile, Lancaster’s frontrunners competed especially well to the finish, reducing the Gales final score to just 35 points. Unioto finished in second place with 115 points, followed by Chillicothe with 143 points.
The Gales were led once again by Wes Taylor who placed second in 15:33. Zane Schorr was the second Lancaster runner to cross the line, followed by Owen Rice whose 16:13 finish was the fastest of his career. Carter Schorr and Carter Davis completed the Gales scoring five with Brock Jarrett and Oliver Roush as effective “displacers”. Seven of 20 Lancaster athletes ran new personal bests as the Gales now look ahead to the championship season with confidence and valuable experience.
▸Fisher Catholic boys-girls: The Irish competed in the Liberty Union Lion Invitational on Saturday, with the Lady Irish placing first with 38 points to edge out host Liberty Union (40 points).
Leading the Irish girls was senior Ruby Hagy, who placed fourth with a time of 21:29.5. Other Irish runners were Mary Grace Crabtree- 21:46.1- 5th PR, Allie Krile- 21:49.5- 6th PR, Abigail Crabtree- 23:19.9- 16th, and Eve Ohwoforworaye - 23:25.4- 17th.
The Irish boys placed second, scoring 55 points while Bloom Carroll won the meet scoring 28 points. Leading the Irish was Senior Jack Gentile, who placed second with a personal best time of 16:55.7. Other Irish runners were Roman Funk- 17:48- 10th, Landen Funk- 18:05.5- 14th, Daschel Neighbor- 18:09.2- 16th, Reece Hagy- 18:15.3- 17th, Nichlas Ristau- 19:13.7- 30th, Nathan Krile- 19:24.5- 31st, Jake Taylor- 20:11.5-38th, Noah Krile- 20:51- 44th-Pr, and Anthony Teti- 31:36.8- 60th.
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