One year after United ended Marion Center’s 13-year run as Heritage Conference cross country team champions, the Stingers reclaimed the crown in the conference championship race on Thursday at Marion Center Park.
Marion Center’s top five finishers totaled 36 points, a 28-point advantage over United, which took second place. Cambria Heights (86), West Shamokin (91), Portage (106) and River Valley (129) rounded out the top six teams.
Brooke Slade led the Marion Center effort with a third-place finish and a time of 20:44.5, with teammates Macie Miller (5th), Claire Hood (6th) and Samantha Case (8th) also finishing in the top 10. Savannah Hoover of Cambria Heights won the individual championship with a time of 20:24.3.
In the boys’ race, Colton Henning repeated as the boys’ champion for United. Teammates Matthew Beaver and Luke Shepler took second and third, respectively, as United repeated as boys’ team champions with 33 points.
Marion Center (54), River Valley (94), Purchase Line (96), Portage (120), Cambria Heights (128) and West Shamokin (168) rounded out the boys’ standings.
Top two photos, girls and boys team champions. Bottom two photos, top 10 girls and boys, left to right, first to tenth place
The Top 10 Girls are listed below:
1st Place- Savannah Hoover, Cambria Heights – 20:24.3
2nd Place- Jasmine Lucullo, West Shamokin – 20:24.7
3rd Place- Brooke Slade, Marion Center – 20:44.5
4th Place- Payton Kolarik, United - 21:22.4
5th Place- Macie Miller, Marion Center – 21:26.4
6th Place- Claire Hood, Marion Center – 21:55.0
7th Place- Sara Gornick, United – 22:06.8
8th Place- Samantha Case, Marion Center – 22:11.5
9th Place- Sophie Baker, West Shamokin – 22:23.4
10th Place- Josephine White, Portage Area – 22:25.8
The Top 10 Boys are listed below:
1st Place- Colton Henning, United – 16:40.5
2nd Place- Matthew Beaver, United – 18:20.7
3rd Place- Luke Shepler, United – 18:25.6
4th Place- Logan Gentile, Portage Area – 18:42.1
5th Place- Carson Wells, Marion Center – 18:42.4
6th Place- Seth Boring, Marion Center – 18:42.7
7th Place- Wyatt Taubler, River Valley – 18:43.0
8th Place- Trevor Cameron, Penns Manor – 18:53.0
9th Place- Mason Kline, Cambria Heights – 18:54.6
10th Place- Dallas Pearce, United – 18:58.1
