It was a record, albeit a brief one.

Gettysburg High's Michael Beegle broke his older brother's course record when he won the Small School Boys' race on Saturday in the 20th Annual Don Stoner Memorial Invitational Cross Country Meet at Smithsburg, Md.

Michael Beegle posted a time of 16:21.41 to edge the record of 16:22 held by Bryan Beegle, who now competes at Shippensburg University.

However, Michael Beegle's record lasted only one race as his time was broke in the next event of Saturday's invitational meet.

Gettysburg's boys took second place among 12 teams as they lost by one point to Poolesville, Md., which placed four runners among the top 15.

Meanwhile, a Gettysburg runner, Colleen O'Dowd, also claimed victory in the Small School Girls' race as she finished in 20:56.78 to win the event by nearly 25 seconds over North Carroll, Md.'s Michele Stromberg.

O'Dowd, a sophomore, led the Warriors to a fourth-place finish among eight teams while Westminster, Md., won the championship.

at Smithsburg, Md.
Small School Boys
   Team standings -- 1. Poolesville, Md., 69 points. Area team: 2. Gettysburg, 70.
   Race winner -- Michael Beegle, Gettysburg, 16:21.41.
  Gettysburg placewinners -- 1. Beegle, 16:21.41; 9. Jimmy Robison, 18:18.54; 11. Zach Hartzell, 18:45.11; 16. Thomas Buxton, 18:57.37; 34. Aaron Waybright, 19:49.9.
Small School Girls
   Team standings -- 1. Westminster, Md., 78 points. Area team: 4. Gettysburg, 113.
   Race winner -- Colleen O'Dowd, Gettysburg, 20:56.78.
   Gettysburg placewinners -- 1. O'Dowd, 20:56.78; 7. Eileen Curley, 22:50.4; 10. Meghan Bachmore, 23:22.93; 53. Lora Waybright, 27:35.4; 59. Victoria Perez-Zetune, 28:35.29.

   --- Manhattan Invitational: In the New York City meet, South Western's Mike Klecker posted 31st in the 2.5-mile Varsity E Boys' race in 13:55.99. He led the Mustangs to a 20th-place finish.

In the Varsity C girls' race, Lauren Roesch's 93rd-place finish in 17:57.42 in the 2.5-mile event led South Western to a 23rd-place finish.

Varsity E Boys
2.5 miles
   Team standings -- 1. Baldwinsville, N.Y., 75 points: Area team: 20. South Western, 555.
   Race winner -- Jared Reddy, Methuen, 12:51.6.
   South Western placewinners -- 31. Mike Klecker, 13:55.99; 114. Jeremy Diehl, 15:15.37; 118. Ronnie Teufer, 15:20.57; 142. Michael Patterson, 16:24.87; 150. Tim Pechart, 16:54.31.
Varsity C Girls
2.5 miles
   Team standings -- 1. Shenendehowa, N.Y., 64 points: Area team: 23. South Western, 635.
   Race winner -- Meghan McGovern, North Penn, 14:50.91.
   South Western placewinners -- 93. Lauren Roesch, 17:57.42; 111. Shannon Laird, 18:28.71; 151. Alex Moore, 19:56.8; 152. Amy Spigelmyer, 19:58.67; 153. Amanda Baldwin, 20:00.22.