Font ResizeNEWVILLE - Chambersburg's girls cross country team took first place in Class AAA at Saturday's Bulldog Invitational at Big Spring, while the boys finished third.
The girls, who scored a 108 in the Class AAA race, had three finishers in the top 10 with Courney Group leading the pack in third. She finished in 20:03.03, less than 10 seconds behind the first-place finisher. Chambersburg girls coach Chris Monheim said it was the fastest any Trojan has performed at this course.
"She did outstanding today," he said.
The Trojans' Alex Orr finished in fifth in 20:36.06 and Megan Reel took eighth in 21:05.61. Other top Chambersburg finishers were Carolyn Dann (15th, 21:54.80), Deija McBeth (17th, 22:03.70), Mara Leary (22nd, 22:13.25) and Ally Neidigh (25th, 22:28.31).
"We kind of had a rough start to our season," Monheim said. "The girls have been running well, but our competition has been outstanding. We needed a meet like this to get back on a roll. It was the first meet this year we could leave feeling good about the situation. This will be a good way to head into the middle of the season and get ready for the postseason."
Shippensburg's top finisher was Maria Owens in 23:43.68, good for 44th. Waynesboro's Bethany Carter took 62nd in 24:34.79.
In Class AA, Greencastle-Antrim finished in third place and its top runner, Caroline Schemel, also took third with a time of 20;30.06. Blue Devils runner Shelby Stouffer also cracked the top 10, finishing sixth
In the boys Class AAA race, Chambersburg took third with a team score of 108.
Daniel Klink was the Trojans' top finisher, taking third in 17:08.13, and teammate Seth Frey wasn't far behind, crossing the finish line in 17:13.15 for fifth. Tanner Amsley finished third for the team, taking 15th in 17:54.22. Chambersburg boys coach John Ambrosio said those three ran the best races of their careers.
"I was extremely proud and pleased with the way they ran today," Ambrosio said. "We have a young team and they keep getting better every time we go out."
Other top finishers for Chambersburg were Chris Wurtz (33rd, 18:25.29), Ethan Overcash (52nd, 18:40.55) and Devan Thompson (70th, 19:04.33).
Shippensburg's top finisher was Nathan Thrush (39th, 18:30.25). Waynesboro's top finisher was Clay Foreman (40th, 18:30.76).
In Class AA, Greencastle-Antrim had the best team finish of area schools, taking eighth with 212 points. Blue Devils' runner Daulton Monn had the best area finish, taking third in 17:37.93. James Buchanan's Daniel Green (17:50.20) and Liam Corcoran (17:51.33) also cracked the top 10, taking fifth and sixth places.
Mercersburg's top finisher was Stefan Kempe, 37nd in 19:22.44.
Bulldog Invitational
(Course: 3.1 miles)
BOYS
Class AAA
Team Standings
1.Williamsport, Md. 79; 2.Exeter Township 93; 3.Chambersburg 108; 4.Woodgrove 126; 5.McCaskey 138; 10.Waynesboro 269; 11.Shippensburg 303
Top Individuals
1.Patrick Reilly (Dallastown) 16:40.32; 2.Cody Bowman (Williamsport) 17:06.85; 3.Daniel Klink (Chbg) 17:08.13; 4.Jason Barbaretta (Northern) 17:08.80; 5.Grant Frey (Chbg) 17:13.15; 6.Curtis Lamp (Exeter) 17:17.28; 7.Duncan Hopkins (McCaskey) 17:18.52; 8.Dalton Trump (McCaskey) 17:24.88; 10.Danny Lorah (Exeter) 17:43.14.
Other Chambersburg runners: 15.Tanner Amsley 17:54.22; 33.Chris Wurtz 18:25.29; 52.Ethan Overcash 18:40.55; 70.Devan Thompson 19:04.33;
Shippensburg runners: 39.Nathan Thrush 18:30.25; 45.Ben Nye 18:35.66; 64.Austin Ambrosio 18:57.16; 77.Mitchell Rhinehart 19:25.11; 78.Ashton Perry 19:28.68
Other Waynesboro runners: 40.Clay Foreman 18:30.76; 42.Colt Foreman 18:32.47; 58.Abram Moats 18:51.30; 60.Shaun Egolf 18:55.34; 69.Chris Ramsey 19:03.91
Class AA
Team Standings
1.Manheim Central 73; 2.Big Spring 91; 3.St. Paul's 102; 4.Kennard-Dale 140; 5.Boiling Springs 155; 8.Greencastle-Antrim 212; 10.James Buchanan 226; 13.Mercersburg Academy 306
Top Individuals
1.Vinny Todaro (Big Spring) 16:09.58; 2.Sean Manning (Boiling Springs) 17:09.37; 3.Daulton Monn (G-A) 17:37.93; 4.Sawyer Bisker (Kennard-Dale) 17:47.73; 5.Daniel Green (JB) 17:50.20; 6.Liam Corcoran (JB) 17:51.33; 7.Sam Signor (East Pennsboro) 17:53.75; 8.Mason Hepner (Manheim Central) 17:56.41; 9.Brishen Dearborn (Big Spring) 17:58.80; 10.Josh Lachman (Manheim Central) 17:59.44.
Other Greencastle runners: 32.Ben Hockman 19:15.27; 39.Marc Pitman 19:24.61; 49.Zach Husband 19:45.59; 89.Andrew Martin 21:01.03
Other James Buchanan runners: 55.Brady Runk 19:51.23; 76.Colby Sites 20:40.15; 84.Jake Sword 20:54.03
Mercersburg runners: 37.Stefan Kempe 19:22.44; 53.Jan Smilek 19:49.26; 59.Max Furigay 19:55.00; 62.Newell Woodworth 19:59.82; 95.Kevin Duda 21:35.36
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GIRLS
Class AAA
Team Standings
1.Chambersburg 49; 2.Carlisle 62; 3.Woodgrove 85; 4.Dallastown 145; 5.Manheim Central 203; 14.Shippensburg 362; 16.Waynesboro 386
Top Individuals
1.Emma Gillies (Woodgrove) 19:54.77; 2.Sarah Brzostek (Exeter) 19:59.51; 3.Danae Peters (Manheim Central) 20:00.50; 4.Courtney Group (Chbg) 20:03.03; 5.Alex Orr (Chbg) 20:36.06; 6.Emily Ward (North Hagerstown) 20:40.96; 7.Taylour Mauro (Dallastown) 20:51.90; 8.Megan Reel (Chbg) 21:05.61; 9.McCall Ledgett (Carlisle) 21:17.26; 10.Caitlyn Padgett (Carlisle) 21:18.24
Other Chambersburg runners: 15.Carolyn Dann 21:54.80; 17.Deija McBeth 22:03.70; 22.Mara Leary 22:13.25; 25.Ally Neidigh 22:28.31;
Shippensburg runners: 44.Maria Owens 23:43.68; ; 55.Zoe Weaver 24:14.09; Audrey Goates 25:04.86; 99.Kylee Miller 28:35.98
Waynesboro runners: 62.Bethany Carter 24:34.79; 72.Marleigh Chaney 25:00.47; 86.Alexandria Correll 26:23.14; 87.Julia Rodriguez 26:37.33; 89.Lilly Harnish 26:49.08
Class AA
Team Standings
1.Big Spring 84; 2.Kennard-Dale 86; 3.Greencastle-Antrim 119; 4.Northern 121; 5.East Pennsboro 141; 9.James Buchanan 183; 11.Mercersburg Academy 263
Top Individuals
1.Lillie Brown (Boiling Springs) 20:11.66; 2.Emily Joyce (Big Spring) 20:15.29; 3.Caroline Schemel (G-A) 20:30.06; 4.Angel Barber (East Pennsboro) 20:43.28; 5.Kayla White (Kennard-Dale) 20:45.11; 6.Shelby Stouffer (G-A) 21:04.75; 7.Paige Clancy (Boil) 21:10.83; 8.Bethany Weaver (West York) 21:17.73; 9.Rachel Banchiere (Susquehannock) 21:27.93; 10.Caitlin Salomon (Kennard-Dale) 21:30.89
Other Greencastle runners: 21.Caitlyn Hetrick 22:24.48; 42.Madison Hurley 23:51.72; 54.Melissa Holmes 24:39.81
James Buchanan runners: 16.Erin Hoffman 22:06.30; 19.Amanda Cole 22:15.93; 40.Heather Sempowski 23:45.86; 59.Meghan Hufcut 24:52.38; 61.Janelle Garbinski 25:06.16
Mercersburg runners: 38.Brittany Burg 23:42.18; 39.AnnaBeth Thomas 23:44.13; 50.Maddie Nelson 24:16.48; 71.Phoebe Moore 25:32.32
Next meet: Chbg: Tuesday, with State College at CD East, 4:30 G-A: Tuesday, at home vs. Big Spring, 4:30 JB: Tuesday, at home vs. Gettysburg, Boiling Springs, 4 Ship: Tuesday, at home vs. Waynesboro, 4:30.
