Cross Country: Ben Bloser Invitational – LebCo Results

On Saturday, the Ben Bloser Cross Country Invitational was held at Big Spring High School.  This meet has a large draw, in part to the fact that Big Spring is also the location of the PIAA District 3 Championships.  Out of LebCo, three high schools sent high school runners: Annville-Cleona, Cedar Crest, and Northern Lebanon.  Read below to find out how each school performed in their respective divisions.  Due to the large number of area high school boys, below you will also find a combined list of the results.

There was also a large contingent of junior high athletes, which can be found in the full results linked at the bottom of the page.

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Annville-Cleona

Boys – Varsity

The Annville Boys showed off their small school strength by dominating the field on their way to the A Championship.  With an impressive 6 finishers among the top 20, the Dutchmen were led by junior Landon Hostetter who repeated as the meet champion.  Hostetter’s time was 17 seconds better than the time that earned him gold in 2022.

Landon Hostetter – 16:39.1 – 1st

Oliver Funck – 17:15.9 – 6th

David Moran – 17:42.2 – 11th

Matt Clemson – 17:48.2 – 14th

Z Moyer – 17:51.7 – 15th

Samuel Domencic – 18:10.9 – 16th

Luke Tshudy – 19:40.0 – 36th

Girls – Junior Varsity

Madison Long – 26:05.3 – 5th

Bryna Brinkman – 33:05.0 – 26th

Mary Haley – 37:17.7 – 30th

Boys – Junior Varsity 

Dominic Basselgia – 19:55.2

Garrett Gigous – 23:31.5

Keaton Flynn – 28:56.9

Girls – Junior High

Lucy Stellmach – 13:07.7 – 19th

Paige Stoltz – 15:01.7 – 118th

Bridget Funck – 15:13.0 – 134th

Valentina Russo – 15:25.7 – 149th

Sadie Wildasin – 15:26.3 – 150th

Julia Gross – 16:59.6 – 273rd

Aleah Heist – 19:50.5 – 357th

Boys – Junior High

Oliver Brandt – 12:30.2 – 61st

Jonah Thornsberry – 13:11.6 – 120th

Oskar Yakum – 13:19.8 – 133rd

Gradyn Sanders – 13:27.5 – 144th

John White – 13:28.1 – 147th

Isaac Hostetter – 13:35.6 – 158th

Colin Trate – 13:46.3 – 180th

Mathew Atland – 17:46.4 – 438th

Bloser Invite: Boys team WON the Class A Race, Landon Hostetter WON the Individual Class A Race, Oliver Funck, Matthew Clemson, David Moran, Z Moyer, & Samuel Domencic all earned individual medals! Great team effort! #👀 pic.twitter.com/xiRNz5eUx3

— ACXC (@acxcdutchmen) September 16, 2023

Cedar Crest

Girls – Varsity

In the AAA varsity race, the Cedar Crest squad finished in 5th place out of 20 teams who were in action.  All of the teams who finished in front of them, led by Chambersburg, are District 3 teams.  Hempfield, the 4th place finisher, was the only other Lancaster Lebanon League teams in the top 5.  The Lady Falcons were led by Eliana Schneider in 8th place.  The sophomore ran nearly 10 seconds faster than the time that placed her 8th at last year’s event.

Eliana Schneider – 19:17.1 – 8th

Lizzie Lowe – 21:09.9 – 34th

Maddie Lowe – 21:18.0 – 38th

Maggie Chernich – 22:13.2 – 56th

Sam Yorty – 22:40.7 – 72nd

Boys – Varsity

The Cedar Crest Boys finished 6th in the 30 team field that made up the AAA varsity race. Out of the Lancaster Lebanon League teams competing, only E-Town (2nd) finished higher than the Falcons. Senior Jake Perhonitch finished 11th overall and 3rd among the LL racers.  His time was an impressive 55 seconds better than what he ran at Big Spring in 2022.

Jake Perhonitch – 16:25.2 – 11th

Travis Furmanski – 16:47.0 – 23rd

Ben Causak – 17:14.2 – 41st

Anthony Figueroa – 17:26.8 – 49th

Viseth Meng – 17:36.4 – 55th

Arturo Chavez-Ramirez – 18:57.6 – 122nd

Girls – Junior Varsity

Vivian Doster – 23:47.0 – 20th

Nora Cuthie – 23:50.2 – 21st

Margaret Cuthie – 24:07.7 – 25th

Ashlan MacDonald – 26:26.8 – 65th

Delaney Smith – 26:28.7 – 67th

Boys – Junior Varsity 

Jack Williams – 19:21.1

Benjamin Sheffield – 19:22.0

Tobias Felker – 19:38.1

Cameran Willis – 19:38.3

Evan Weimer – 20:11.7

Tadgh Callihan – 21:12.4

James Engle – 21:14.4

Edward Kuntz – 21:36.9

The CCXC Girls turned in a strong Race at the Ben Bloser Invite—placing 5th overall! Ellie Schneider-8th led the way for the Falcons. Doster, N-Cuthie & M-Cuthie medaled in the JV Race. Overall, lots of great efforts & a bunch of PRs! Way to go! #CCXCPride #OwnIt pic.twitter.com/VSoOZiCTzG

— Brandon Risser (@CoachRiss112) September 16, 2023

The CCXC Boys turned in a strong TEAM Performance at the Ben Bloser Invite—placing 6th overall! Jake Perhonitch-11th & Travis Furmanski-23rd led the way for the Falcons. Overall, tons of great efforts & a bunch of PRs! Way to go! #CCXCPride #OwnIt pic.twitter.com/LbNWR5xl5E

— Brandon Risser (@CoachRiss112) September 16, 2023

Northern Lebanon

Boys – Varsity

In the AA varsity race, the Vikings finished 11th out of the 24 teams competing. Senior Tyler Shunk led the way with a 5th place finish, with sophomore Luke Hentz also finishing in the top 20.  Shunk, a State qualifier in ’22, ran a 17:23 on this course in Districts to punch his ticket to Hershey.  Saturday’s time was 35 seconds better.  Hentz was 44 seconds faster than his District Championship time.

Tyler Shunk – 16:48.6 – 5th

Luke Hentz – 17:30.8 – 19th

Caleb Sanders – 18:59.0 – 52nd

Tucker Reiber – 19:55.9 – 93rd

David Boyer – 20:00.7 – 99th

Benjamin Clemmer – 20:54.5 – 123rd

Gavin Kubica – 23:56.5 – 167th

Combined High School Boys

1. 16:25.2  Jake Perhonitch (Cedar Crest)
2. 16:39.1   Landon Hostetter (Annville-Cleona)
3. 16:47.0  Travis Furmanski (Cedar Crest)
4. 16:48.6  Tyler Shunk  (Northern Lebanon)
5. 17:14.2   Ben Causak (Cedar Crest)
6. 17:15.9   Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona)
7. 17:26.8   Anthony Figueroa  (Cedar Crest)
8. 17:30.8   Luke Hentz  (Northern Lebanon)
9. 17:36.4   Viseth Meng (Cedar Crest)
10. 17:42.2   David Moran  (Annville-Cleona)
11. 17:48.2    Matt Clemson (Annville-Cleona)
12. 17:51.7     Z Moyer (Annville-Cleona)
13. 18:10.9    Samuel Domencic (Annville-Cleona)
14. 18:57.6    Arturo Chavez-Ramirez  (Cedar Crest)
15. 18:59.0    Caleb Sanders (Northern Lebanon)
16. 19:21.1     Jack Williams (Cedar Crest)
17. 19:22.0    Benjamin Sheffield (Cedar Crest)
18. 19:38.1    Tobias Felker  (Cedar Crest)
19. 19:38.3    Cameran Willis (Cedar Crest)
20. 19:40.0    Luke Tshudy  (Annville-Cleona)
21. 19:55.0     Dominic Basselgia   (Annville-Cleona)
22. 19:55.9     Tucker Reiber (Northern Lebanon)
23. 20:00.7    David Boyer (Northern Lebanon)
24. 20:11.7      Evan Weimer (Cedar Crest)
25. 20:54.5     Benjamin Clemmer (Northern Lebanon)
26. 21:12.4      Tadgh Callihan (Cedar Crest)
27. 21:14.4      James Engle (Cedar Crest)
28. 21:36.9      Edward Kuntz (Cedar Crest)
29. 23:31.5      Garrett Gigous (Annville-Cleona)
30. 23:56.5      Gavin Kubica   (Northern Lebanon)
31. 28:56.9      Keaton Flynn   (Annville-Cleona)

Full Results from Ben Bloser