Saturday at Union Canal Tunnel Park, over 35 high schools gathered for the Dutchmen Invitational, hosted by Lebanon Valley College. All six of LebCo’s teams were among the runners lining up for the exciting races. The event featured 256 girls and 437 boys, making for a highly competitive meet with strong representation from across the region.
The Annville-Cleona Girls turned in a standout team performance to capture the Team Championship, finishing with 90 points, well ahead of second-place Mechanicsburg, which scored 144. Leading the way was Mackenzie Stellmach, who finished 3rd in 19:01.1, followed closely by her sister Lucy Stellmach in 9th (19:59.2) and Leah Tshudy in 15th (20:31.5). The trio’s depth and consistency were key factors in the dominant showing by the Dutchmen.
Palmyra’s Girls also had an impressive outing, finishing 3rd overall, highlighted by Amber McCurdy, who crossed the line 17th in 20:36.3. Their performance helped solidify a strong LebCo presence at the front of the field.
In the boys’ race, Palmyra emerged as the top LebCo team, finishing 3rd overall, while Annville-Cleona placed 7th. Palmyra’s Cornelius Cummings led the way with a 2nd-place finish in 15:53.6, followed by teammate Joshua Miller, who claimed 4th in 16:05.6. Annville-Cleona’s Oliver Funck crossed the line 6th (16:12.6), with Benjamin Boyd adding a 14th-place effort (16:34.6).
It’s important to note that not all teams ran their top athletes in this early-season meet, but don’t be mistaken — the performances on Saturday were impressive nonetheless.
On the collegiate side, Lebanon Valley College showed solid form, with both the men’s and women’s teams finishing 2nd behind the Naval Academy, a Division I program. For both Dutchmen squads, these results offered an encouraging start to a season that carries high expectations.
Below is a list of all of the LebCo’s high school finishers.
Photos are courtesy of Susan Dengler (Owlcatraz Photography)
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Girls Results
Team Results
1st: Annville-Cleona – 90 points
3rd: Palmyra – 168 points
16th: Cedar Crest – 367 points
17th: ELCO – 483 points
22nd: Northern Lebanon – 587 points
Lebanon did not run five for a team score
Individual Results
Annville-Cleona
Mackenzie Stellmach – 19:01.1 (3rd)
Lucy Stellmach – 19:59.2 (9th)
Leah Tshudy – 20:31.5 (15th)
Leah Rotunda – 21:21.9 (30th)
Caitlin Shay – 21:35.8 (38th)
Bridget Funck – 22:17.5 (62nd)
Emily Shearer – 22:29.5 (71st)
Valentina Russo – 22:48.1 (81st)
Anna Lezon – 23:42.3 (118th)
Paige Stoltz – 23:51.1 (123rd)
Palmyra
Amber McCurdy – 20:36.3 (17th)
Andrea Cooper – 21:18.5 (29th)
Leah Senft – 21:22.4 (31st)
Alyssa McCully – 21:43.7 (46th)
Helena Baker – 22:06.7 (55th)
Laura Reese – 22:13.5 (58th)
Chelsea Herr – 23:00.0 (88th)
Olivia Yorty – 23:48.5 (122nd)
Anna Good – 25:10.8 (158th)
Bailey Grissinger – 26:13.4 (184th)
Caleigha Mull – 26:24.3 (188th)
Claire Wee – 26:28.1 (189th)
Rachel Cote – 26:34.6 (190th)
Sarah Mickalonis – 27:23.7 (199th)
Grace Chesney – 27:24.7 (200th)
Morgan Bonanno – 30:32.8 (234th)
Eleanor Brower – 34:27.4 (250th)
Cedar Crest
Addison Davis – 23:22.8 (105th)
Juliana O’Hara – 23:51.9 (124th)
J’liana Reyes – 24:18.8 (134th)
Samie Rundle – 24:50.2 (141st)
Elienai Rivera – 24:51.5 (142nd)
Kylie Ollar – 25:04.4 (154th)
Caroline Maisto – 25:08.9 (156th)
Natalia Arcos-Gonzalez – 25:17.5 (161st)
Cara Figueroa – 25:37.8 (172nd)
ELCO
Paityn Newswanger – 22:10.4 (57th)
Lizzie Croft – 22:56.1 (86th)
Riley Keener – 23:09.3 (91st)
Cali Miller – 26:15.3 (186th)
Anna Lehman – 29:07.8 (228th)
Northern Lebanon
Chloe Seyfert – 23:48.5 (121st)
Mackenzie Miller – 24:18.6 (133rd)
Alexis Schreckengost – 24:34.5 (138th)
Olivia Matthews – 26:44.6 (192nd)
Gabby Citino – 28:24.5 (212th)
Hadley Barr – 33:22.6 (244th)
Clarissa Schamber – 33:30.3 (246th)
Lebanon
Herlen Rodriguez Barrera – 28:08.4 (208th)
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Boys Results
Team Results
3rd: Palmyra – 194 points
7th: Annville-Cleona – 223 points
14th: Northern Lebanon – 313 points
16th: Cedar Crest – 367 points
29th: ELCO – 891 points
Lebanon did not run five for a team score
Individual Results
Palmyra
Cornelius Cummings – 15:53.6 (2nd)
Joshua Miller – 16:05.6 (4th)
Nathan Keiner – 17:35.4 (50th)
Gavin Bullard – 17:48.2 (61st)
Ethan Chirico – 18:23.1 (91st)
Landyn Rose – 18:25.9 (98th)
Dalton Cole – 18:46.4 (117th)
Finian Cummings – 19:32.2 (172nd)
Khayde Hawley – 19:38.3 (183rd)
Brayden Zerphy – 20:00.2 (209th)
Jonathan Henry – 20:40.5 (255th)
Emmitt Savary – 20:50.7 (268th)
Max Chesney – 20:57.2 (276th)
Dylan Varney – 21:10.5 (291st)
Daniel Grant – 21:31.1 (303rd)
Luke Siegert – 21:40.2 (312th)
Nick Weidman – 21:43.9 (313th)
Lane Lehman – 21:49.1 (319th)
Quinn Davis – 22:47.5 (348th)
Albert Zaccaria – 23:27.1 (369th)
Donell Jordan – 24:17.0 (384th)
Leo Sipe – 26:20.1 (416th)
Annville-Cleona
Oliver Funck – 16:12.6 (6th)
Benjamin Boyd – 16:34.6 (14th)
Luke Tshudy – 16:58.4 (27th)
Hunter Troxell – 18:23.9 (95th)
Z Moyer – 18:29.5 (101st)
Gradyn Sanders – 18:37.6 (110th)
Jayden Jorge – 19:31.4 (171st)
Levi Custer – 19:32.9 (173rd)
Oskar Yakum – 21:51.6 (321st)
Asher Kohr – 22:22.2 (335th)
Colin Trate – 24:29.0 (386th)
Mathew Altland – 24:49.7 (392nd)
Northern Lebanon
Luke Hentz – 16:51.4 (24th)
Thaddeus Raub – 17:25.6 (40th)
Anthony Frederick – 17:32.0 (44th)
Josiah Kelly – 18:19.0 (85th)
Tucker Reiber – 19:19.5 (157th)
Daryl Root – 20:24.0 (235th)
Owen Kelly – 20:37.1 (250th)
Isaac Bruce – 20:46.8 (264th)
Myles Horst – 20:53.7 (269th)
Emeri Kreiser – 20:57.2 (277th)
Alexander Breiner – 21:13.4 (292nd)
Mason Krall – 21:14.2 (294th)
Levi Bucks – 23:20.8 (364th)
Charles Bomberger – 23:29.4 (370th)
Connor Troxell – 23:40.8 (374th)
Cedar Crest
Cameran Willis – 17:30.9 (41st)
Shawn Alexander – 17:44.5 (55th)
Bryce Wampler – 18:20.8 (80th)
Evan Weimer – 18:30.0 (93rd)
Ryan Zartman – 18:33.2 (98th)
Julio Romero-Lopez – 18:52.9 (109th)
Jonah Conville – 18:59.8 (116th)
Edward Kuntz – 19:07.1 (140th)
Michael Meitzler – 19:10.6 (148th)
Toby Felker – 19:37.8 (182nd)
Aiden Reif – 19:38.4 (184th)
Flint Lowrie – 20:39.8 (253rd)
Michael Marrero-Rodriguez – 20:41.6 (258th)
Maksim Joffy – 20:54.2 (271st)
Michael Kuntz – 20:55.2 (273rd)
Jacob Dundore – 20:57.7 (278th)
Jai Khuttan – 21:17.7 (297th)
Porter Smith – 21:38.7 (310th)
Davis Gebhard – 22:01.5 (325th)
Jorge Ortiz – 22:02.7 (326th)
Logan Buchanan – 22:33.5 (340th)
Andrew Steiner – 23:41.6 (375th)
Chase Demchak – 26:47.0 (419th)
Adam Burton – 29:39.0 (429th)
ELCO
Sawyer Shanaman – 19:29.8 (170th)
Nicholas Wolfe – 20:40.6 (256th)
John Gass – 21:04.9 (284th)
Dylan Aspril – 22:07.5 (328th)
Thomas Simpson – 22:58.9 (356th)
Jack Dermes – 23:13.0 (360th)
Walter Blydenburgh – 23:40.7 (373rd)
Braden Edris – 24:40.1 (390th)
Eric Auman – 24:58.9 (396th)
Lebanon
Samuel Hershey – 17:13.9 (34th)
Jaeqwan Johnson – 18:00.6 (72nd)
Thadeous Gilbert – 18:17.3 (84th)
Trystan Steckbeck – 18:32.0 (106th)
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