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Mid Penn Championships
On Saturday, the Mid Penn Cross Country Championships took place at Big Spring High School. The meet, which also serves as a qualifier for the District 3 Championship Meet, featured strong performances from Palmyra’s runners.
The Palmyra boys were led by senior Cornelius Cummings, who finished 9th overall in a time of 16:11.09. Fellow senior Joshua Miller followed in 23rd place with a time of 16:38.61. These performances helped the Cougars secure a 7th place team finish. The boys race was won by Carter Smith of Mifflin County, who crossed the line in 15:30.81.
On the girls side, juniors Leah Senft and Amber McCurdy finished back-to-back in 44th and 45th place with times of 21:12.81 and 21:14.65, respectively. These efforts helped the girls team to an 11th place finish. The girls race was won by Ana Bondy of Carlisle with a time of 18:40.52.
The Palmyra Boys and Girls Teams qualified for the District 3 Championship Meet, which will take place on Saturday, October 25th, when the Mid Penn qualifiers will once again compete on the Big Spring High School course.
Palmyra Girls
44th Leah Senft (Jr.) – 21:12.81*
45th Amber McCurdy (Jr.) – 21:14.65*
77th Andrea Cooper (Sr.) – 22:13.29*
80th Alyssa McCully (Jr.) – 22:17.55*
83rd Jericho Church (Fr.) – 22:22.01*
99th Helena Baker (Jr.) – 22:45.05*
123rd Chelsea Herr (So.) – 23:46.84*
*Girls Qualified as a Team
Palmyra Boys
9th Cornelius Cummings (Sr.) – 16:11.09*
23rd Joshua Miller (Sr.) – 16:38.61*
54th Nathan Keiner (Sr.) – 17:37.13*
57th Gavin Bullard (Sr.) – 17:41.05*
107th Landyn Rose (Jr.) – 18:46.17*
128th Ethan Chirico (Fr.) – 19:10.52*
138th Dalton Cole (So.) – 19:33.64*
*Boys Qualified as a Team
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