Stroh’s close win keys Mtn. Lions
The Altoona boys cross country team defeated Kiski Area, 22-39, on Thursday afternoon at Logan Elementary School to improve to 3-0.
Dominic Stroh won the meet in 16:46. He beat Kiski’s Patrick Miller by less than 1 second. Brad Foust finished third with a 16:55 for the Mountain Lions.
The Altoona girls squad fell to Kiski Area, 40-18, to fall to 0-3. Kiski claimed the top four spots in the race, led by Megan Aller with a 20:49. Morgan Pensyl finished first for the Mountain Lions and fifth overall in 20:56. Brianna Geist placed sixth with a 22:04.
BOYS
1, Stroh, A, 16:46; 2, Miller, K, 16:47; 3, Foust, A, 16:55; 4, Kennedy, K, 17:06; 5, Sunderland, A, 17:20; 6, Endress, A, 17:26; 7, Heasley, A, 17:34; 8, Uliano, A, 17:45; 9, McCarthy, A, 17:53; 10, Nelson, K, 18:14.
GIRLS
1, Aller, K, 20:49; 2, Kiebler, K, 20:49; 3, Lednak, K, 20:50; 4, Smeltzer, K, 20:51; 5, Pensyl, A, 20:56; 6, Geist, A, 22:04; 7, Conrad, A, 22:04; 8, Frech, K, 22:23; 9, Krug, K, 22:25; 10, Sohmer, A, 23:01.
Records: Boys: Altoona (3-0); Kiski (0-1).
Girls: Kiski (1-0); Altoona (0-3).
Whitehead keys P-O
PHILIPSBURG – Led by Kylie Whitehead’s winning time of 23:43, the Philipsburg-Osceola girls team defeated Mount Union, 26-31.
P-O’s Mandy Schmidt and Taylor Guelich followed Whitehead in second and third, respectively.
Mount Union won the boys race, 24-31. P-O’s best finish was Payton Moore in fourth place. Mount Union’s Jake Boozel won the race in 19:57.
BOYS
1, Boozel, MU, 19:57; 2, Corbin, MU, 20:08; 3, Banks, MU, 20:18; 4, Moore, PO, 20:29; 5, Yarger, PO, 20:55; 6, Kephart, PO, 21:04; 7, Shimmel, PO, 21:25; 8, Cramer, MU, 21:59.06; 9; Quick, PO, 21:59.40; 10, Morgan, MU, 22:30.
GIRLS
1, Whitehead, PO, 23:43; 2, Schmidt, PO, 24:31; 3, Guelich, PO, 25:18; 4, Aurand, MU, 25:58; 5, Staley, MU, 27:06; 6, Todarro, MU, 27:33; 7, Bard, MU, 27:42; 8, Riglin, PO, 28:13; 9, Stewart, MU, 29:28; 10, Jensen, MU, 29:45.
Records: Philipsburg-Osceola boys (1-3); Philipsburg-Osceola girls (1-3).