THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes eighth
What: Aubrey Shenk Invitational in men's cross country action
When: Saturday, Oct. 19
Where: Gettysburg – Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had its top five runners place in the top 79 overall to finish eighth as a team at its own Aubrey Shenk Invitational. The Bullets scored 235 points.
THE LEADERS
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Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) led the Bullets with a 23rd showing, posting a time of 26:24.3 on the 8,000-meter course.
FOR THE FOES
• GRC-Tracksmith won the 20-team invitational with 30 points. Messiah was the top finishing collegiate team in second with 66 points.
• Keith Carlson won the individual title with a time of 24:36.3.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Austin Hudak (Boonton Twp., N.J./Mountain Lakes) crossed the line 63rd with a time of 27:15.1.
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Mick Lorenger (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) was 65th with a time of 27:18.9.
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Jayden Craig (Westminster, Md./Westminster) finished 76th with a time of 27:33.5.
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Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) placed 79th with a time of 27:35.7.
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Joe Zimbler (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown East) was 123rd (28:27.3) while
Andrew Ersin (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion) was 131st (28:43.4).
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Josh Judson (134th, 28:49.1),
Ben Cole (139th, 28:58.8),
Matthew Wagner (159th, 29:37.3),
Matthew Kurek (183rd, 30:40.1),
James Higinbotham (206th, 32:24.9),
Aidan Martin (215th, 34:58.9) rounded out the Bullet competitors.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 226 runners competed at the 8,000-meter distance.
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Maddon McNicholas turned in the Bullets' 13th-ranked time on the course.
• The following Gettysburg runners also turned in personal-best times on the course:
Mick Lorenger,
Jayden Craig,
Joe Zimbler and
Matthew Wagner.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Centennial Conference Championship hosted at Big Spring High School on Saturday, Nov. 2. Action begins at 11 a.m.
