THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes sixth
What: Aubrey Shenk Invitational in men's cross country action
When: Saturday, Oct. 18
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had its top two runners finish in under 26 minutes to lead the way to a sixth-place finish at its own Aubrey Shenk Invitational. The Bullets scored 213 points at the meet that featured 34 complete teams and 316 finishing runners.
THE LEADERS
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Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) led the Bullets with a 28th-place finishing with a time of 25:53.2.
FOR THE FOES
• St. Bonaventure's Clay Peets won the individual title with a course-record time of 23:56.8
• Lebanon Valley won the team title with 56 points while the Bonnies were second with 68 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Asher Leuzzi (Weston, Conn./Weston) crossed the line 35th with a time of 25:59.4. It was the first time Gettysburg had two runners break 26 minutes in the same race on its Battlefield course.
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Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) was 52nd with a time of 26:33 while
Jack Rogers (Gaithersburg, Md./ Good Counsel) finished 57th with a time of 26:39.3.
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Mick Lorenger (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) placed 71st with a time of 26:58.2.
• John Murphy was 88th (27:18.4) while
Ben Cole (Wilmington, Del./Archmere Academy) was 134th (28:04.4).
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Jayden Craig (139th, 28:07.3),
Baxter Merriam (142nd, 28:09.1),
Andrew Ersin (162nd, 28:37.9),
Matthew Kurek (192nd, 29:21.4),
Matthew Wagner (198th, 29:30.3) rounded out the Bullet competitors.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 316 runners completed the 8,000-meter distance.
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Maddon McNicholas turned in the Bullets No. 4 time on the course while
Asher Leuzzi's time ranks fifth.
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Colin Carpenter (12th) and
Jack Rogers (14th) were also in the Bullets' top-15 all-time at the Gettysburg Battlefield.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Centennial Conference championship hosted on its own course on Nov. 1. The first race begins at 11 a.m.
