THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes ninth
What: Aubrey Shenk Invitational in men's cross country
When: Saturday, Oct. 17
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had its top eight runners break 27 minutes in the team's first 8,000-meter race of the season, placing ninth at its own Aubrey Shenk Invitational. The Bullets scored 344 points a field of 44 complete teams and were the fourth Division III team in a field that featured teams of all levels.
THE LEADERS
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Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) led the Bullets, placing 29th with a time of 25:29.5, which was the best time by a Gettysburg runner ever on the 8,000-meter configuration of the Gettysburg Battlefield course by nearly five seconds.
FOR THE FOES
• Shippensburg won the team title with 70 points behind individual champion Tommy Crum and his time of 24:18.6.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) crossed the line 69th with a time of 26:13.
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Jack Taylor (Mohnton, Pa./Twin Valley) was 91st with a time of 26:23.7.
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John Murphy IV (Grantham, N.H./Northfield Mount Hermon School) finished 101st with a time of 26:32.6.
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Asher Leuzzi (Weston, Conn./Weston) placed 105th with a time of 26:36.7.
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Jack Rogers (Gaithersburg, Md./ Good Counsel) was 107th (26:36.8) while
Andrew Ersin (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion) was 125th (26:48.1).
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Baxter Merriam (144th, 26:59.2),
Teddy O'Sullivan (176th, 27:21.8),
Wylden Abraham (178th, 27:23.4),
Collin Savage (249th, 28:09.4),
Ben Cole (262nd, 28:17),
Henry May (270th, 28:21.3),
Jayden Craig (299th, 29:02.7),
Matthew Kurek (301st, 29:02.9),
Ryan Pugsley (322nd, 29:22.3) rounded out the Bullet competitors.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 465 runners completed the race.
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Maddon McNicholas' time was the best by a Bullet runner on an 8,000-meter course since Ben Taber in 2016..
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Centennial Conference championship hosted by Haverford on Saturday, Oct. 31. Action begins at 11 a.m.
