THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes second
What: Dickinson Long/Short Invitational men's cross country
When: Saturday, Sept. 12
Where: Newville, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored 27 points to finish second in the 4,000-meter race of the Dickinson Long/Short Invitational at Big Spring High School.
THE LEADERS
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Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) led the Bullets with a third-place finish, clocking a time of 12:19.3. It was Gettysburg's best 4,000-meter time by 20 seconds on the Big Spring course.
FOR THE FOES
• Dickinson won the race title with 21 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) crossed the line 11th with a time of 12:49.8.
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Jack Taylor (Mohnton, Pa./Twin Valley) was 13th with a time of 12:53.2.
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John Murphy IV (Grantham, N.H./Northfield Mount Hermon School) finished 20th with a time of 13:01.1.
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Asher Leuzzi (Weston, Conn./Weston) placed 23rd with a time of 13:06.4.
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Jack Rogers (Gaithersburg, Md./Our Lady Of Good Counsel) was 25th (13:08.6) while
Wylden Abraham (Roxbury, Conn./Shepaug Valley) was 27th (13:12.8).
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Andrew Ersin (29th, 13:17.9),
Baxter Merriam (33rd, 13:20.3),
Teddy O'Sullivan (40th, 13:31),
Jayden Craig (44th, 13:34.3),
Collin Savage (50th, 13:43.3),
Henry May (51st, 13:45.5),
Ryan Pugsley (58th, 14:00),
Matthew Kurek (60th, 14:03),
Ben Cole (69th, 14:11.9) rounded out the Bullet competitors.
THE INSIDE STORY
• A total of 115 runners completed the race.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Haverford Main Line Invitational on Friday in a preview of the 2026 Centennial Conference championship course. Meet time is 4:45 p.m.
