The Penn Hills Varsity Cross Country Team competed in the WPIAL AAA Section IV Championships Wednesday afternoon at Northmorland Park. The boys were led by Austin Stuchul and Sawyer Kinney. The senior and junior pair were fast enough to earn 13th and 16th place respectively. The four freshmen continued to impress, with Brody Dougherty crossing the line in 20:24.3, followed by teammates Avin Keller (21:59.6), Xavier Nicholas (23:08.4), and Adam Rosemeyer (24:19.4). 

The girl’s squad was led by senior Larissa Lockridge who crossed the tape in 31st place. Freshman Amanda Heide ran herself to a 5k personal best, covering the challenging Kiski course in 32:49.4. Senior Talia Russel and junior Nevaeh Mosley ran well to round out the scoring for the girl’s side.

The Penn Hills team will travel to the California University of Pennsylvania on Oct 20th for the TSTCA Cross Country Championship. Girls run at 1PM followed by the Boys at 1:45.