Juniata Junior High Cross Country Teams have a Successful PA Middle School Championship Meet

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: October 19, 2025

Photo courtesy of Jackie Heidenreich

Courtesy of Shari Miller

The Juniata Junior High boys and girls Cross Country teams competed at the PA Middle School Championship meet on Saturday, October 18 at Lock Haven University’s cross country course.The day started off with the boys running on the flat and fast course. Seventh grader Evan Yackey started out fast and was 11th at the mile. He did not give up even 1 place from the mile mark to the finishing line taking 11th place overall in a time of 10:52.6. Eighth grader Matthew Corman ran tough for a 68th place finish in a time of 11:59.9. Eighth grader Elliott Miller ran to a 105th place finish in a time of 12:28.8 with seventh graders Landon Miller and Austin Phillips not far behind in 116th place and 122nd place respectively. Landon ran 12:44.8 and Austin ran 12:52.1. Next for the Indians was eighth grader Alex Copenheaver in a time of 13:21.50 for 150th place. Eighth grader Andy Rutherford was 175th place in a time of 14:30.4 and seventh grader Mason Hardin was 197th place with a time of 17:05.30. On the girls side, the Indians were led by eighth grader Hannah Wirt in 61st place with a time of 13:28.90. She was followed by eighth grader Moira Doydora in 84th place in a time of 13:58.40. Eighth grader Aubrey Fogle crossed the finish line in 101st place in a time of 14:09.60. Finishing in 113th place in a time of 14:26.7 was eighth grader Sophia Laub. Next for the Indian girls was a pack of three eighth grade runners who finished in 135 – 137 places. The pack was led by Charlotte Barner with a time of 14:46.20, Claire Ciarrocchi in a time of 14:46.30, and Juliet Heidenreich with a time of 14:48.4. Eighth grader Ella Snyder was next in 149th place in a time of 15:02.5. In 154th place in a time of 15:17.7 was eighth grader Avery Mitchell. Finishing close together were eighth graders Eowyn Rendall and Adi Peck in 165th and 166th place in 15:46.0 and 15:48.2 respectively. Rounding out the Indian finishers was seventh grader Teagan Burger in 193rd place in a time of 15:48.20.

Juniata Coaches Jeff and Shari Miller said “It was a great day to race cross county. This is the fourth year for us competing at the PA Middle School Championships, but this is the first year that we have had a boys and girls team compete.
Previous years, we have only had a couple boys and girls compete in the championship race. Evan showed how tough he is. When he got to the mile in 5:24, we thought that he went out too hard and was going to pay the price later in the race, but he proved us wrong staying in his 11th place and making the podium. Everyone ran a personal best time today. It was great to see everyone’s hard work pay off and to watch their progression from the beginning of the season. Some of them ran what we knew they were capable of, but needed to run with confidence and they did today. Juliet, Avery, and Adi ran huge personal best times today. No matter how big or small of a personal best they ran today, they all finished on a high for the season and should be very proud of themselves. We are very proud of what each and every one of them have accomplished this season.”

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