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Houtz and Hazard take Cross Country wins for Juniata at Lancaster County Christian School

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: October 14, 2020

Courtesy of Juniata Cross Country

Juniata Senior James Hazard ran solo to take the win against Halifax, Lancaster Country Christian School, and Anchor Christian running a time of 17:35 over the 5K course. Micah Fausey came in 3rd with a time of 19:09. Other Indian boys finishers were Tim Kelly 4th – 19:26, Brody Powell 5th – 19:37, Yadiel Nieves-Aguirre 11th – 22:32, and Noah Sheaffer 14th – 23:35. Coach Jeff Miller said “The boys ran well considering the warm weather this time of year.” Juniata was the only team with 5 or more runners to score as a team.

On the girls side, Juniata’s Emily Houtz and Kierstyn Fogle took first and second with times of 23:20 and 23:27 respectively. The next finishers to come in were Elizabeth Gaisor 6th – 27:56, Katie Hart 7th – 28:01, Peyton Sheaffer 10th – 28:33, and Rachel Fisher 11th – 29:32.
“A lot of the girls ran personal best times on this very warm day” Coach Jeff Miller said. Juniata was the only team with 5 or more runners to score as a team.

Juniata will compete next at the Mid Penn Championships on Saturday, October 24 at Big Spring High School in Newville, PA.