Strawser/Houtz lead Juniata Indians at PIAA Hershey Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 25.

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: September 25, 2021

Photo of Emily Houtz – photo courtesy of Shari Miller.
photo of Brady Roe and Logan Strawser – photo courtesy of Tracy Roe

Juniata Junior Logan Strawser placed 24th with a tme of 17:52. He was followed by Joey Bomberger in 102nd place with a time of 19:58. Wyatt Stroup placed 151st with a time of 20:49. First time Juniata Cross Country runner Brady Roe came in 179th place with a time of 21:28. Senior Micah Fausey placed 182nd with a time of 21:36. Rounding out the Indians was Charlie Telfer 205th with a time of 27:23 and Noah Sheaffer 206th with a time of 27:26. Juniata coach Jeff Miller said “I was pleased with the boys efforts on this very difficult course. Only two of them had experience on this course. This was Logan’s first race back after nursing a hip problem. I was glad he was able to complete in this race since it is the same course the PIAA State Championships will take place in 6 weeks. He ran cautiously because of his hip. It was nice to have Brady Roe run his first cross country race for us. His main sport is soccer, but he was able to make the Foundation Invitational. I thought he did very well.” Ryan Pajak from Ringgold won the boys AA race with a time of 16:21.

One the girls side, Senior Emily Houtz led the Indians with a 140th place in a time of 25.51. She was followed by Elizabeth Gaisior in 189th with a time of 31:35, Peyton Sheaffer in 190th with a time of 31:46, and Joceline Telfer in 194th with a time of 41:38. Juniata coach Miller said “I thought the girls ran with a lot of heart on this difficult course. Peyton Sheaffer ran 2:00 faster than last year on this course. We are always striving to get better and that is nice to see.” Olivia Haas from Blue Mountain won the girls AA race with a time of 18:42.

The Juniata Cross Country team will travel to Lehigh University on Friday, October 1st to compete in the prestigious Paul Short Invitational.