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The Juniata Cross Country Teams Split Wins at Susquenita

Photo courtesy of Jackie Heidenreich – Boys team at the start of the race                                                       Photo courtesy of Jackie Heidenreich – Carolyn Heidenreich – Winner of the girls race

By Shari Miller

The Juniata boys and girls cross country teams competed at Susquenita on Tuesday, September 30th.  The course is the hardest course the team competes on all season since it’s on a side of a mountain.  The girls team took wins against Susquenita 93, St. Joseph 62, Upper Dauphin 59, and Newport 80.  The Indians only had 34 points.  Sophomore Carolyn Heidenreich won the 5k with a time of 25:24.

Sophomore Hannah Zeiders placed 4th with a time of 28:46.  Freshman Ella Zimmerman came in next for the Indians in 6th place with a time of 29:57.  Sophomore Erendira Martinez-Ramirez was 11th with a time of 32:09.  Junior Selena Maryall-Marker rounded out the scoring for the Indians with a 12th place finish in a time of 32:47.  Juniata Coach Jeff Miller said “It was nice to have 5 girls score as a team today since we’ve had several out with injuries.  They all got a great workout today on the brutal Susquenita course.”

The boys cross country team took wins against Upper Dauphin 93 and Newport 98, but fell short of beating Susquenita 30.  The Indians ended up with 34 points.  Senior Kade Wagner led the Indians with a 3rd place time of 22:01.  Sophomore Josiah Barner was right behind in 4th place with a time of 22:04.  Junior Coy Kerstetter placed 8th with a time of 22:19.37.  Sophomore David Mayall-Marker was a fraction of a second back in 9th place with a time of 22:19.72.  Junior Joel Hardin rounded out the scoring for the Indians with a 14th place finish in a time of 23:33.  Freshman Luke Weiand was 20th with a time of 25:36.  Sophomore John Randolph was 25th with a time of 27:46.  “Kade ran great today on the brutal Susquenita course.  The boys all got in some good quality hill training today that will help them drop some time when we taper for Districts in several weeks.” Juniata Coach Jeff Miller said.

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