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United Cross Country Dominate in Season Opening Meet
By: Brian Ingalls | PA Sports History | September 2, 2022
The United Lions Varsity Cross Country teams traveled to Armstrong High School to take on Armstrong and West Shamokin for the 2022 season opening meet. The Lions were dominant in winning all four meets (2 Boys/2Girls). United Boys beat Armstrong 16-51 and West Shamokin 16-46. United Girls beat Armstrong 22-35 and West Shamokin 17-50. More evidence of the United teams dominance were the boys had 7 out of the top 10 overall and the girls had 6 out of the top 10 overall. The Lions Boys were led by Sophomore Colton Henning who finished 1st overall for the boys with a time of 19:19. The Girls were led by Freshman Sara Gornick who finished 1st overall for the girls with a time of 24:10. Other Boy Finishers were Freshman Matthew Beaver(2nd), Junior Hudson Ludwig(3rd), Sophomore Garin Fischer(4th), Sophomore Dallas Pearce(7th), Sophomore Noah Pisarcik(8th), Freshman Hayden Hill(10th), Junior Stephen Oleksa(11th), and Freshman Eli Duncan(17th). The rest of the girl finishers were Junior Paiton Steiner(2nd), Freshman Chloe Stiles(4th), Sophomore Kenley Ingalls(8th), Sophomore Melina Fry(9th), Freshman Jada Walls(10th), and Sophomore Ava Kovalcik(18th).
Complete Reuslts:
Boys
United 16, Armstrong 51
United 16, West Shamokin 46
West Shamokin 13, Armstrong 23
1. Colton Henning(Un) 19:19
2. Matthew Beaver(Un) 20:52
3. Hudson Ludwig(Un) 21:06
4. Garin Fischer(Un) 21:35
5. James Lucullo(WS) 21:54
6. Kiefer Riskoski(Ar) 22:00
7. Dallas Pearce(Un) 22:40
8. Noah Pisarcik(Un) 22:52
9. Jace Parks(WS) 22:56
10. Hayden Hill(Un) 23:11
11. Stephen Oleksa(Un) 24:06
12. Clayton Houser(WS) 24:40
13. Peyton Moore(WS) 27:58
14. Christopher Brilhart(Un) 29:10
15. Jacob Ralston(Ar) 30:11
16. Noah Dunn(Ar) 30:14
17. Eli Duncan(Un) 32:39
Girls
United 22, Armstrong 35
United 17, West Shamokin 50
Armstrong 19, West Shamokin 38
1. Sara Gornick(Un) 24:10
2. Paiton Steiner(Un) 25:50
3. Miriam Hete(Ar) 26:03
4. Chloe Stiles(Un) 26:21
5. Riley Schreckengost(WS) 26:41
6. Ava Barton (Ar) 27:06
7. Dylan Shipe(Ar) 27:14
8. Kenley Ingalls(Un) 27:18
9. Melina Fry(Un) 28:10
10. Jada Walls(Un) 28:40
11. Abigail Nemchek(Ar) 28:41
12. Bryony Shipe(Ar) 29:02
13. Ava Smathers(WS) 29:25
14. Jasmine Lucullo(WS) 30:01
15. Emma Orr(WS) 30:07
16. Cecilia Bowser(Ar) 30:38
17. Ava Formaini(Ar) 30:56
18. Ava Kovalcik(Un) 31:09
19. Mia Daymut(WS) 32:29
20. Lucy Dean(WS) 32:55
21. Savanna Shaw(WS) 32:55
22. Elizabeth McClish(WS) 33:21
23. Sophia Smith(WS) 35:37
24. Makayla Scrips(WS) 36:16
25. Taylor George(WS) 37:00
26. Maggie Coon(WS) 38:07
27. Jilissa Houser(WS) 38:69
28. Alaina Horgan(WS) 43:10
About the Author
Brian Ingalls
Brian Ingalls is the owner/operator of Pa Sports History. Brian was a multi sport athlete for United High School in Armagh, Pa. Shortly after graduation, Brian joined the military and spent 6 years in the U.S. Army. After his military service, Brian moved back to the United school district. Brian and his wife, Susan, have four children. All four children were/still are involved in high school sports.
Brian has spent most of his life involved with high school sports and has spent the past 20 years researching and collecting schedules, results, and stats for high school sports mainly in the District 6 area.
