XC teams fall to NEB, beat Towanda

By: Ed Weaver  /  October 7, 2015

The Wellsboro Cross Country teams hosted Northeast Bradford and Towanda in their first home meet on Tuesday, October 6.

On the boys side, Northeast Bradford beat Wellsboro 17-38 and Towanda 15-40, while Wellsboro beat Towanda 21-34. Freshman Aidan Perry came home fourth in 18:34 to lead the Hornets, junior Alden Weiner (19:42) was 10th, sophomore Connor Brought (19:46) was 11th, freshman Bergen Weiner (20:20) in 15th, junior Bryon Callahan (20:30) in 16th, freshman Zach Busch (20:56) was 18th, sophomore Kyle Wilson (22:15) was 20th, sophomore Logan Morral (23:16) was 26th, freshman Taylor Wheeler (24:53) was 28th, and sophomore Noah Smith (37:08) was 31st.

In the girls race, Northeast Bradford beat Wellsboro 19-36 and Towanda 17-38, while Wellsboro edged Towanda 25-30. Sophomore Anna Bleggi finished 2nd overall in 21:43 to lead the team. Freshman Taylor Romania (25:13) finished 9th, senior Samantha Bailey (25:38) was 11th, senior Jordyn Coffee (25:54) was 13th, senior Camryn Keane (26:32) was 16th, freshman Kara Doane (26:50) was 17th, freshman Zoe Iseri (28:14) was 21st, and freshman Rachel Chamberlain (28:55) was 24th.

In the Middle School races, the Wellsboro boys beat Towanda 25-30 and lost to Northeast 20-43, while the girls beat both teams 15-50. Austin Richards (10:19) finished first for the boys and Jaime Palmer (12:12) was first for the girls.

The boys improve to 4-2 and the girls are now 5-1. The teams will be back in action next Tuesday, October 13 as they travel to Canton for a meet with Canton, Troy, and Cowanesque Valley.