Kosek Breaks Course Record En Route To D4 XC Championship

By: Ed Weaver  /  October 30, 2026  /  Photo: Chris Manning

Senior Lauren Kosek set a new District IV Girls Cross Country course record as she defended her Class 2A title Thursday morning at Bloomsburg University.

Kosek ran a 17:33, beating the the previous girls' record set by Loyalsock's Isabel Sagar (17:56) in 2018.

"Lauren went into Districts using the course record as her motivation to run hard," said head coach and father Eric Kosek. "She did not anticipate crossing the finish line that far under the number. Confidence levels are high going into next Saturday! Shes worked hard for 6 years to get the results she wants next weekend at the championship race, now its just time to execute."

As a team the Lady Hornets were 10th overall with 277 places. Junior Molly Tice (23:29) finished 45th, junior Luisa Crocco (26:37) was 79th, freshman Brianna O'Shea Losinger (26:49) crossed the line in 82nd, and junior Anja Przybycien (27:01) was 85th.

In the boys race, the Hornets finished 12th overall with 320 places. Freshman William Rudy (18:41) finished 48th, sophomore Taitt Webster (19:13) took 62nd, sophomore Jesse Spicer (19:57) was 73rd, junior Jack Hammerton (19:57) took 74th, sophomore Jacob Patterson (20:02) was 75th, freshman Lucas Crowl (20:21) finished 82nd, and freshman Jeff Rawson (20:42) took 90th.

Kosek will be back in action next Saturday for the PIAA Cross Country championships at Big Spring High School. She already has a 1st place finish at the state course from the PIAA Foundation Invite earlier this season.