Penn’s Girls and Boys Cross Country teams each earned Top 5 finishes in the Penn Invitational, hosted by the Kingsmen on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018.
The Penn Girls Team placed second in a close battle. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger finished first with 57 points. Penn was second with 63 points, followed by Homestead (68), Mishawaka (93) and Culver Academy (129).
The Penn Boys Team placed fourth. Valparaiso placed first with 55 points, followed by Homestead (61), West Noble (112), Penn (128) and Wabash (160).
Penn Girls Cross Country Coach Michael Clements was pleased with the Kingsmen effort.
“I’m extremely proud and excited how our ladies stepped up against two of the best squads in the State (Bishop Dwenger and Homestead),” Clements said. “We knew we would get challenged by the Saints and the Spartans, so to come within six points of an upset is a huge step in the right direction for our team and should give us a lot of confidence moving forward.
“The Lady Kingsmen’s races were made in the second half of the course today, moving up authoritatively during the most challenging part of the course to secure the runners-up honors,” Clements said.
The Penn Boys and Girls Cross Country Junior Varsity teams each won team titles at the Penn Invitational.
Penn finished with 27 points to claim the JV Girls team title. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger was second with 41 points.
The Penn JV Boys finished with 26 points. Homestead scored 49 points to finish second.
GIRLS XC VARSITY: Penn individuals – 7. Brooke Neal 20:19, 8. Ellie Jankowski 20:32, 13. Aislynn Alkire 21:07, 15. Haley Makowski 21:18, 20. Morgan Gannon 21:13, 23. Nicole Marshall 21:42, 36. Katie Casbon 22:33.
GIRLS XC JV: Penn wins the Penn Invitational team title. Penn runners – 1. Mackenzie Holland 22:19, 4. Stella DiMarzio 22:40, 6. Kayla Edgerly 23:00, 7. Riley Keppler 23:29, 9. Morgan Ungerecht 23:53, 10. Adriana Juarez 24:05, 14. Cassidy Cripe 24:28.
BOYS XC VARSITY: Penn individuals at the Penn Invitational – 18. Mariano Retzloff 17:40.47, 23. Jacob Meek 17:45.12, 25. Noah Cocquyt 17:48.96, 27. Joel Gonzalez 17:51.21, 37. Nick Sergeant 18:09.00, 41. Cohl Fox 18.11.89, 43. Joshua Temeles 18:12.48.
BOYS XC JV: Penn wins Penn Invitational team title. Penn individuals – 2. Ben Boardley 18:18, 3. Dillon Pottschmidt 18:24, 6. Carter Kaser 19:03, 7. Tommy Rzeszutko 19:07, 8. David Obert 19:13, 17. Max Scheel 19:31, 26. Taylor Cussen 19:48.
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