Bella Scott And Other Local Harriers Headed To States After Fine Showing At Districts

on 5 November, 2021 at 18:51

(Images by Diane Lutz) Above: Start of the Boys’ race.

The 2021District Nine Class-A Cross Country Championships were held at Ridgway, on Saturday, October 30th, and Clarion Area’s Bella Scott is headed to the PIAA State Meet, at Hershey, tomorrow (Saturday, November 6th) by virtue of her 7th place finish in the Girls’ race.

Bella will be joined by a number of other area runners at States.

Clarion-Limestone will send three runners: Morgan McNaughton, who was 6th in the Girls’ Race, and Logan Lutz and Ty Rankin, who finished 6th and 9th respectively, in the Boys’ race.

North Clarion is sending for runners: Kaine McFarland who was 3rd and Aiden Thomas who finished 5th in the Boys’ Race, and Brynn Siegel who finished 5th and Jordyn Hendrickson who was 10th in the Girls’ Race.

Coudersport’s Kevin Sherry finished first in the Boys’ Race and Jenna Gregory from Smethport was the Girls’ Champion.

(Boys Medalists/State Qualifiers: (Front L – R) 1st place – Kevin Sherry from Coudersport; 6th place – Logan Lutz from Clarion-Limestone; 3rd place – Kaine McFarland from North Clarion; 4th place – Micah Williamson from Brockway; 10th place – Noah Gabreski from Coudersport. (Back L-R) 5th place – Aiden Thomas from North Clarion; 2nd place – Eli Schrieber from Ridgway; 7th place – Calvin Doolittle from Brookville; 8th place – Landon Schmader from Brockway; 9th place – Ty Rankin from Clarion-Limestone.)

Also, the first and second place teams in the District Nine Meet, advance to states. Cranberry’s First Place Team in the Boys’ and Girls’ races and Elk County Catholic’s second place teams in both races, advanced. Clarion-Limestone was third and North Clarion fourth in the Boys’ Race, while Clarion-Limestone was fifth and North Clarion was sixth in the Girls’ Race.

Congratulations to Bella, Morgan, Jordyn, Brynn, Logan, Tyler, Kaine, Aiden and all the District Nine State Qualifiers!!!! Have a great race at Hershey!!!!

(Girls Medalists/State Qualifiers: (Front L-R) 3rd place – Morgan McNaughton from Clarion-Limestone; 6th place – Erika Doolittle from Brookville; 8th place – Cheyenne Mehl from Oswayo Valley; 10th place – Jordyn Hendrickson from North Clarion. (Back L-R) 1st place – Jenna Gregory from Smethport; 2nd place – Hannah Burgoon from Moniteau; 4th place – Courtney Martin from Northern Potter; 5th place – Brynn Siegel from North Clarion; 7th place – Bella Scott from Clarion Area; 9th place – Madelyn Schmader from Brockway.)

(Thanks to Diane Lutz for her images and other help on this article!!!!)