Great Rocket Invitational For Wildcats; Varsity Boys Finish 2nd, Varsity Girls 4th

on 3 September, 2024 at 12:50

Photos Courtesy of Diane Lerch (Above) Wildcat Boys proudly display their 2nd Place plaque. (L-R) Caden Lewis, Kaleb Walker, Logan Lutz, Jonas Wilshire, Eric Craig, Hayden Weber, Drake Edmonds, Caleb Turner, Logan Powell, Josh Turner, Ryan Rinker, Riley Rinker, Camden Coleman

The Central Clarion Cross Country teams had a very good showing at the Rocket Invitational, in Titusville, on Saturday, August 31st, with the Boys Varsity earning the Second Place plaque, while the Varsity Girls just missed a plaque, finishing in fourth.

There were twenty-four teams with 221 athletes in the Varsity Boys race, with Oil City finishing first. Jacob Prettyman from Franklin, was the first to cross the finish line. The Top 25 athletes in each race earned medals. (There were also several incomplete teams in each race.)

Jonas Wilshire was the top finisher for Central Clarion, taking the eleventh spot, with a time of 17:04.

**Varsity Boys medalists at Rocket Invite – Jonas Wilshire (14th), Drake Edmonds (22nd), Hayden Weber (21st)**

Other Wildcat runners included: Hayden Weber – 21st (17:16), Drake Edmonds – 22nd (17:21), Josh Turner – 32nd (17:54), Logan Powell – 36th (18:06), Paul Craig – 85th (19:42), AJ Mecusker – 107th (20:15), Caleb Turner – 118th (20:34), Logan Lutz – 124th (20:40), Ryan Rinker – 131st (20:55), Caden Lewis – 144th (21:14), Riley Rinker – 181th (22:53), Logan Meier – 189th (23:20), Kaleb Walker – 204th (25:02).

There were twenty teams with 172 athletes in the Varsity Girls race. Cathedral Prep finished first with Prep runner Anne-Catherine Brown taking top individual honors.

**Varsity Girls Team –** **Olivia Radaker, Adisen Jackson, Livia McGinley, Dana Coulson, Julliana Schwabenbauer, Eliza Datko, Reise Jackson**

Eliza Datko was Central Clarion’s top runner for Central Clarion, finishing in eleventh place with a time of (20:13).

Other Wildcat runners included: Julianna Schwabenbauer – 18th (20:45), Adisen Jackson – 20th (21:01), Reise Jackson – 39th (22:12), Olivia Radaker – 61st (22:58), Livia McGinley – 93rd (24:37), Dana Coulson – 86th (24:40).

**Varsity Girls medalists at the Rocket Invite, Julianna Schwabenbauer – 18th place, Adisen Jackson – 20th, Eliza Datko – 11th**

The Junior High Boys race included sixteen teams and 145 runners, with Grove City’s Andrew Gildersleeve finishing first. He and his Eagle teammates claimed the team title.

Wildcats Griffin Edmonds and Jackson Baker finished thirteenth and fourteenth respectively, with both turning in times of 9:32, to earn medals.

**Boys Junior High medalists – Griffin Edmonds** **(13th place) and Jackson Baker (14th place)**

The Junior High Girls race included nine teams and 92 runners. Fort LeBoeuf was the team champion, while their own Sydney Shields won the individual title.

Central Clarion finished seventh, with Hannah Love capturing twelfth place, with a time of 10:53.

**Girls Junior High medalist Hannah Love – (12th place)**

Central Clarion Head Coach Nicole Oakes shared, “Thunder was rolling early on during walkthroughs and all morning it was a guessing game if we would get races in, but it turned out to be a perfectly overcast morning to get a few runs in.

“We always enjoy starting our season in Titusville, it gets our new runners used to the bigger races on a fast but flat, easy to follow course. Even our veteran runners typically do very well at this invite and this year was no different. Many of the kids got new personal records.”

(Great work, Wildcats!!!! Thanks to Coach Oaks for her quotes and information and to Diane Lutz for her photographs!!)

RESULTS LINK

https://runhigh.com/2024RESULTS/R083124BA.html