The Northampton cross country team hosted the Northampton Invitational on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5, at Bicentennial Park in East Allen Township.

The NHS girls won the team portion and were helped to victory by Hayley Jackson, who took first place overall with a time of 19:52.

Head coach Dan Benner said her time was the 19th fastest time in the six-year history of the course.

"She had the second fastest Northampton runner time on the course all-time, along with the second fastest senior time all time," Benner said. "She's only the second Northampton girl to break 20 minutes on the course."

Lyndsey Gallagher was sixth overall and medaled with a time of 20:36.

"It was the third fastest Northampton time of all time and the fastest freshman time all time," Benner said.

Jessica Hendricks medaled in 15th place, Tyleen Lopez also medaled taking 16th. Jasmine Kraftician also medaled and took 20th.

Also making up the team were Charlie Amore who came in 25th with a time of 23:10 and Tatiana Lopez who was 33rd in 23:42.

Kim Larena won the girls JV race and Brooke Ingram was second in the JV race.

The boys team finished fourth overall and earned the fourth place team trophy. The team was made up of Chris Traugher, Kendrick Schell, Justin Nikles, Andrew Martuscelli, Lucas Yost, Jon Stevens and Noah Durnin.

Traugher medaled in fifth place in a time of 16:54. It was the 21st fastest time ever run on the course, according to Benner.

"It was third fastest time by a Northampton runner and the third fastest time by a Northampton senior all time," Benner said.

Schell medaled in 17th place. His time of 17:50 was eighth fastest all-time for a Northampton runner. Nikles time of 18:14 was the 10th fastest all time for a Northampton runner.

Martuscelli took 43rd with a time of 18:38, Yost was 51st with a time of 18:50, Stevens was 58th in 19:04 and Durnin was 69th in 19:25.

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Northampton wrapped up its regular season with meets against Becahi, Easton and Nazareth.

The boys team beat Becahi, but come up short again Easton and Nazareth. The boys finished the season with a record of 3-8, led by Chris Traugher. The other boys that made up the top-five were in order: Kendrick Schell, Justin Nikles, Andrew Martuscelli and Lucas Yost.

The girls team beat both Becahi and Nazareth, but were defeated by Easton. The girls overall record was 8-3.

"It was a great bounce back year for the girls and the first time they have had a winning record since the Lehigh Valley Conference was formed," Benner said.

The top-five runners were in order: Hayley Jackson, Lyndsey Gallagher, Tyleen Lopez, Jessica Hendricks and Tatiana Lopez.

The League meet will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and the District 11 meet will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

NORTHAMPTON INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Girls Varsity Team

1. Northampton 58, 2. Nazareth 113, 3. Jim Thorpe 156, 4. Lehighton 159, 5. Schuylkill Valley 177, 6. ND Eastburg 185, 7. Tamaqua 213, 8. Shenandoah Valley 223. Others: Allen, Becahi, Dieruff, Eastburg N., Eastburg S., Fleetwood, Mahanoy Valley, Pocono West.

Boys Varsity Team

1. Jim Thorpe 88, 2. Schuylkill Valley 111, 3. Nazareth 113, 4. Northampton 140, 5. Lehighton 198, 6. Becahi 209, 7. Eastburg S. 227, 8. Fleetwood 227, 9. No. Lehigh 233, 10. Pocono West 250, 11. Allen 256, 12. ND Eastburg 267, 13. Tamaqua 309, 14. Freedom 326, 15. Palmerton 328, 16. Dieruff 344, 17. Eastburg N. 522. Others: Day Spring Christian, Mahanoy Valley, Shenandoah Valley.

Varsity Girls Top-10

1. Hayley Jackson, NHS, 19:52; 2. Willow Childs, Dier, 20:02; 3. Kassi Yocco, BC, 20:05; 4. Hannah Beatty, SV, 20:27; 5. Jennifer Beers, Leh, 20:32; 6. Lyndsey Gallagher, NHS, 20:36; 7. Courtney Capper, JT, 20:48; 8. Kailey Jacket, ND, 20:52; 9. Rowan Peppe, BC, 20:56; 10. Alyz Santone, Allen, 21:09.

Varsity Boys Top-10

1. Jon Condly, JT, 16:42; 2. Glen Heck, SV, 16:42; 3. Clay Stabolepsky, SV, 16:43; 4. Mike Sheptuk, ND, 16:50; 5. Chris Traugher, NHS, 16:54; 6. Christian Fields, JT, 16:59; 7. Mike Kopach, Naz, 17:21; 8. John Donchez, BC, 17:27; 9. Chris Yeshulas, SV, 17:29; 10. Mike Blacketter, Leh, 17:43.

MS Girls

Team

1. Northampton 46, 2. Parkland 57, 3. Tamaqua 112, 4. Schuylkill Valley 207, 5. Jim Thorpe 236. Others: Mahanoy Valley, Nazareth, Day Spring, No. Lehigh, Palmerton, Pocono West, Shenandoah Valley.

Top-5

1. Julian Duigman, Naz, 12:15; 2. Kailee Carroll, Tam, 12:32; 3. Janette Kabana, Tam, 12:49; 4. Lindsay Reightler, Park, 12:56; 5. Sarah Clapham, Park, 12:56.

NHS finishers

7. Robyn Franke 13:03; 8. Alexandra Pascucci 13:15; 9. Olivia Cappolella 13:18; 10. Hannah Flaven 13:34; 12. Rachel Hartzell 13:47; 14. Beth Albright 14:04; 15. Claire Smith 14:09; 16. Madalyn Yorke 14:22; 17. Hannah Miller 14:22; 20. Abbie Fischer 14:38; 22. Kendra Sommers 14:40; 23. Victoria Henderson 14:44; 24. Jillian Schreiber 14:45; 25. Aubrey Bealer 14:51; 26. Lauren Yeaw 14:53; 27. Aliza Bodzin 14:53; 43. Kelsey Stevens 16:04; 58. Faith Fritz 17:01.

MS Boys

Team

1. Parkland 37, 2. Schuylkill Valley 56, 3. Northampton 96, 4. Mahanoy Valley 99, 5. Jim Thorpe 166. Others: No. Lehigh, Day Spring, Palmerton, Pocono West, Shenandoah Valley, Tamaqua.

Top-5

1. Sam Morgan, Park, 10:45; 2. Ben Reisenweaver, SV, 10:59; 3. Jacob Ringer, Park, 11:16; 4. Brad Clemson, Tam, 11:21; 5. Delanie Heck-Hoppes, SV, 11:24.

NHS finishers

8. Noah Bragunier 11:34; 10. Logan Ninos 11:44; 11. Greg Milnes 11:45; 33. Evan Yost 12:52; 34. Tristen Hartney 12:56; 45. Nick Herman 13:35; 48. Patrick Dancsecs 13:43; 51. Evan Gillette 13:59; 55. Matt Curmaci 14:12; 56. Matt Gulla 14:14; 57. Mason Ruff 14:16; 60. Colyn Gerstenberg 14:22; 70. Parker Hanuschak 15:01; 82. Newhart 17:06; 83. Colin Schmall 17:56; 85. John Markle 18:51.

Co-ed race

Boys

1. Ethan Huleatt, Naz, 19:03; 2. Austin Weigand, LVC, 19:18; 3. Brad Fox, Naz, 19:20, 4. James Dailey, FHS, 19:23, 5. Nate Field, JT, 19:34.

Other NHS finishers

(overall boys and girls)

30. Brandon Wallander 21:33; 34. James Maxwell 21:52; 79. Brad Bamford 25:22; Gabe Reichenbach 27:04; 102; Zach Ohmacht 27:13;

Girls

1. Kim Larena, NHS, 23:32; 2. Brooke Ingram, NHS, 24:15; 3. Bryn Siberski, Naz, 25:14; 4. Natalie Gold, Naz, 25:31; 5. Rachel Loar, LVC, 26:00.

Other NHS finishers

(overall, boys and girls)

95. Laura Shubert 26:51; 97. Ally Gilmore 27:03; 100. Briana Lewis 27:09; 101. Makayla Miller 27:13; 110. Brielle Rigo 28:20; 113. Ruth Sharga 29:01; 125. Carly Masonheimer 31:36.