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Griffith leads XC team to 3-0 showing

The Northwestern boys cross country team went 3-0 at a multi-team Colonial League meet last week, while the Tiger girls team finished 2-1 at the event.

In the boys meet, Northwestern beat Pen Argyl (16-47), Salisbury (15-50) and Bangor (16-47) to improve to 24-4 this season. In the girls meet, the Tigers beat Pen Argyl (18-39) and Salisbury (15-50) but lost to unbeaten Southern Lehigh (15-50) and moved to 20-4 with on meet left in the regular season.

Southern Lehigh took the top three places in the boys meet, with Miles Etters crossing the finish line first in 15:32.1.

Northwestern was led by Noah Griffith in fourth place overall, followed by teammates Micahel Richards (seventh), Brady Furman (ninth), Isaac Grubb (10th) and Luke Breidinger (21st).

Wilson’s Juliana Bonham won the girls race in 18:10. Northwestern’s Rosalia Nestor finished third overall with teammates Katie Furman (eighth), Emily Kistler (11th), Lillian Scanlon (15th) and Alice Saltzer (16th) making up the rest of the Tigers’ team score.

Northwestern will complete the regular season this week and move on to the Colonial League Championship meet slated for next Wednesday, Oct. 21 at DeSales University.

PRESS PHOTOBY TAJ FALCONERRosalia Nestor approaches the finish line during last week’s meet at Northwestern.
PRESS PHOTO BY TAJ FALCONERNoah Griffith led the Tiger boys team at last week’s meet.