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Catoctin’s Lady Cougars Cross Country Team Finishes Third at State Meet
Deb Spalding
Catoctin Girls’ Cross Country captain, she ran Photo by Jami Campbell
team set several new Catoctin High as number two
School (CHS) records and personal for Catoctin on
records during the Maryland State Saturday.
2A Cross Country Meet at Hereford Lillie
High School on Saturday, November Perella earned
14, 2015. As a team, Catoctin nineteenth
came in third place, scoring 141 place overall,
team points, among the 2A schools. and also ran
This marked the best finish ever by a new course
Catoctin High School’s Girls’ Cross personal record,
Country team. It also marked the with a time of
first time Catoctin had three girls 20:41.13. She
in the top twenty finishers at states, was the number
and the first time three girls have run three runner
under 21 minutes on the challenging for Catoctin at
Hereford cross country course. Hereford.
At states, the top five finishers for Catoctin’s
each school are assigned points based powerful top
on their individual running times on three: Julien,
the course. A team’s number six and Bella, and Pictured from left are Coach Ryan Lenhart, Coach Leah Stone, Kia Braithwaite, Rachel Waldron, Sienna Caselle, Bella Kreiner,
seven runners’ scores are figured in Lillie, had a Courtney Orndorff, Julien Webster, Lillie Perella, and Coach Terri Gibbons.
the event of a tie. The team with the phenomenal
lowest amount of points wins. season. Coach She was the number six runner for Good luck to Julien Webster and
Catoctin’s Cross Country Coach Gibbons said, “Often times, the three Catoctin at Hereford. Bella Kreiner, who will compete
Terri Gibbons said, “It’s based on of them crossed the finish line before Kia Braithwaite ran ninety-fourth in New York at the Foot Locker
who the top five are—that day. If most teams’ number two runner! At place, a new course personal record Northeast Regional Cross Country
someone doesn’t have a good day, the county championship they were time, earning the number seven Championship that takes place while
that counts against you.” She added, third, sixth, and seventh.” spot for Catoctin on Saturday. She’s this newspaper is at press.
“At Hereford, we ran a three-mile Rachel Waldron placed forty- been anywhere from number four to Congratulations Catoctin Cross
course with big hills. It’s a very third overall at state and ran number number seven this year. Country for a great season!
difficult course.” four for Catoctin, with a time of Seniors and team captains, Bella
Coach Gibbons is known for 22:12.31. She ran a new course Kreiner and Maura Williams, gained
motivational team taglines. This personal record, beating her time and shared great work ethics as
season’s team motto, “Rankings at a meet on the same course in part of this team. About the team’s
mean nothing and race day means September by over two minutes. thoughts before the state meet, Bella
everything!” was proven true, “22:12 is an impressive time on said, “We felt pretty confident; we’ve
as reflected in race-day results at this hard course. She shaved over two been a strong team over the year.
Hereford. minutes in a month and half. That is It’s all on attitude and the mental
Julien Webster ran seventh place extremely impressive,” said Coach game… We encourage each other.
overall, with a time of 20:02.84. Gibbons. We’ve been faster than we ever have
She is a junior at Catoctin and was Sienna Caselle earned eighty- before.”
Catoctin’s number one finisher at this second place overall, with a time Congratulations to Catoctin’s
state competition. She ran the fastest of 23:41.82, a new course personal Boy’s Cross Country finishers. Paul
time in CHS school history that any record for her. She ran the number Slotwinski finished fifteenth, his best
girl from Catoctin has ever run on five spot for Catoctin at states, with state finish; and Keith Gasior ran a
the Hereford course. her first run under twenty-four course personal best time. Special
Bella Kreiner earned thirteenth minutes at Hereford. thanks to coaches Ryan Lenhart,
place overall, with a time of Courtney Orndorff placed Leah Stone, and Jami Campbell,
20:29.11, a new personal record ninetieth, with a time of 24:18.02, who have helped tremendously this
on the course. A senior and team also a new course personal record. season.
Catoctin’s Lady Cougars Cross Country Team Finishes Third at State Meet
Deb Spalding
Catoctin Girls’ Cross Country captain, she ran Photo by Jami Campbell
team set several new Catoctin High as number two
School (CHS) records and personal for Catoctin on
records during the Maryland State Saturday.
2A Cross Country Meet at Hereford Lillie
High School on Saturday, November Perella earned
14, 2015. As a team, Catoctin nineteenth
came in third place, scoring 141 place overall,
team points, among the 2A schools. and also ran
This marked the best finish ever by a new course
Catoctin High School’s Girls’ Cross personal record,
Country team. It also marked the with a time of
first time Catoctin had three girls 20:41.13. She
in the top twenty finishers at states, was the number
and the first time three girls have run three runner
under 21 minutes on the challenging for Catoctin at
Hereford cross country course. Hereford.
At states, the top five finishers for Catoctin’s
each school are assigned points based powerful top
on their individual running times on three: Julien,
the course. A team’s number six and Bella, and Pictured from left are Coach Ryan Lenhart, Coach Leah Stone, Kia Braithwaite, Rachel Waldron, Sienna Caselle, Bella Kreiner,
seven runners’ scores are figured in Lillie, had a Courtney Orndorff, Julien Webster, Lillie Perella, and Coach Terri Gibbons.
the event of a tie. The team with the phenomenal
lowest amount of points wins. season. Coach She was the number six runner for Good luck to Julien Webster and
Catoctin’s Cross Country Coach Gibbons said, “Often times, the three Catoctin at Hereford. Bella Kreiner, who will compete
Terri Gibbons said, “It’s based on of them crossed the finish line before Kia Braithwaite ran ninety-fourth in New York at the Foot Locker
who the top five are—that day. If most teams’ number two runner! At place, a new course personal record Northeast Regional Cross Country
someone doesn’t have a good day, the county championship they were time, earning the number seven Championship that takes place while
that counts against you.” She added, third, sixth, and seventh.” spot for Catoctin on Saturday. She’s this newspaper is at press.
“At Hereford, we ran a three-mile Rachel Waldron placed forty- been anywhere from number four to Congratulations Catoctin Cross
course with big hills. It’s a very third overall at state and ran number number seven this year. Country for a great season!
difficult course.” four for Catoctin, with a time of Seniors and team captains, Bella
Coach Gibbons is known for 22:12.31. She ran a new course Kreiner and Maura Williams, gained
motivational team taglines. This personal record, beating her time and shared great work ethics as
season’s team motto, “Rankings at a meet on the same course in part of this team. About the team’s
mean nothing and race day means September by over two minutes. thoughts before the state meet, Bella
everything!” was proven true, “22:12 is an impressive time on said, “We felt pretty confident; we’ve
as reflected in race-day results at this hard course. She shaved over two been a strong team over the year.
Hereford. minutes in a month and half. That is It’s all on attitude and the mental
Julien Webster ran seventh place extremely impressive,” said Coach game… We encourage each other.
overall, with a time of 20:02.84. Gibbons. We’ve been faster than we ever have
She is a junior at Catoctin and was Sienna Caselle earned eighty- before.”
Catoctin’s number one finisher at this second place overall, with a time Congratulations to Catoctin’s
state competition. She ran the fastest of 23:41.82, a new course personal Boy’s Cross Country finishers. Paul
time in CHS school history that any record for her. She ran the number Slotwinski finished fifteenth, his best
girl from Catoctin has ever run on five spot for Catoctin at states, with state finish; and Keith Gasior ran a
the Hereford course. her first run under twenty-four course personal best time. Special
Bella Kreiner earned thirteenth minutes at Hereford. thanks to coaches Ryan Lenhart,
place overall, with a time of Courtney Orndorff placed Leah Stone, and Jami Campbell,
20:29.11, a new personal record ninetieth, with a time of 24:18.02, who have helped tremendously this
on the course. A senior and team also a new course personal record. season.
