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IAC / STAC BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: SHERWOOD, AVERY, McDONALD PACE THEIR SQUADS AT OFA INVITATIONAL (19 PHOTOS) (2019-09-15)

Tioga County Sports Report
OWEGO — Newark Valley's Jonny Sherwood nipped SVEC's Callum Avery by one-tenth of a second as the duo and Waverly's Collin Wright garnered top-10 finishes at the OFA Invitational here Saturday. 

Wright clocked 16:17.1 to claim third place while Sherwood was fifth in 16:43.4 and Avery was sixth in 16:43.5.

Three other Tioga County runners placed in the top 25 in the 185-runner field. Owego's James McDonald took 12th with a 17:13, NV's Connor Yetter was 20th in 17:36.8 and Waverly's Nate Ackley was 23rd in 17:40.3.

The Cardinals' Seth Hartenstein was 33rd with a 17:53.3, Mark Vosburgh took 44th in 18:08.8 and Patrick Bishop was 92nd with a 19:13.3.

Owego's Hunter Ellis placed 30th with a 17:51.8, Matthew Miller was 48th in 18:14.7, Derek Sarrge took 67th with a 18:37.7 and Dylan Pitcher was 69th in 18:38.6.

For SVEC, Nathan Gillette finished 106th with a 19:26.3, Ryan Hodges was 121st in 19:52.2, Tyler Doster was 124th with a 19:55.9 and Ty'Vone Benners was 134th with a 20:35.8. 

Waverly's Kaden Wheeler placed 32nd with a 17:52.6, Brandon Bubniak was 43rd in 18:07 and Jayden Rose was 64th in 18:35.

Ty Middendorf led Tioga, placing 101st with a time of 19:22.4. Thomas Hurd was 115th in 19:37.2, Nate Jaye was 144th with a 20:49.1, Mason Card took 157th in 21:24.8 and Kyle Earley took 165th in 22:19.7.

Others competing included Owego's Gavin Bowers (91st, 19:11.5), Jason Barnes (94th, 19:15.3) and Justin Brown (99th, 19:21.8); NV's Noah Waterman (100th, 19:22) and Jake Ludwig (19:44.8); SVEC's Isaac Lindridge (140th, 20:44.1) and Ben Dizer (151st, 21:09.5); Waverly's Liam Traub (102nd, 19:22.8); and Tioga's Josh Reis (166th, 22:30.2) and Kobe Enberg (169th, 22:44.1).

Horseheads won the team title with 60 points, besting Elmira's 75. Waverly was the top Tioga County team in third with 159. Newark Valley took fourth (182), Owego sixth (216), SVEC 17th (431) and Tioga 23rd (592).

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IN PHOTO 1: Newark Valley's Jonny Sherwood. ... PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR


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