IAC CROSS COUNTRY: CANDOR, S-VE COMPETE IN 6-TEAM MEET (2023-09-15)

Tioga County Sports Report
ELMIRA — The Candor and S-VE cross country teams competed in a six-team IAC meet at the Newtown Battlefield Tuesday.

The Coyotes’ Ayasha Schweiger won the varsity girls race with a time of 25:29.69 while the Panthers’ John Garrison won the varsity boys event in 18:52.09.

“We had a nice showing from all three of our teams,” S-VE coach Kyle Holmes said of his varsity squads and modified girls. “This was a hard course for all runners involved, the kids pushed themselves on this one.

“It’s great to see the modified girls running well, as well as our varsity teams improving. The younger runners are starting to build their confidence, and the older ones are leading by example with their work ethic. It’s a great team to work with and be around.”

GIRLS
Team scores: Candor 30, S-VE 38, Edison 53. Elmira Notre Dame, Tioga and Watkins were incomplete.

Schweiger bested S-VE’s Kirsten Garrison (26:06.4) and Candor teammate Kristin Baker (26:28.46) in the 25-runner event.

S-VE’s Grace Bishop (27:36.54) and Madelyn Ellison (28:25.8) took fifth and sixth, and the Coyotes’ Gwen Shaw was seventh (28:49.74).

Candor’s Calli Marsh (30:46.43) and Bella Matisco (31:01.88) came in 11th and 12th.

Lucy Secondo finished 14th (32:11.62) for S-VE and teammate Kaylee-May Davison was 16th (33:49.58).

The Panthers’ Ava Cook was 19th (37:01.28) and teammate Annika Walle finished 23rd (40:43.87).

BOYS
Team scores: S-VE 26, Watkins Glen 41, Edison 55. Candor, Elmira Notre Dame and Tioga were incomplete.

The Panthers’ Eddie Rixford was third in 20:31.37 and Brian Belanger placed fourth with a 21:20.89.

James Kane led Candor, taking eighth (23:19.3), and the Coyotes’ Gage Maxwell was ninth (23:21.74).

Also competing for S-VE were AldenSalvato (11th, 24:07.65), Zach Pauke (14th, 24:23.1), Lincoln Jones (23rd, 26:32.74), Kenric Beach (30th, 33:06.09) and Tyler Tafford (31st, 33:08.82).

Others running for Candor were Issac Tuttle (17th, 24:50.85) and Lucas Romans (26:17.87).

With this weekend’s state pre-meet being canceled, Candor and S-VE will compete in a multi-team meet at Tioga Tuesday.

NOTE: Modified results will be published later.

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PHOTOS BY DANIEL GARRISON.

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