NEW BERLIN – The Unadilla Valley Storm cross country teams hosted the 2023 MAC championships last Thursday, which also featured local Afton/Harpursville/Bainbridge-Guilford. Delhi/South Kortright won both the boys and girls championship races.

Boys:

The Storm boys took third place behind Delhi/South Kortright and Sidney while Afton/Harpursville/B-G finished fourth. Both teams had at least five male runners to achieve team scoring with A/H/B-G having seven.

Paving the way for UV/GMU was Noah Pain with a third place finish (18:52) with teammate Alex Kemnah behind him in fourth place (19:33). Ben Kemnah came in 18th place with a time of 21:25 as Aidan James finished 28th (23:27). Dominick Berthel (35th), Lucas Donato (39th), and Zach Wilson (41st) rounded out the team’s scoring.

Afton/Harpursville/B-G was led by Rowan Beasinger in 24th place and ran a time of 22:08 with Giovanni Johnson not far behind in 27th (23:24). Cooper Sienko took 33rd with teammate Matt Wombacker respectively behind him in 34th. Connor Rowe wrapped up the day with a 44th place finish with a time of 26:55 in a field of 45 male runners.

Girls:

Afton/Harpursville/B-G finished behind Delhi/South Kortright (21 points) in second place with a score of 41 points. The girls built up a great team score with seven of eight female runners earning points.

UV/GMU’s Andrea Favinger continues to led the Storm as she finished eighth with a time of 22:17. Abbie Converse also earned experience with a 35th place finish, but her placement was not included in the team score.

A/H/B-G’s Ethne Degan continues to excel in all things running as she finished in second place, just 10 seconds behind the leader (19:50) as she ran an exact 20 minutes. Maddie Ingham has also been a strong runner for this combined team. She finished in sixth place with a time of 21:38.

Lelania Baldwin took 13th (23:51) with Vanessa Brazee behind her in 14th (24:18). Laila Williams was not far behind them with a 16th place finish (24:43) while Jalyn Winans came in 18th place (25:30).

Ruth Wilson wrapped up Afton/Harpursville/Bainbridge-Guilford’s team scoring with a 28th place finish with a time of 28:05. Sage Pruskowski finished 30th, but her placement was not included with the final points. There were a total of 37 female runners in this meet.

Great job to all runners.

Both teams now prepare for the Sectionals held at Chenango Valley State Park scheduled for Thursday, November 2nd.