McClintock, Welchans lead girls; Raum leads boys in L-S XC's home meet

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In scorching heat compounded by ridiculous humidity, the Lampeter-Strasburg Cross Country team hosted the first of its two home meets today, and as a team, was quite successful.  

 "It was hot, but we worked as a team to push through," remarks senior captain Caleb Gawne.
Caleb Gawne (left) and Brady Stoner finished third and second
respectively for L-S

Both the boys' and girls' teams did not disappoint. The boys pulled away with seven runners in the top fifteen. Luke Raum led the way, and came in sixth overall with the time of 18:30. In their overall record today, the boys beat Northern Lebanon, Manheim Central, and Columbia, but lost to Elizabethtown.
Hailey Welchans finished second on the
girls' team for L-S

 The girls' team pulled away with six runners finishing in the top fifteen and one finishing in the top five, Jasmine McClintock with the time of 20:51. The girls defeated Northern Lebanon, Columbia, and Elizabethtown, but fell to Manheim Central.

 "The girls packed up well," says senior Beth DiBiase. "All of us pushed one another to stick together. I'm proud of us."

 Both cross country teams should be proud of their performances in what felt like a sweltering summer sauna. Each and every runner had positive attitudes and a strive for excellence. 

Boys Team Top Twelve
Luke Raum (right) finished sixth
overall, and first for L-S

L-S Rank
Name
Time
Overall Rank
1
Luke Raum
18:30
6
2
Brady Stoner
18:57
10
3
Caleb Gawne
18:58
11
4
Zack Kingsley
19:00
12
5
Noah Pritchard
19:05
13
6
Jansen Miller
19:14
15
7
Mitchell Kuhns
19:17
16
8
Everett Honert
19:34
19
9
Nathan Cooper
19:52
21
10
Zach Hargraves
19:57
23
11
Josiah Zehr
20:02
24
12
Tyson Owens
20:05
25

Dylan Grau (L), Eric Gross, and Tyson Owens each turned in solid runs for the Pioneers

Girls Team Top Twelve

Abby Gordley finished sixth on the team

Jasmine McClintock led the way for
the girls team
L-S Rank
Name
Time
Overall Rank
1
Jasmine McClintock
20:51
4
2
Hailey Welchans
21:46
6
3
Lauren Bliss
22:11
9
4
Juliann Knollmeyer
22:56
10
5
Alyssa Cunningham
23:13
12
6
Abby Gordley
23:17
13
7
Olivia Gard
23:36
15
8
Ellie Crumpler
23:46
16
9
Hannah Hess
23:56
17
10
Kyla Drouillard
24:00
18
11
Kelsey Kimmel
24:07
19
12
Elke Arnesen
24:26
20

--Megan Doolittle, LSNews.org Cross Country Reporter & Staff Photographer

LSNews.org Editor-In-Chief Benjamin Pontz contributed to this report by collating times and editing photos.

Edited: BP

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