The Week That Was: PA Week 5 XC Recaps

One of the biggest meets in New York state drew a solid contingent from Pennsylvania as the Keystone state entries fared well in the 55^th annual McQuaid Invitational in Rochester. Dylan Throop of General McLane returned to the invitational scene in a big way as the junior backed up his 15:30.7 clocking in Lock Haven on the last day of August with a No. 2 finish in the Class AA race, running 15:12.5 over the three-mile course to NY standout Sam Lawler and his fastest time of the day of 14:54.7.

A pair of PA runners made the Class A top 10 as Elk County Catholic senior Ben Hoffman was 8^th in 15:55.7, while Zach Buckner of Fairview was next in 16:01.9. Teammate Michael Grecchany and Ethan Weber were 13^th and 14^th for the Tigers, and ECC's Joe Wolfe was 15^th.

In the girls' races, Maddison Hayes of Fairview was sixth in the Class A seeded race in 18:23.7, while teammate Halle Myers was 10^th in 19:08.8. In Class AA, freshman Sarah Clark of Villa Maria was 11^th in 18:45.1, while Devyn Bayle of General McLane was 19^th in 19:17.4. Jules Jones of Cowanesque Valley won the Class A unseeded race in 19:05.2.