Loch Haven, PA. Eric Cooper (Photo by Mary McDaniel), the two-time defending WVIAC Cross-Country champion, qualified for the NCAA Division II National Meet with a seventh place finish. Cooper went out with the leaders and never fail below 7th place overall during the meet. Cooper finished the 10K course in 31:26. Mansfield senior Chris Cummings joined Cooper as individual representatives with a 3rd place finish in 31:11. Edinboro won the meet and Slippery Rock finished 2nd to earn NCAA bids to the finals. Sarah Campanelli of Wheeling Jesuit was the highest finishing lady from the WVIAC with a 23rd place finish in the 6K race with a time of 22:39.The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships is on Nov. 17 at Missouri Southern State University. The men’s 10K race begins at 11:30 a.m.
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A day of firsts for Central Cambria, Emmaus, North Penn and a day of repeats for Carly Seymour, Neely Spence, Boyertown and North East CLICK BELOW FOR POST-RACE FEATURES, VIDEO INTERVIEWS, PHOTO GALLERY AND RACE VIDEOS:Video Interviews: Neely Spence | Mark Dennin | Chris Aldrich | Emmaus Photo Gallery by Don Rich, Tim O'Dowd & Megan Clugh from nine spots on the course for each race - over 2000 pixRace Videos by Aaron Rich: AA Girls | AA Boys | AAA Girls | AAA Boys Post-Race FeaturesCentral Cambria won a title.But they took home so much more. Coatesville doesn't rebuild. They reload. Cross country rings true in Wellsboro. Experienced coach, expert spotters, and soccer lead North East to 9th state title. Carly Seymour reclaimed her state AA title (she had won as a sophomore) and led her team to the school's first-ever state title in any sport.Note from PIAA and RunHigh. Posted results replace any and all preliminary results that were posted or distributed at the meet. Top 25 medalists and team awards were correct as presented in Hershey. It was a day that went of form in many ways, but in others, it was a big surprise. The day of first s included team champs for the girls of Central Cambria in AA, Emmaus in AAA, and the boys of North Penn in AAA. AA North East boys captured their 9th between the boys and girls. In the individual races, Carly Seymour led her championship team with one point and a monster 17:49 for her 2nd state XC title. Neely Spence (in photo by Timothy O'Dowd, Irishrunner.com) took off at 3K to repeate. Joe Beveridge captured the AA crown, and Mark Dennin repeated for Boyertown in AAA. Favorite Vince McNally of Conestoga Valley simply had a bad day. See Side Note in inside coverage.