RIDGWAY — Ben Hoffman of Elk Catholic and Danielle Perry of Northern Potter earned individual District 9 Class A cross country titles on Saturday.
Hoffman paced the boys with a time of 16:46. He was followed by Darian Gregory (Smethport, 16:50), Isaac Wortman (Elk Catholic, 16:55), Christian Tanner (Smethport, 17:12), and Nicolas Heredero (Ridgway, 17:17).
Perry’s time of 19:47 was good enough to lead the girls by nearly a full minute. Rounding out the top five were Chelsea Hunt (Elk Catholic, 20:43), Amanda Ford (Northern Potter, 20:57), Rosey Thomas (Port Allegany, 21:19), and Rebecca Morgan (Northern Potter, 21:21).
Elk Catholic took home the boys team title with 27 points, while the Cranberry girls came out on top with 28 points.
BOYS
Team scores
Elk Catholic 27, Clarion 68, Smethport 69, Cranberry 102, Kane 146, Brookville 179, Otto-Eldred 183
Individual leaders
Ben Hoffman (ECC) 16:46; Darion Gregory (S) 16:50; Isaac Wortman (ECC) 16:55; Christian Tanner (S) 17:12; Nicolas Heredero (Ridgway) 17:17; Ethan Brentham (B) 17:26; Logan Hoffman (ECC) 17:27; Matt Dippold (ECC) 17:28; Daniel Fisher (Cranberry) 17:28; Tristan Amell (Coudersport) 17:41
GIRLS
Team scores
Cranberry 28, Brookville 62, Elk Catholic 87, Brockway 102, DuBois CC 148, Keystone 148
Individual leaders
Danielle Perry (Northern Potter) 19:47; Chelsea Hunt (ECC) 20:43; Amanda Ford (Northern Potter) 20:57; Rosey Thomas (Port Allegany) 21:19; Rebecca Morgan (Northern Potter) 21:21; Emily Peterson (Kane) 21:23; Tifany Berry (Cranberry) 21:31; Sylvia Pisarchick (Brockway) 21:39; Chelsea McKissick (Cranberry) 21:40; Kalynne Ziegler (Cranberry) 21:43
