NTL CROSS-COUNTRY: TOWANDA GIRLS TOP ATHENS, NEB (2024-09-03)

Northern Tier Sports Report
ATHENS — The young Towanda girls’ cross-country team made a big mark in their first NTL dual meet, beating last year’s two NTL champions - NEB (20-35) and Athens (22-36) - in their season opener Tuesday.

NEB edged Athens 24-32.

Athens’ Sara Bronson (20:50) won the race with Towanda’s Izzy Larson (21:27) and Mary-Kate Eberlin (21:40) second and third.

NEB’s Anaiah Kolesar (22:05) was fourth, followed by Knight Kenzie Brown (22:11) rounding out the top five.

NEB’s Amelia Kapr (23:16) took seventh, with Towanda’s Hannah Petty (23:44) and Layla Cobb (24:05) eighth and ninth.

The Panthers took the next three spots with Kara Dughi (24:11), Sophie Bennett (24:42) and Ruth Laudermilch (24:54).

In the junior high girls’ race Towanda defeated NEB (27-28) and Athens (24-31) while Athens and NEB tied at 18.

Towanda’s Maris Cobb (10:56) won the race.

Varsity

TOWANDA 20, NEB 35; NEB 24, ATHENS 32; TOWADNA 22, ATHENS 36

Sara Bronson (A) 20:50

Izzy Larson (T) 21:27

Mary-Kate Eberlin (T) 21:40

Anaiah Kolesar (N) 22:05

Kenzie Brown (T) 22:11

Allysa Vough (A) 22:43

Amelia Kapr (N) 23:16

Hannah Petty (T) 23:44

Layla Cobb (T) 24:05

Kara Dughi (N) 24:11

Sophie Bennett (N) 24:42

Ruth Laudermilch (N) 24:54

Angie Tavani (T) 25:05

Grace Elsworth (A) 26:07

Haylie Horton (A) 26:32

Junior High

TOWANDA 24, ATHENS 31; TOWANDA 27, NEB 28; ATHENS 18, NEB 18

Maris Cobb (T) 10:56

Stella Unser (A) 12:57

Adaline Burnett (A) 13:10

Lila Larson (T) 13:20

Julia Laudermilch (N) 13:26

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