Don Stoner Invitational 2005

Maryland teams will be taking part in meets in VA, MD, and PA this weekend. These meets are the Harford Invitational, Don Stoner Invite, William and Mary Invite, Tidewater Fall Classic, Dickinson Long-Short Invite, and the Paul Short Classic

Katherine Ward is no longer an emerging star in PA. She proved the point with a big win over a talented field at the Steel City Invitational. A field that included defending champ Sarah Morrison of Chambersburg. Ward went 19:20, Morris 19:25, and Kate Ross 19:37, Chambersburg won the girls team, with 67, O;Hara 94, Council Rock North 174. Boyertown\'s Jason Weller ran 15:49, with Conestoga Valley Vince McNally at 15:56, and Greg Thomas, O\'Hara 16:10. Coatesville won for the 2nd week in a row. getting78, with O\'Hara at 122 and Parkland at 166. Natalie Bower is rocking western PA cross country this season, and she has company. Two teammates joined her in the top five at the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational to lead Latrobe to a 41-72 win over North Allegheny.(Cover photo by Karen Ward of Boys Steel City champ, Jason Weller, Boyertown.)

Gettysburg went to Smithburg MD High School for the Don Stoner Invitational, and came away with two individual titles in the Large School races.