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WPIAL cross country: North Catholic girls finish 2nd in Class 2A; 10 others qualify for state meet

In the WPIAL Class 2A boys race, Knoch sophomore Carter French placed four spots behind Freeport’s Michael Braun, who led the field with a finish of 15 minutes, 18.9 seconds

French’s run qualified him, too, for the PIAA championship meet — held on Nov. 2 in Hershey — with a time of 15:58.2. North Catholic junior Tyler Carroll (16:05) and freshman Jack Steineman (16:44.5), seventh and 17th, respectively, will join Braun and French.

With a total score of 184, the Yellowjackets finished fifth, just one spot from making states as a team. Other finishers for Freeport included freshman David Kristine (36th, 17:26.7), junior Calvin Lindsay (43rd, 17:38.2), senior Ben Brestensky (49th, 17:46) and junior Jacob McClymonds (75th, 18:25.1).

“Our team as a whole has really grown the last couple years,” Braun said. “We put in a really good effort and this is the best team Freeport’s had probably ever. … It’s a pretty cool thing to be a part of.”

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