Cross country athletes from Butler, Knoch and Seneca Valley participated in the North Allegheny Middle School Invitational recently. There were 12 teams and more than 450 runners in the event.

Bringing home medals were Seneca Valley’s Sophia Colonello (18th in girls race), Knoch’s Daniel Deal Jr. (sixth in boys race), Butler’s Cole Lyons (15th) and Knoch’s Luke Klutschkiowski (17th).

Ribbons were presented to the top 75 finishers in each race. Butler County runners in that category follow:

Girls: Dylan Kirchner and Bailey Royhab (Seneca Valley), Samantha Penrod (Butler), Chloe Kuntz (Seneca Valley), Madison Loos (Knoch), Ella Snyder (Seneca Valley), Jocelyn Holko (Knoch), Jade Pinto (Butler), Emma Davis and Keirsten Belt (Seneca Valley), Olivia White (Butler), Kaylynn Brumbaugh (Knoch), Madeline Albert (Butler), Isabella Froedtert (Knoch), Abbie Griffith, Rachel McGregor and Katlyn Wolf (Butler)

Boys: Brayden Koegler (Butler), Justin Redilla (Seneca Valley), Ryan Barnes and Samuel Freyermuth (Knoch), Sebastian Wary (Seneca Valley), Ian Llewellyn and Lucas Slear (Butler), Caedon West and Ethan Wymer (Knoch), Guinness Brown (Butler), Jack Garbin, Andrew Drozynski and Alex Mortier (Seneca Valley), Payton McKee (Butler), Paul Armado (Seneca Valley), Shawn Fulmer (Butler) and Ty Misitis (Knoch)