NTL CROSS COUNTRY: WANCK, VOUGH RUN TO TOP-8 FINISHES TO PACE ATHENS AT COACHES INVITE (18 PHOTOS) (October 17, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
ROME,Pa. — Junior Graham Wanck finished third to pace the Athens girls, and junior Alissa Vough also had a top-10 finish to lead the Athens girls at the NTL Coach Cross-Country Invitational.

BOYS
ATHENS PLACE SIXTH IN TEAM STANDINGS; SAYRE'S CONDEN FINISHES 39TH
Wanck led the Wildcats, clocking in with a time of 16:56.0 on the 3.11-mile course, while while junior Jacob Shores was 18th in 18:46.21, and junior Matt Rossettie was 20th in 18:47.36.

Sayre freshman Caleb Condon finished 39th in a time of 19:44.09.

Senior Corbin Smith finished 47th in 20:16.52 for the Wildcats, while freshman Austin Nason was 75th in 23:05.6, and sophomore Micah Simwale (23:43.87) and senior Nick Lesser (25:09.57) were 77th and 78th, respectively.

Senior Kamden Knapp was 83rd for the Wildcats in 27:43.21.

Junior High
MORALES LOGS RUNNER-UP FINISH TO PACE ATHENS
Rowan Morales finished second in a time of 10:48.26 on the 1-mile course to place second in the junior high race.

Tyler Horton was 10th for the junior Wildcats in a time of 11:50.2, Sawyer Nason was 20th in 12:30.79, and Isaac Janiszewski was 28th in 13:16.8.

Sayre's Jake Johnson finished 47th in 18:25.14.

GIRLS
ATHENS FINISHES SEVENTH IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Vough placed eighth for the Wildcats, clocking in at a time of 21:06.45, while Stella Unger (25:08.86) and freshman Paisley Smith (25:10.81) were 30th and 31st, respectively, and sophomore Adaline Burnett was 45th in 27:33.61.

Tatyana Nasser finished 47th for Athens in a time of 28:14.84, while Katyayini Kinthala was 48th in 28:39.27, senior Haylie Horton was 56th in 30:59.02, and Sofia Ruffini was 59th in 34:25.04.

Junior High
OWEN RUNS TO TOP-5 FINISH; ATHENS PLACES THIRD IN THE TEAM CHASE
Evelyn Owen placed fourth in a time of 12:12.98 on the 1-mile course to pace the junior Wildcats in the junior high race, while Lydia Swingle was ninth in 13:13.16, and Celia Bennett was 23rd in 14:11.41.

Penelope Metcalf was 29th for Athens in a time of 14:43.3, while Emma Madison (15:08.0) and Lilia Rossettie (15:11.15) were 32nd and 34th, respectively, and Scarlett Eccker was 43rd in 16:56.69.

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IN PHOTO 1: Athens junior Alissa Vough. IN TOP PHOTO: Athens junior Graham Wanck. ... PHOTOS BY CHRIS MANNING.

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