EL’s Bennett sets bar on new Montrose course

A pack of Lady Warriors set the pace on the Montrose cross country course last week. Elk Lake’s Katie Bennett took the win and set the mark to beat on the course at 20:09. PHOTO BY ED KING
A pack of Lady Warriors set the pace on the Montrose cross country course last week. Elk Lake’s Katie Bennett took the win and set the mark to beat on the course at 20:09. PHOTO BY ED KING

A pack of Lady Warriors set the pace on the Montrose cross country course last week. Elk Lake’s Katie Bennett took the win and set the mark to beat on the course at 20:09. PHOTO BY ED KING

Katie Bennett of Elk Lake set the mark Wednesday, Sept. 3 on a new course in 20:09 at Montrose High School in leading the Lady Warriors to two wins. Kenzie Jones of Elk Lake was second and Jennifer Korty of Forest City finished third. Emma Washo set a school record for Montrose in 20:52.

Susquehanna’s Mikayla Hargett finished third in 23:25 behind two Lakeland runners at Lackawanna Trail on Wednesday.

At Montrose’s 2.97-mile course, Elk Lake took wins over Western Wayne and Honesdale. The Lady Meteors split the day, taking a win over Western Wayne but falling to Honesdale.

Local runners: Katie Bennett (EL), 20:09 (course record); Kenzie Jones (EL) 20:22, Jennifer Korty (FC) 20:35, Justine Johns (EL) 20:42, Emma Washo (MON) 20:52 (school record), Keri Jones (EL) 21:34, Julie VanEtten (EL) 22:10, Casey Perdum (BR) 22:10, Angie Russell (MON) 23:15, Avenlea Bixby (MON) 23:33.

At Trail’s 3.1-mile course, the Lady Sabers garnered two wins and one loss; while Mountain View went 0-2 on the day.

Susquehanna picked up wins over Scranton and West Scranton but fell short against Mid Valley.
Both West Scranton and Mid Valley defeated the Lady Eagles.

Local Runners: Mikayla Hargett (SUS) 23:25, Marissa Benicci (MV) 25:43, Skyla Wilson (SUS) 25:44, Marina Gerrity (MV) 26:45, Alyssa Mozda (MV) 26:46.

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