Ty Fluharty Finishes 2nd Overall In PIAA Cross Country Championships

Riverside Panther runner Ty Fluharty finished 2nd overall in the PIAA Class-A Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Hershey, PA.

The Panther senior finished with a time 16:39.50 for his second place finish among 259 runners. [VIEW VIDEO]

Junior Thomas Smigo of Palisades finished 16:31 to win the Class A boys state title. In team competition, Hughesville took the team win with 97 points, followed by Winchester Thurston (2nd), Riverview (3rd), and Trinity (4th overall). [VIEW FULL RESULTS]

Riverside Panther Ty Fluharty, source:www.pa.milesplit.com/videos

Last month, Fluharty finished in 1st place overall in the Tri-County Championships with a time of 16:35 and also finished third overall (17:31.70) in the WPIAL Championships at California University of Pennsylvania.

Fluharty has said he plans to run at the D1 collegiate level after graduation and keep improving throughout college.

Also, representing Riverside was Lexi Fluharty who finished in 58th place (21:43.40) and Brooke Wissinger who finished in 66th place (21:55.30) in the girls Class-A PIAA Championships.  Senior Anita Stitzer of Penns Valley Area finished 1st overall with a time of 19:32.00 [VIEW FULL RESULTS]

For Ellwood City, sophomore Colton Crizer finished 18:43.90 (107th overall) and senior Joel Brooks finished 18:58.80 (133rd overall).

OF NOTE: For the second year in a row, the Mohawk girls team finished as Class 1A runners-up at the PIAA championship meet. Natalie Lape paces the Lady Warriors with a time of 20:43.80, good for a 20th place overall finish. Four Mohawk runners finished in the top 100 overall.  Neshannock freshman Brendan Burns finished 44th overall with a time of 18:12.00 in boys Class-A.

Thomas Smigo of Palisades goes 16:31 to win the Class A boys state title! #PIAAXCChamps pic.twitter.com/9l2N13uoD4

— PennTrackXC (@PennTrackXC) November 6, 2021