Pioneers’ Grimes breaks own school record at Mingo Classic
West Greene’s Joel Grimes finished fourth overall in the Mingo Classic on Thursday at Mingo Park in Finleyville.
The sophomore completed the 5K (3.1 mile) course in 16:42.90, which broke his own school record of 17:04.
The field of 163 runners featured teams from Class 1A, 2A and 3A.
Grimes is seeking a second appearance in as many years in the state championship meet.
The Pioneers finished third overall in Class 1A competition with 62 team points. Eden Christian won the team title with 30 points and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) was second with 43 points.
Grimes’ teammate and fellow 10th grader Kameron Hackney was 35th in 18:06.43.
Pioneer senior Landen Hill was 95th in 20:12.19.
William Rohrer (115th in 22:26.30) and Andrew Cain (156th in 31:33.40) rounded out West Greene’s top six.
A trio of juniors came in before Grimes with Sewickley Academy’s Zachary Sharara crossing the finish line first in 15:48.49. Chartiers Valley’s Cooper Knorr was second in 15:52.37 and Isaac Doerfler was third in 16:38.14.
Waynesburg Central senior Will Maxwell was 26th in 17:48.45. Teammate Ian Marshall was 84th in 19:46.17.
Carmichaels’ Luke Donaldson was 126th with a time of 23:21.50.
Maggi Courtwright led the Lady Pioneers in 45th place with a time of 22:35.77. Teammate Norah Henderson was 82nd in 24:43.53.
West Greene was third in Class 1A with 92 points. OLSH won the team championship with 15 points and Eden Christian was second (49 points).
Gateway junior Piper Munyon won the overall race in 18:17.18. She topped Chartiers Valley’s Sophia Cantos (19:35.70) and Canon-McMillan’s Karina Stoner (19:37.7).
Kaitlyn Kramer led Carmichaels with a time of 25:31.16.
Waynesburg Central’s Reiley Shultz was 74th in 24:06.99.