The Tyrone Golden Eagles performed well at the 30th Annual Altoona Mountain Lion Invitational on September 20th, with some strong individual performances, including one overall winner, eighth-grade runner Sage Harbst, who won the junior high race, and Alex Brumbaugh, who placed in the top 30 for the varsity boys.
Since this was a bigger meet, the high school runners are split into a varsity and junior varsity (JV) team. The top seven runners on each team run the varsity race, and the remaining players run on JV.
The course is relatively flat and is great for the JH runners, but for varsity, halfway through the race, the runners head up a huge hill into the woods, making it go from an amazing course to a difficult one. Even with the hill, the Eagles were prepared and performed well against the large field of runners.
VARSITY BOYS:
Out of the 17 teams that scored, the Golden Eagles placed 11th. The team was also able to defeat Bellwood, who placed 13th.
Senior Alex Brumbaugh led the Golden Eagles with a strong individual performance. He ran a time of 18:36, placing 29th, and earned a medal for being among the top 30.
Freshmen Brenson Davis and Senior Nate Erickson were not too far behind Burmbaugh. Davis ran a time of 19:06, placing 43rd, and Erickson ran a time of 19:21, placing 51st.
Sophomore Gavin Brasher and freshman Jonah Wicker were Tyrone’s fourth and fifth runners. Brasher placed 75th with a time of 20:08, and Wicker placed 86th with a time of 20:31.
Sophomore Nick Sutt placed 116th with a time of 22:01
Sophomore Brody Hoover placed 131st with a time of 23:18
VARSITY GIRLS:
Out of the 14 teams that scored, the Lady Eagles placed 12th
Freshman Ella Savino led the Lady Eagles with a 41st-place finish with a time of 23:23
Freshman Addison Davis was the Eagles’ second runner, placing 69th with a time of 25:23.
Sophomore Kiana Gardner, freshman Hallie Troutman, and freshman Lilly Ammerman finished close together. Gardner placed 91st with a time of 26:55, just 5 seconds ahead of Troutman, who placed 92nd with a time of 27:00. 7 Seconds behind Troutman was Ammerman, who ran 27:07, placing 96th.
Sophomore Laney Corl finished 106th with a time of 28:41, and Senior Grace Corl finished off the varsity team, finishing in 109th with a time of 29:13.
JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS:
The Junior Varsity team only had one runner, so they did not score
Senior Tyke Beck placed 37th with a time of 31:54
JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS:
The Junior Varsity team only had two runners, so they did not score
Sophomore Sophia Raneri placed 21st with a time of 29:48
Junior Skyla Hart placed 31st with a time of 35:48
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS:
Out of the 7 teams that scored, the Golden Eagles placed 7th
Ryan Rimmer and Jayden Savino led the team, with them finishing neck and neck. Rimmer ran a time of 10:57.26 in 48th place, and Savino ran a time of 10:57.67 in 49th place.
Levi Latchford was third for the team, placing 62nd with a time of 11:47.
Dylan Brasher was fourth for the team, placing 66th with a time of 12:09.
Ian Erickson was fifth for the team, placing 69th with a time of 12:47
The team had another very close finish between Jackson Taylor and Blaine McNeal. Taylor placed 74th with a time of 13:11.28, and McNeal placed 75th with a time of 13:11.69
JUNIOR HIGH
GIRLS:
The Junior High girls have only four runners, just one short of a scoring team.
Sage Harbst had an outstanding performance, winning her race. Winning an invitational, whether it’s varsity or JH, is a big achievement and a big deal. She finished with a very quick time of 9:46 and left with a first-place medal
Harmony Dickson was the second runner for the team, placing 59th with a time of 12:07.
Just nine seconds behind Dickson was Aubree Gurekovich, who placed 64th with a time of 12:16, and behind her was Aubray Balchin, who placed 65th with a time of 12:21.
Online meet results: https://pa.milesplit.com/meets/690539-altoona-mt-lion-xc-invitational-2025/results
