State College girls’ cross country battle 2 teams, heat

With four of the first five runners, Carlisle easily outpaced State College 16-42 in a double-dual Mid Penn Conference meet Tuesday. The Lady Little Lions beat Central Dauphin East 18-42.

Catherine Curtin led State College with her clocking of 21 minutes, 7 seconds. Gabby Bock was next in seventh place in 21:12, followed by Cailin Saylor (ninth), Julia Neely (10th) and Haley Garvin (11th) on a hot and humid day in Carlisle, which forced a number of Lady Little Lion runners to drop out of the race as a precaution.

“We had a couple not looking so good but they’re okay now,” State College coach Rebecca Donaghue said. “It was really hot ... and we wanted to be safe.”

This story was originally published September 7, 2016 at 12:25 AM with the headline "State College girls’ cross country battle 2 teams, heat."