A Bellefonte cross-country runner selected as Centre Daily Times Athlete of the Week
The readers of CentreDaily.com have selected a Bellefonte cross-country runner as the athlete of the week for Oct. 9-15.
Bellefonte boys’ cross-country’s Alex Crist earned a victory in the LHAC Dual Meet Championships in the rain. He won the race with a time of 17:11. He had 2,507 votes in the poll, or 69%.
Here were the other athlete of the week nominees:
Jarrett Stover, Penns Valley football: Penns Valley football came from behind to defeat Somerset on Oct. 13 thanks to a fumble recovery that sealed the victory. Jarrett Stover recovered a fumble in the end zone to ice the win, his second turnover that helped earn a victory this season. He had a pick-six against Philipsburg-Osceola earlier this season to prevent a comeback.
Lilyanna Smith, Penns Valley cross-country: Penns Valley girls’ cross country defeated Bald Eagle during the voting week, with Lilyanna Smith earning a first place finish. Smith, a sophomore, recorded a time of 21:12 and will anchor the team during the postseason.
Carson Long, Philipsburg-Osceola football and soccer: Philipsburg-Osceola’s Carson Long had another big week in two sports. He scored five goals for the boys’ soccer team, with a hat trick in a 4-2 win over Clearfield and two more against Bishop Carroll in a 5-1 victory. He accounted for five points in the football team’s win over Westmont Hilltop, kicking a 30-yard field goal and hitting both of his extra point attempts.
Sophie Granville, Philipsburg-Osceola volleyball: Philipsburg-Osceola volleyball went 3-0 during the week with victories over Central Mountain, Bellwood-Antis and Huntingdon. Sophie Granville helped the team earn all three wins in straight sets with 28 kills, 21 digs and 4 aces. She came in second in the poll, with 867 votes, or 24%.
For the CDT’s Athlete of the Week polls this season, we will take nominations from all six county athletic departments for both a boys’ and girls’ athlete of the week. Due to the number of nominations last week, girls’ and boys’ athletes were combined into one poll. Voting for this poll ended Sunday.
As a reminder, the poll is not scientific and just for fun. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. Look for future polls at CentreDaily.com.
This story was originally published October 18, 2023 at 11:37 AM.
