The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team opened their season with a sweep of St. Marys (24-32), Northern Potter (19-40) and Dubois Central Catholic (17-42).

“This was a nice day to start the year. We have been working out since early July and the girls have worked hard the last two weeks to get ready.” Addie Pilon was 1st overall in her first varsity race in a time of 21:43. “Addie ran a great race. She went out smart the first two miles and ran with two veteran runners. She easily pulled away in the 3rd mile.” Madison Vinelli was 3rd in 22:51 for a personal best. “Maddie has improved tremendously since last year. She put the work in during the offseason to be this level. I’m very proud of her.” Rylann Terwilliger was 7th in 25:40 and Jennifer Bouquin was 9th in 26:10. “Rylann and Jen both had great races to start the season.” Joleen Weimer was 10th in 27:35 and Emma Herne was 12th in 28:02. “Joleen ran a great 2nd half of the race and Emma ran great in her first varsity race too. This was a good start to the season for us.” It’s been a while since we had a 3-0 start to the season.”

The Lady Owls middle school team dropped a close meet to St. Mary’s 24-33. Olivia Rhoades was 1st overall in 12:21, Mariah Hallock was 5th in 13:23, Aria Morgan was 6th in 13:32, Neveah Gomez was 10th in 14:08, Lauren McGee was 11th in 14:38, Ariana Peterson was 12th in 15:16, Alayna Dillaman was 14th in 16:33, Addison Terwilliger was 15th in 17:51 and Alaina Rosenswie was 16th in 18:18. “It was very nice to have a meet after weeks of practice. I’m very happy for Olivia’s 1st place. She has worked very hard this summer. Also, I’m very proud of Aria, Lauren, Ariana, Alayna and Alaina’s first cross country meet.”

The Lady Owls return to action Saturday at the McDowell Invitational.