The Emmaus boys cross country team improved to 5-1 on the season on Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Valley High School as the Hornets defeated the host school (17-46), along with Pocono Mountain East (21-40) and Pocono Mountain West (15-50).
Emmaus dusted the field, placing seven runners in the top 10.
Leading the pack for the Hornets was senior Jacob Brown who finished first crossing the finish line in a time of 18:00. Shortly behind him was sophomore Keshav Shankar who took third (18:18) and junior Paul Petre who finished fourth (18:24).
Rounding out in the top 10 were juniors Mark Magee (7th place, 18:40), Mason Brown (8th, 18:41) and Colin Schaffer (9th, 18:41) along with sophomore Geoffrey Kleinberg (10th, 18:46).
Emmaus will return to the course at Whitehall Parkway on Tuesday, September 25 to take on Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg North and East Stroudsburg South at 4 p.m.
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Emmaus 17, Pleasant Valley 46
Emmaus 15, PM West 50
Emmaus 21, PM East 40
Emmaus placewinners:
1. Jacob Brown 18.00
3. Keshav Shankar 18:18
4. Paul Petre 18:24
7. Mark Magee 18:40
8. Mason Brown 18:41
9. Colin Schaffer 18:41
10. Geoffrey Kleinberg 18:46