Sports

Hershey XC boys and girls wrap up undefeated season, win Mid-Penn Keystone Division

Robert Sterner, Advisor

September 27, 2024

Hershey girls cross country defeated Lower Dauphin 23-35 and Cedar Cliff 15-43 on Cedar Cliff’s home course to secure an undefeated season and a 10th straight Mid-Penn Keystone Division title.

The Trojans were led by junior Sophia Kim, who won in 19:29 in a steady rain. Sophomore Lauren Nutt (20:54), juniors Maddie Endlich (20:56) and Evie Winder (21:17), and senior Riley Burnett (21:46) secured the win by taking 4th through 7th overall.

Junior Sophia Kim leads the race against Cedar Cliff and Lower Dauphin. Kim won the race in a time of 19:29. (Broadcaster/Robert Sterner)

The Trojan girls have secured every Mid-Penn Keystone Division title since the 2015 season. Since the inception of the Mid-Penn in 1982, the Hershey girls cross country team has won 29 division titles for a 69% win rate.

On the boys side, the Trojans blasted past hosts Cedar Cliff 15-44 and rivals Lower Dauphin 23-35 to secure an undefeated season and the Mid-Penn Keystone Division title.

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Seniors Vinay Raman (16:28) and Jacob Abraham (16:31) and sophomore Max Hulays (16:36) secured the top three spots. Senior Will Chappell (17:35) returned from injury to take 8th alongside sophomore Andrew Smith (17:36), who took 9th.

Seniors Vinay Raman and Jacob Abraham and sophomore Max Hulays lead the race against Lower Dauphin and Cedar Cliff. Raman, Abraham, and Hulays took the top three spots in the race. (Broadcaster/Robert Sterner)

The Trojan boys went back-to-back, securing their second Mid-Penn Keystone Division title in a row and 21 division titles for a 50% win rate.

The Hershey Trojans next compete at the 50th Paul Short Run at Lehigh University on Friday, October 4, 2024.

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Robert Sterner, Advisor

Robert Sterner is The Broadcaster's seventeenth advisor. He has been teaching at Hershey High School for 21 years and has been an assistant coach for the HHS Cross Country team for the past 15 years. Sterner enjoys photography, science fiction, and Earl Grey tea.