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ALDEN -- Savannah Whitney had herself a day at the 40th Alden Bulldogs Cross Country Stampede on Saturday at Alden High School.
Representing Clymer/Sherman/Panama, the eighth-grader captured the Blue Girls Division 5,000-meter crown with a time of 18 minutes, 42.39 seconds to post an easy win over second-place Reiley Pierce of East Aurora (19:06.14).
Lily Elliss of Maple Grove was the other area girl to finish in the top 10, posting a time of 20:00.68. The Red Dragons finished fifth as a team with 139 points. East Aurora was first with 49.
The other local girl in the top 25 in the Blue Division was Lillian Weikel of Southwestern (20.18.39), who placed 10th.
In the Gold Girls Division, Leah Mays of Silver Creek/Dunkirk/Forestville was the top local finisher with a time of 19:40.47, which was good for 12th place. The other girl in the top 25 was Jamestown's London Hamilton (20:02.64), who finished 16th.
Lancaster was the team winner with 74 points, one in front of West Seneca and eight ahead of third-place Webster Thomas.
Christopher Phelps of Clymer/Sherman/Panama placed ninth in the Blue Boys Division with a time of 16:29.54, while teammate Flynn Fadale was 11th (16:37.39). Other area runners in the top 25 were Maple Grove's Jack Sherry, 13th (16:43.61); C/S/P's Zack Odell, 15th (16:57.12); and Maple Grove's Liam Price, 21st (17:32.13).
C/S/P placed second as a team with 87 points, 67 points behind first-place East Aurora. Maple Grove was sixth with 175 points; Franklinville/Ellicottville was 16th with 377; and Salamanca was 20th with 481 points.
In the Gold Boys Division, Thomas Kathman of Jamestown placed 20th with a time of 16:34.63 for the lone area runner to finish in the top 25. As a team, the Red & Green placed 10th with 237 points. Hamburg was first with 76 points, one point in front of West Seneca.