Malvern cross country teams open season at Claymont
Malvern cross country runners Dekon Pennington, left, Jacob McClelland, Cooper Dorr, Dalton Pennington, Emma Maher, Mya Doughty and Olivia Maher after competing at the Claymont Early Bird Invitational.
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The Malvern boys and girls cross country teams opened their season Aug. 23
at the Claymont Early Bird Invitational, with both squads turning in solid
performances against large fields.
For the Lady Hornets, junior Emma Maher led the way with a 16th-place finish
out of 114 runners, crossing the line in 22:11. Sophomore Olivia Maher followed
in 26th place with a lifetime personal best of 23:01, while junior Mya Doughty
finished 33rd in 23:33. All three earned medals for their efforts.
Rounding out the varsity lineup were Lexus Buchman, who placed 113th in
39:58, and Annabell Renz, who was 114th in 46:37, recording a lifetime personal
best. As a team, the Malvern girls placed 11th out of 14 schools.
On the boys side, sophomore Cooper Dorr led the Hornets with a 25th-place
finish in 19:24, edging out teammate Dalton Pennington, who was 26th in
19:24.5. Junior Jacob McClelland followed in 32nd with a time of 19:42, and
sophomore Dekon Pennington ran a lifetime best of 20:22 to finish 43rd. All
four Hornet runners medaled.
Also competing for Malvern were Parker Babiczuk, who finished 115th in
30:34, and Andersen Myers, who placed 116th in 30:35, both setting lifetime
personal records. The Hornet boys placed 7th overall out of 14 teams.
The Hornets return to action Aug. 27 at East Canton High School.
