Bronson Posts Best Career Finish At States; Wanck Falls Shy Of Last Year's Finish
By: Tim Birney / November 3, 2024
HERSHEY - Athens senior Sara Bronson finished her high school career at the PIAA, Class AA Cross-Country Championships Saturday with a career-best 51st-place finish.
Bronson ran 20:52, and was as high as 42nd at the 800-meter and halfway-point, but dropped back after that.
It was a rough day for sophomore Graham Wanck, who finished 112th in 18:07. Wanck came in on the bubble for the medals, but missed practice earlier this week due to illness.
He was 86th at the 800-meter mark, but slowly fell backwards after that.
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Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
