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SHIP U. Women’s Cross Country opens season with pack finish at Piper Challenge

The Shippensburg University women’s cross country team placed second Friday at the 16th annual Galen Piper Cross Country Challenge. The Raiders completed the season-opening 4K race at Shippensburg’s campus recreation complex.

Shippensburg finished with 87 points, 11 points ahead of the SU alumni team in third place. NCAA Division I George Washington won with 24 points after placing five runners among the top nine.

Shaela Kruskie led the Raiders with a 20th-place time of 15:34.5. Brooke Miller finished 21st in 15:35.3, Victoria Bartholomew placed 22nd in 15:36.1 and Mya Trotty finished 23rd in 15:36.6.

Ella Hartel completed Shippensburg’s group of scoring runners by placing 27th in 16:10.9. Caleigh Vincent, Lexi Boyd and Sammie Wiest finished consecutively in 32nd through 34th place.

Shippensburg Hall of Famer Neely Spence Gracey won the individual race in 14:07.5, finishing nine seconds ahead of George Washington’s Hadley Mahoney.

The Raiders will compete next at Dickinson’s Long/Short Invitational in Newville.

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Fred Allen Blocher 1943-2026

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Born January 4, 1945 in Washington, D.C., Frank was an avid Civil War enthusiast who loved to share his knowledge with others.

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