Congratulations to the Williamson/Marion cross country teams for winning both the boys and girls Section V team championships on Saturday at Letchworth State Park.

The boys won their first title as a merged team for either school, led by defending champion Aaron Meyer, who topped all Class C runners with a winning time of 15:49.6. Teammate Michael Ciripompa finished second overall (16:24.6) to help the team finish with 67 points ahead of runner-up Clyde-Savannah (78). Also for the boys, Carter Briggs finished 20th, Silas Lewis finished 22nd, Sean Meyer finished 31st, Jayden Klopotowski finished 32nd and Kayden Skerrett was 35th.

The Williamson/Marion girls finished with 36 points to finish in first place ahead of Wayland-Cohocton (77 points). Hanna Governor was the winner in 18:06.7 and Georgie Alexander finished second in 19:44.4. Also for the girls, Ellie Alexander finished fifth, Breanna Shaver finished 13th, Kodie Whipple was 32nd, Faith Atwater finished 38th and Hailey Kramer finished 39th. 

Both teams will compete in next weekend’s state championships in Queensbury. Congratulations!