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Cross Country concludes season at NJCAA Region 19 Championships
Nov 02, 2026
LANCASTER — Valley Forge Military College’s cross country team finished its season Saturday, Oct. 31 at the NJCAA Region 19 championships at Lancaster Central Park.
Essex County sophomore Matthew Grano won the eight-kilometer race with a time of 27:46.6. Host Thaddeus Stevens won the 10-team event. The Trojans finished sixth.
Freshman Felix Witkamp paced VFMC once again, finishing 24th in the 52-runner race with a time of 34:27.1 on the eight-kilometer track.
Sophomore Travis Lutz followed Witkamp in 27th (34:57.6) with sophomore Daniel Schiele (34th, 38:07.6), freshman Steven Marsh (35th, 39:38.3) and sophomore Robert Hoopes (38th, 41:26.9) wrapping up the Trojans’ finishers.
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