NTL CROSS COUNTRY: KNEFLEY, GARVERICK LEAD NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD AT COACHES INVITE(October 17, 2026) Northern Tier West Sports Report ROME — Michael Knefley was the runner-up in the boys’ race and Leila Garverick finished 4th for the Lady Tigers to lead a North Penn-Mansfield contingent at the NTL Coaches Invite on Saturday.
Knefley (16:54.76) was just three seconds behind boys’ winner Jackson Martin from NEB while Braden VanLoon (19:21.65) and Isaiah VanLoon (19:43.06) were 30th and 38th, David Graf (20:15.66) placed 46th and Alexander Mahosky (21:55.48) was 66th.
The Tigers’ 166 points left them in 7th place. Towanda won the boys’ team title with 44 points.
Also for the NPM boys, Maddox Correll (22:23.16) was 69th, Nolan Palmatier (22:47.02) was 73rd, Aiden Thompson (25:36.98) was 80th and Caleb Post (25:41.14) was 81st.
Garverick’s (20:39.24) 4th-place finish in the girls’ race was followed by Carolyn Cherwinski (26:18.00) placing 36th, Maryn McCarthy (29:25.23) in 52nd, Emma Cummings (29:49.71) in 53rd and Bailey Smith (30:30.96) in 55th place.
Towanda (51) also won the girls’ title while NPM (167) was 8th.
