HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: CORNING'S LAWSON WINS GOLD RACE AT MQUAID INVITE (2026-10-11)

Southern Tier Sports Report
ROCHESTER — Corning junior Chris Lawson became the third member of his family to capture the title at the McQuaid Invite.

Lawson won the gold boys three-mile race with a time of 14:37.30. He followed in the footsteps of his sisters Jess and Sarah, who both won when they were in high school.

Corning finished ninth as a team with a score of 208. East Aurora won at 107.

Ashtyn Stark was 30th in 15:33.80 and Graham Wightman was 41st in 15:43.50. Andrew Wilkerson was 74th in 16:08.50 and Elijah Sonner was 96th in 16:21.30. Andrew Miller was 115th in 16:37.60 with Charlie Wukovitz 123rd in 16:46.40. Connor Harrington was 125th in 16:49.20 and Isaac Ho was 129th in 16:49.80.Evan Soccio was 149th in 17:12.70. 

In the girls’ gold race Corning was 14th at 308 points.

Kateland Dininny was 23rd for Corning in 18:28.80 and Bella Martinec was 43rd at 18:58.60. Mia Owens was 77th in 19:43.60 and Hazel Fuchs was 96th in 20:22.30 with Eleanor Robson 98th in 20:29.70. Vanessa Topielec was 100th in 20:32.10 with Kai Bronfenbrenner 103rd in 20:36.90. Liesel Despain was 108th at 20:43.50 with Lillian Deurlein 111th in 20:53.20. Abigail Wagner was 121st in 21:10.30. 

For Horseheads in the girls’ freshman/sophomore race Hannah Sydlansky was 11th in 20:31.90 and Aubri Hatch was 15th in 20:58.20.

Elmira's Addie Fenton was fourth in the freshman/sophomore race in 19:34.10. 

In the boys’ freshman/sophomore race Noah Cloke was 46th in 17:45.90 and Hayden Houck was 27th in the junior high girls race. Josiah Nicolae of Horseheads was 132nd in the freshman/sophomore race in 19:01.70. Mason Dispense was 198th in the race in 20:28 and Michael Christmas was 218th in 21:36.90. Alex Howard was 225th in 21:50 and Anthony Sullivan was 227th in 21:58.10. Noah Walton was 245th in 23:23.40 and James Chilson was 258th in 24:32.50. Horseheads was 21st as a team. 

Elmira’s girls were 15th in the girls’ AAA race at 378 points.

Madelyn Wise was 16th in 19:28.80 and Molly Doran was 69th in 21:28.90.

Amber Mahmoud was 94th for Elmira in 22:50.30 and Mallory Duffy was 121st in 25:00.30 followed by Annalyse Ferriter in 25:05.90. Paityn Walburn was 129th in 27:35.30.

Edison was 36th in the B1 race. 

Notre Dame’s Bella Clarke was 48th in 20:24.10. Kaylin Moore of Notre Dame was 254th in 24:30.60. 

Parker Lincoln was 58th in 20:39.80 and Emma Duggan was 185th in 23:10 while Natalie Spier was 310th in 26:15.50 followed by Emma Rose Deats in 26:17.50. Eva Mirando was 343rd in 27:33.80 with Alexa Stein 345th in 27:42. 

In the large JV race Corning’s Sophia Bender was 24th in 21:43.10 and Savannah Elliot was 47th in 22:29. Bella Beres was 58th in 22:49.60. Aubrey Miller was 116th in 25:45.20 followed by Katelyn Brayman (25:53.70). Caroline Welch was 123rd in 26:23.10. Corning was seventh as a team at 197 points.

For the boys Elmira was 10th at 261 and Horseheads was 23rd at 616 in the AAA race.

James Lovell of Elmira was 18th at 16:12.10 and Gianni Page was 28th at 16:32. Noah Wilbur was 61st in 17:19.80 and Adam Loftus was 80th in 17:49.60 while Benjamin Hinman was 85th in 17:57.20. Isaac Miller was 106th in 18:40.80 and Wally Ferriter was 108th in 18:43.40. 

Nolan Miller of Horseheads was 124th in 19:28.80 and Keegan Duart was 135th in 19:57.10 followed by Dexter Bell in 20:02.30. Luca Sa’Pereira was 143rd in 20:32.50 and Jackson Danna was 153rd in 21:33.80 with Nate Hall 160th in 25:33.20.

In the B1 race Edison was 36th at 969 with Notre Dame 42nd at 1,069. 

Notre Dame’s Gavin Meier was 22nd in 16:25.40 and Aidan Stein of Edison was 165th in 18:38.90. 

Mark Schillo of Edison was 186th in 18:57.20 and teammate Jeremiah Hubscmitt was 188th in 18:59.30. Notre Dame’s Burke Hilgindorf was 204th at 19:09.40 and Edison’s Grayson Margeson was 244th in 19:38.70. Robert Sharp of Notre Dame was 363rd in 21:50.90 and Edison’s Jeffrey Stone was 367th in 21:58.70. Cyrus Bidwell of Edison was 377th in 22:28.10 and Johnny Piet of Notre Dame was 379th in 22:31.10. Trevor Agan of Notre Dame was 393rd in 23:14.30 and Sawyer Burleigh of Edison was 402nd in 23:40.30. Sergio Condo of Notre Dame was 424th at 25:31.70 and 

Corning’s boys won the JV large-school race with a score of 38. Elmira was 16th at 409 points. 

Pascal Boutwell of Corning was second in 17:10.30 followed by teammate Thomas VanSlyke in 17:12.80. Britton Chapman was seventh at 17:16.30 while Ryan Madden was ninth at 17:20.50. Raphael Boutwell was 17th in 17:34.50. Coleten Ketchum was 20th in 17:38.30 and Dominik Davis was 28th in 17:54.60 followed by teammate Isaac Ballard (17:54.60). Everett Hunter was 52nd in 18:31.20 and Patrick Ho was 67th in 18:41.30. Elmira’s Garrett Palmieri was 72nd in 18:48.90 and Gavin Bierwiler of Corning was 80th in 18:57.70. 

Reed Fuchs of Corning was 92nd in 19:09 and Elmira’s Alexander Barletta was 96th in 19:11.90. Aaron Skinkle of Elmira was 101st in 19:20.80 and Corning’s Braedyn Copp was 105th in 19:26.10 and Harris Nasir of Corning was 107th in 19:29. Corning’s Jacob Kaufman was 117th in 19:41.70 followed by Elmira’s Chrystian Kinner in 19:44.50. Corning’s Adekunle Oyelaran was 127th in 19:59.20 and teammate Jax Adams was 137th in 20:05.90. Brock Allington of Corning was 145th in 20:19.10 followed by Elmira’s Karson Combs in 20:22.60. Elmira’s Jacob Kiersten was 148th in 20:26.70. 

Corning’s Sylas Ruza was 154th in 20:41.70 and Abhi Patel was 157th in 20:47 while Benjamin Vang-VanSant was 162nd in 20:55.90. Wyatt Bloodsmith was 189th in 21:33.40 and Ivan Miranda of Elmira was 220th in 22:34.40. Triton Conklin of Elmira was 243rd in 23:58.50 and Corning’s Ben Stumper was 246th in 24:08.90. Mason Childs of Corning was 256th in 25:18.60. 
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IN PHOTO: Corning’s Chris Lawson. . . STSR FILE PHOTO.  

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