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West Genesee cross country puts in impressive finishes against Liverpool, Nottingham

West Genesee's Chloe Fietze, center, finished first in Wednesday's meet against Liverpool and Nottingham. Here she is pictured with Claire Griffin, left, and Karoline Lata at media day in August. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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West Genesee has put forth an efficient campaign on cross country courses this season.

That continued Wednesday when the Wildcats used depth on their boys and girls squads to top Liverpool and Nottingham.

“It was great team wins for our runners. They weren’t perfect performances, but both races went well, and the depth of the teams came through,” West Genesee coach Jim Vermeulen said.

The Wildcats boys’ team knocked off Liverpool (19-36) and Nottingham (20-41) and the girls’ squad won by scores of 15-51 over both Liverpool and Nottingham.

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Chloe Fietze won the varsity girls’ race with a time of 20:24.6 for the Wildcats. Liverpool’s Meghan Moyer and Taylor Page both tied for second (20:44.6).

West Genesee had runners finish fourth through ninth. The Wildcats’ Peyton Long (20:55.8) and Zoe Maupin (21:47.9) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the boys’ race, Peter McMahon was victorious with a time of 17:00.1. In fact, the Wildcats’ boys team had five of its runners finish in the top 10. West Genesee’s Kevin Moser took second (17:12.3) and Michael Gomes grabbed fifth (17:52).

Nottingham’s Henry Zhe-Heimerman finished third (17:13.7) and Liverpool’s Michael Purvis came in fourth (17:48.7).

“We have a tough course, but we managed to have good finishes,” Vermeulen said.

Top 10 girls’ finishers

1. Chloe Fietze, West Genesee, 20:24.6

2. Meghan Moyer, Liverpool, 20:44.6

3. Taylor Page, Liverpool, 20:44.6

4. Peyton Long, West Genesee, 20:55.8

5. Zoe Maupin, West Genesee, 21:47.9

6. Karolina Lata, West Genesee, 22:03.3

7. Claire Griffin, West Genesee, 22:12.3

8. Andrea Conklin, West Genesee, 22:17.3

9. Rebecca Dickey, West Genesee, 22:17.4

10. Page Baker, Liverpool, 22:55.3

Top 10 boys’ finishers

1. Peter McMahon, West Genesee, 17:00.1

2. Kevin Moser, West Genesee, 17:12.3

3. Henry Zhe-Heimerman, Nottingham, 17:13.7

4. Michael Purvis, Liverpool, 17:48.7

5. Michael Gomes, West Genesee, 17:52

6. Coen Fierke, Nottingham, 17:53.7

7. Connor Moore, West Genesee, 18:17.5

8. Austin Ziegler, Liverpool, 18:17.9

9. Maxwell Broccoli, West Genesee, 18:18.5

10. Joshua Young, Liverpool, 18:22.3

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