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Red, White & Blue Cross Country Classic: Freeport’s Michael Braun wins 2A race, plus photos from meet

Freeport’s Michael Braun took first place with a time of 15:49.3 at the Red, White & Blue Cross Country Classic held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at White Oak Park in White Oak, Pa. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Several local teams competed Saturday in White Oak, Westmoreland County, in the Red, White & Blue Cross Country Classic.

Freeport, Karns City, Knoch, Mars, North Catholic and Seneca Valley all ran in the second major invitational of the high school cross country season.

Freeport’s Michael Braun won the boys Class 2A race in 15 minutes, 49.3 seconds, more than six seconds faster than Quaker Valley’s Clark LaLomia. Knoch’s Carter French finished eighth in 16:25.6, and Tyler Carroll (North Catholic) came in ninth in 16:31 to round out the local Top 10 finishers.

In the team standings, North Catholic’s boys finished sixth in 2A, and the girls finished third.

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