Runners place in top five at meet
Sports
September 17, 2025

Runners place in top five at meet

By Bob Putman 

North Union had a pair of cross country runners earn a top five finish on Saturday at the Dublin Jerome Celtic Clash.

Kailin McElroy finished second in the Green Division girls race with a time 20 minutes, 19.49 seconds, while Ben Bonnell was fifth in the Green Division boys race with a time of 17:28...

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