{
  "id": 17128732,
  "title": "Philp, Herbst lead North, Smithsburg to WCPS cross country team titles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/philp-herbst-lead-north-smithsburg-to-wcps-cross-country-team-titles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T21:39:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philp-herbst-lead-north-smithsburg-213912925.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the 2026 Washington County Public Schools cross country championships held on Thursday, Oct. 29 at South Hagerstown, North Hagerstown and Smithsburg claimed victory in the boys and girls team categories respectively. Dylan Herbst of Smithsburg emerged as the top boy, finishing the race in 16:32.0, while Mackenzie Philp of North Hagerstown was the race's top girl, completing the course in 18:38.8. The top ten individual performers in each category are as follows:\n\n- Boys: Dylan Herbst (Smithsburg), Grayson Wynkoop (Smithsburg), Nicholas Parmelee (Boonsboro), Luke Gentzel (Smithsburg), Rion Lowe (Boonsboro), Avery Marquis (Williamsport), Paxton Reidenbach (North Hagerstown), Dylan Lowe (Smithsburg), Evan Melby (Boonsboro), and Lucas Moore (North Hagerstown).\n\n- Girls: Mackenzie Philp (North Hagerstown), Caroline Philp (North Hagerstown), Anna Ramanan (North Hagerstown), Emily Franko (Boonsboro), Anabelle Myers (North Hagerstown), Charlee Hajel (North Hagerstown), Emma Robinson (North Hagerstown), Lillian Ross (Boonsboro), Philomena Ortiz (North Hagerstown), and Rebeka Davidson (Boonsboro).",
  "summary": "North Hagerstown's Mackenzie Philp and Smithsburg's Dylan Herbst won individual titles and led their teams to WCPS championships this afternoon.",
  "key_points": [
    "North Hagerstown wins boys team title",
    "Smithsburg wins girls team title",
    "Dylan Herbst leads boys finishers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}