{
  "id": 20080771,
  "title": "Mackenzie Philp, Dylan Herbst, Smithsburg boys are state cross country champs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/mackenzie-philp-dylan-herbst-smithsburg-boys-are-state-cross-country",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-15T00:12:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mackenzie-philp-dylan-herbst-smithsburg-001231688.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Smithsburg's boys cross country team secured the Class 1A championship title at the MPSSAA championships held at Hereford High School. Led by senior Dylan Herbst and sophomore Mackenzie Philp, the team finished with 54 points, defeating Liberty by an 11-point margin. Herbst, who broke away from a three-runner lead pack during the second mile, finished the 5K race in 15:59.8, nearly 43 seconds faster than his previous second-place effort. Sophomore Grayson Wynkoop finished second in 16:40.3. In the girls' 3A division, twin sisters Mackenzie and Caroline Philp won the race in a team effort, with Mackenzie finishing in 18:24.4 and Caroline in second place at 18:36.3.",
  "summary": "Smithsburg senior Dylan Herbst, North Hagerstown sophomore Mackenzie Philp and the Leopards boys cross country team had a day to remember.",
  "key_points": [
    "Smithsburg boys win Class 1A title with 54 points",
    "Dylan Herbst leads with 15:59.8 finish time",
    "Twin sisters Mackenzie and Caroline Philp win girls 3A"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Dominant individual performances from the Philp sisters and Dylan Herbst signal a shift in regional dominance for Smithsburg as they secure multiple state championship titles across different divisions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}