Vough, Shores Pace Athens At Forbes Invitational
By: Tim Birney | NTL Sports | September 7, 2025 | Photo courtesy Corin Shores
ONEONTA - Sophomore Alissa Vough ran to a fifth-place finish, and junior Jacob Shores had a top-20 finish to pace Athens here Saturday at the Dave Forbes Cross Country Invitational.
"We had a good day," said Athens coach Mike Bronson. "Overall, we were really happy with all of the races our kids ran today.
Vough placed fifth in a time of 20:51.8, and senior Ava Hughes finished 31st in 23:22.1 to lead the Lady Wildcats to an eighth-place finish in the team standings.
Junior Jacob Shores finished 17th in a time of 16:32.3, and junior Matt Rossettie was 27th in 17:15.8 to lead Athens to a 10th-place finish in the team standings.
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Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
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