The Salem Quakers Jr. High School Cross Country ran strong at the YSU Invitational hosted in Canfield Ohio. Just over 42 hours coming off of a Columbiana County Championship, the Jr High girls once again took home another team title; scoring only 48 points. The Jr High boys backed up their strong county performances with their best team run of the season, finishing 6th out of 12 full teams. Addie Hopple also brought home her second straight individual race title to lead the girls and Taven Tice finished second overall to lead the boys. Also finding their way to the podium for the girls were Chaya Murray (4th) and Peyton Jackson (8th). This is the inaugural year for the YSU course, hence no time drops. Yet, also having a strong day of running for the Quakers were Lexi Bennet, Alicea Davis, Ingird Willgohs, Layla Laslovich, Liv D’Andrea, Logan Thompson, Aaron Rea, Phoenix Devault, Teagan Jackson, Dylan Knickerbocker, Ethan Schmidt, Andris Apinis and Eli Hall.