Northwest Area's Fritz Wins D4 1A

By: Ed Weaver / October 24, 2025 / Photo: Brett Crossley

Northwest Area's Michael Fritz captured this year's District IV Class 1A Boys Cross Country individual championship at Bloomsburg University Thursday morning.

Fritz led the entire race from start to finish, running a time of 16:06 with a 5:12 mile pace.

Fritz beat out Canton's Lawrence Halbfoerster (16:36), Northeast Bradford's Jackson Martin (17:20), Sullivan County's Calen Sweigart (18:01), and Montgomery's John Shrimp (18:06) to win gold.