Published on October 6, 2026
Warwick School District recently held its Annual District-Wide Elementary Fun Run, organized and run by the Junior High and Varsity Cross Country teams.
The race was held on September 22nd, with over 250 students from across the district participating in the event.
Each year, the team organizes this event to promote healthy lifestyles, encourage fitness, and build excitement around running among our elementary-aged students.
"Our family has been coming to the Elementary Fun Run for over 6 years now, and every year it just gets better! There is nothing like seeing the kids' faces light up as they realize they can "do hard things" and cross that finish line so proud of themselves. It doesn't matter if they are first or last—everyone is cheering them on! I love seeing so many families return year after year, and watching the middle and high school cross country teams cheer on the little ones makes it so special. Huge thanks to everyone who makes this event run so seamlessly!" - Alli Swords, Warwick Parent.
The event organizes students by grade level to participate in races of varying distances (K-1st grade: quarter-mile run, 2nd-5th grade: half-mile run, 6th grade: one-mile run).
The top five finishers (boys and girls) for each race qualified for the Lancaster County Championship run that will take place on October 18th at Overlook Park, and the top three finishers (boys and girls) for each race earned medals.
In addition to the individual awards, the elementary school with the highest student participation was also recognized. This year, Lititz Elementary earned the “Best Participation Award” by recruiting over 90 students to join this year’s race.
Congratulations to all of our participants and a special shout-out to the following top 5 finishers of each race:
1st - Willow Nixdorf
2nd - Sloane Henault
3rd - Hattie Mehl
4th - Maddy Pettie
5th - Ellie Travis
1st - Braxton DeAngelo
2nd - Bentley DeAngelo
3rd - Wyatt Davis
4th - Bryce Wallender
5th - Brooks Leigey
1st - Ava Garrett
2nd - Eleni Ballantine
3rd - Mia Wagner
4th - Georgia Brenner
5th - Haddie Diehm
1st - Noah McCall
2nd - Beckham Wilkerson
3rd - Landry Scott
4th - Bryson Eakin
5th - Andrew Arnold
1st - Cecilia Travis
2nd - Penelope Fluke
3rd - Wrenna Krause
4th - Amaya Landis
5th - Hannah Jerchau
1st - JJ Sasko
2nd - Quinn Hartranft
3rd - Brooks Epler
4th - Lucas Minnich
5th - Lucca King
1st - Jade Henault
2nd - Sloane Strayer
3rd - Joanna Shenk
4th - Eliza McNamee
5th - Madison Leaman
1st - Titus Crowther
2nd - Ford Byler
3rd - Wyatt Yoder
4th - Holden Hales
5th - Cameron Tillman
1st - Marla Deutsch
2nd - Samantha Shelly
3rd - Juliette Wiest
4th - Sophia Rossman
5th - Talia Oberholtzer
1st - Josh Eakin
2nd - Peyton Oniskey
3rd - Silas Smoker
4th - Alex Moschini
5th - Elliot Taylor
1st - Scout Deibler
2nd - Addison Pabon
3rd - Aurelia Epler
4th - Teagan Swords
5th - Elizabeth DiPerna
1st - Daniel Shenk
2nd - Wells Henault
3rd - Weston Dueck
4th - Sawyer Glinka
5th - Emery Taylor
1st - Eden Boose
2nd - Addy Bomberger
3rd - Harper Eakin
4th - Sabrina Pereira
5th - Nora Bailey
1st - Hunter Eddy
2nd - Solomon Smoker
3rd - Esrael Charles
4th - Tanner Swords
5th - Preston Wagner
Amazing job to all of our students who participated, and best of luck to those advancing to the championship!