NEWVILLE – Mifflin County senior Carter Smith is the reigning Class 3A state cross country champion and yet, still had a piece of unfinished business to resolve as he stepped into the starting box Saturday at the Mid-Penn Conference boys championships.

Carter suffered one narrow loss during last year’s state championship campaign, and it was over the Big Spring course at the Mid-Penns, by a very narrow margin to Issac Oppermann of State College in a dazzling photo finish.

Defending Class 3A state champion Carter Smith wins the Mid-Penn Conference boys cross country championship. Theo Oppermann of State College finished second. pic.twitter.com/giSETloe8l — Tom De Martini (@TomDeMartini1) October 11, 2025

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