11/25-You could see this quality class of harriers coming four years ago

Nearly four years ago, a group of Philly area runners finished 6th at the AAU National Champs in Lexington, Kentucky. The eight representing the Philadelphia CYO XC 'A' team included Tim O'Neill (St. Joe's Prep), Mike Kenny (Hatboro-Horsham), Mike Callanan (Cardinal O'Hara), John Griffin (St. Joe's Prep - basketball), Pat O'Neill (LaSalle), Mike Syrnick (Central, Philly), Chris Ross (LaSalle), and Steve Hallinan (Cardinal O'Hara). THANKS TO BLAISE SYRNICK FOR THIS PHOTO!

The 1999 Philly CYO AAU 'A' team at Nationals on December 4th (left to right: Tim O'Neill (St. Joe's Prep), Mike Kenny (Hatboro-Horsham), Mike Callanan (Cardinal O'Hara), John Griffin (St. Joe's Prep - basketball), Pat O'Neill (LaSalle), Mike Syrnick (Central, Philly), Chriss Ross (LaSalle), and Steve Hallinan (Cardinal O'Hara)

And just to keep it equal, we received the some results of the 2002 AAU Championship in Ames, Iowa, where some familiar names dominated the top 12. All five are now freshman, and we know how they did this season.

1 #700 Kearins, Elizabeth 88 PHILADELPHIA CYO 6:24.7 15:56.17 1
2 #718 Swayne, Kerry 89 PHILADELPHIA CYO 6:26.3 16:00.14 2
3 #1407 Sproat, Tali 89 VUSA 6:33.9 16:19.01 3
4 #717 Sullivan, Brittany 89 PHILADELPHIA CYO 6:36.4 16:25.21 4
5 #559 Kotousky, Lindsay 88 MOT 6:37.9 16:28.93
6 #786 Baliga, Stephanie 88 ROCKFORD WILDCATS 6:38.3 16:29.84 5
7 #284 Drouin, Jackie 88 GAZELLE TRACK CLUB 6:43.2 16:41.97
8 #63 Blackmon, Janie 89 BROCAW BLAZERS 6:44.0 16:44.06 6
9 #943 Grieshaber, Kim 88 TEAM KENTUCKY 6:48.7 16:55.68 7
10 #69 Coomer, Katie 88 BROCAW BLAZERS 6:49.1 16:56.70 8
11 #709 Morelli, Christine 88 PHILADELPHIA CYO 6:49.4 16:57.36 9
12 #705 MC Eldrew, Kelly 89 PHILADELPHIA CYO 6:50.1 16:59.18 10