| 09/19 | Bulldog Invitational-Northern Lehigh
Northern Lehigh
Amber Carroll of Tamaqua rose above the rest in a big way, winning the girls individual title in a quick 19:22.9, to outdistance herself by 44 seconds over the field. Honesdale girls took home the team title, despite Pocono Mountain East putting two in the top seven. However, Honesdale had their five in the top 29 to take top honors.
Exeter boys snuck away with the boys team title 50-56 over Easton. Easton placed five in the top 19 overall, but could not overcome the 1-2 finish of Exeter, led by individual champion Zach Greth (16:40.7) and Josh Cox (16:46.5).
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| 09/19 | 14th Annual Bulldog Invitational-Big Spring
Big Spring
Chambersburg boys used a 41 second spread between their first and fifth runners to defeat Dallastown by 16. All of Chambersburg's scorers ran under 18 minutes and finished in the top 18. Dallastown got some good help from their individual champion Chuck Lockwood, who won the race in 16:19.31 to win by 25 seconds.
The top four girls finished within ten seconds of each other, but Alexa Gruschow of Mechanicsburg overcame freshman Little Brown by 3 seconds to win in 20:32.60. Chambersburg put three in the top ten to complete the sweep of the team titles with 59 points to beat runner up Shippensburg.
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| 09/19 | 16th Lackawanna County Commissioners Inv.
The Dallas boys took home the team title, placing five in the top twenty with a spread of fifty seconds between the five. Top runner Chris Dailey added an extra piece of hardware, taking home the individual title with a time of 16:08, winning by seventeen seconds.
The Dallas girls completed the double by winning the girls team title, only they were slightly more dominating. The girls placed all seven in the top 20 with a spread of 53 seconds between their first and fifth. Junior Allison Hall of Blue Ridge won the individual title and was just shy of breaking 19 minutes, running 19:03.
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| 09/19 | Altoona XC Invitatonal
Altoona Area
Intro
The Altoona XC Invitational had a road race type of atmosphere - very lively and welcoming. Coach Lee Baranik described it best when he said it was more like a "festival" than just an xc meet. The meet is one of the best kept secrets in PA because they involve the whole community in putting on the event keeping the focus on the athletes and the fans. A deejay was playing music to keep the fans entertained while they waited for the next race to start and all the kids receive tickets in the race packets for food after the meet. The community volunteered their time at the meet, doing such tasks as working the concession stand, riding the lead bike for the race, or serving as a parking attendant to name a few of the jobs they performed. Combining the mid-60 degree day with the energetic atmosphere helped to produce very fast times for the morning. Girls PA #8/#1 AA Central Cambria was in the field after a year hiatus and was looking to continue their winning ways from a week ago. Oakland Catholic's Marissa Polk got the race off to a fast start as she opened up with a 2:36 half-mile which created a 15 meter gap back to Central Cambria's Kelsey Seymour, who had 10 meters on a chase pack of four girls which included Hannah Miller from Laurel Valley, Oakland Catholic's Charlotte Lampenfeld, and Central Cambria's Kendall Seymour and Alyssa Brandis. The pack of four girls had a 15 meter lead on the rest of the field which was being lead by Samantha Thompson of Dubois. Polk was still in control of the individual race as she hit the mile marker in 5:25, while Central Cambria was beginning to assert themselves in the team competition. (Kelsey) Seymour crossed at 5:29, and was followed closely by her teammates as Brandis strode through in 5:30 and (Kendall) Seymour in 5:36 with Lampenfeld. Miller and Estrada were the next two to reach a mile in 5:39 and 5:47, respectively. Thompson crossed at 5:49, followed by Mercersburg Academy's Mackenzie Riford and Central Cambria's Ashley Stump in 5:52 and 5:53, respectively, to complete the top 10. Central Cambria was starting to take control of the team race, but George Mason and Oakland Catholic were definitely not going to go away easily. At 2 miles there were two big changes. Brandis was the new overall leader and for Central Cambria. Brandis was in control of the race and had opened up a 10m gap back to Polk, as they completed 2 miles in 12:10 and 12:14, respectively. Lampenfeld and Estrada (12:28) used strong second miles to create a large gap back to Miller (12:44) in 5th place and (Kendall) Seymour (12:48) in 6th. Riford , Adair Gennocro (St. Marys), Thompson, Maria Synder (Northern Bedford), Sophia Weaver (Wellsboro), Abby Colby (Mercersburg Academy), Mollie Breen (George Mason), and Kara Funk (Dover) rounded out the top fifteen, respectively. The big question at this point was, "Where is Kelsey Seymour?" Brandis increased her lead over the final 1.1 to win in 18:47 as she was the only girl to crack 19 minutes on the day. Polk finished 2nd in 19:07, a 6-second improvement from last year. Lampenfeld (19:14) held off Estrada down the stretch as they both had huge improvements from last year, 25 and 65 seconds, respectively. The gap to fifth place increased over the last part of the race as (Kendall) Seymour (19:45) was Central Cambria's #2. Gennocro (19:52) moved up two spots to finish 6th. Riford (19:57) finished 7th to be the last girl to break 20 minutes. Snyder (20:01) grabbed the 8th spot, while Miller (20:03) and Thompson (20:04) had a close finish to round out the top ten. Colby (20:06) was 11th, (Kelsey) Seymour (20:07), whose fall on the course between 1 and 2 miles dropped her back in the eighties, worked her to up to 12th, Weaver (20:16) finished 13th, Breen (20:18.1) in 14th, and Funk (20:18.9) completed the top 15. Even with the Seymour's fall, Central Cambria claimed the team title with 51 points as their team averaged sub-20 minutes with a 19:57. Last year's champion, George Mason was second with 78, and Oakland Catholic finished third with 114. Boys I bumped into Altoona head coach Lee Baranik before the race, he said they were ready to go and they were hoping to get Wade Endress under 16 today. I am not sure if anyone was prepared for the dominance the PA #3 Altoona boys team were about to display in their last major tune-up before next week's Carlisle Invitational. Chris Fischer and Endress lead the race through a half-mile in 2:22. Not only were they trying to crack 16, but it appeared they were going after former Bishop McCort star Jim Spisak's course record of 15:32 which was set last year. Altoona continued doing what they have being doing all year and that is taking control of the race from the start. Also in the pack at 800 with Fischer and Endress, was their teammate Mike Harf, Fred Thompson from Woodland Hills and Alex Monroe of Indian Valley. They had a 5 meter gap on the next pack of runners which was led by last year's runnerup, Nebiyu Osman from Mercersburg Academy and Marion Center's Alex Woodrow and included Altoona's #4, Tyler Lidwell. Fishcer, Thompson, Endress, and Monroe continued their fast pace up front as they went through the mile in 4:45. They were followed closely by Woodrow and Osman in 4:46 and Harf in 4:47. Westmont Hilltop's Jason Dean (4:48), Mike Salguero from Central Cambria (4:49), Altoona's Tyler Lidwell (4:49) , Chad King from Bishop McCort (4:49), Ellis Mays of Mercersburg Academy (4:53) and Altoona's Kory Replogle, Patrick Reade and Tyler Hileman (4:56-57) rounded out the top 15 as all of Altoona's runners went through the mile under 5 minutes. Shortly after they passed a mile, the runners go up a hill and make right around a tree, at this point Endress asserted himself and opened up a 5m gap that would continue to grow over the rest of the race. Endress had a 25m lead as he crossed 2 miles in 10:06. Fischer and Osman were neck and neck at 10:15 with Monroe a step behind in 10:16 as all three continued to battle for second place. Harf was comfortably in 5th place as he completed 2 miles in 10:22. Woodrow was in no man's land as he went through in 10:29 creating an 8-second gap to the next pack of runners, Salguero, Lidwell, and Mays (10:37). Cody Foster of St. Mary's was moving through the race very well as he was now in 10th with Replogle as they hit the marker in 10:39. Dean (10:43) was 12th, King (10:46) 13th, the 14th runner to pass by was Justin Huey (10:47) from St. Mary's, while Hileman (10:50) and Reade (10:51) completed the top 16. With 1.1 miles to go, the race was now between Endress and the clock to see if he could break the record. He ended up falling short of the record but still turned in a great time on the day as he ran 15:40 for the win. Endress lead a group of four guys to break 16 minutes as Osman (15:51), Fischer (15:52) and Monroe (15:58) all dipped under the mark. Harf (16:16) finished 5th, Woodrow (16:22) grabbed 6th place, and Foster (16:25.4) beat Lidwell (16:25.7) in a tight finish to snag 7th. The next three finishers were Mays (16:29), Salguero (16:30), and Replogle (16:33), whose 11th place-finish closed out the scoring for Altoona. Dean (16:42), Geesey (16:45), Huey (16:48.4), and Reade (16:48.7) rounded out the top 15. Altoona used a 43-second compression and 16:09 average to score 23 points on the day as they went 1-2-4-7-9-13-15 (adjusted for team scores). Indian valley was second with 145 points and George Mason held off Central Cambria 177-181 to get third. Flash Report by Jayson Jackson
It was a beautiful, sunny day to run at the Altoona XC Invite with temperatures in the 60s and a slight breeze. #8/#1 AA Central Cambia's Alyssa Brandis won the race in 18:47 as she lead her team to victory over George Mason (VA) 51-78. Oakland Catholic was 3rd with 114. The top five in the race were Brandis, Marissa Polk, Oakland Catholic (19:07), Charlotte Lampenfeld, Oakland Catholic (19:14), Eva Estrada, George Mason (19:15), and Kendall Seymour, Central Cambria (19:45). Central Cambria's top five finished 1-5-12-21-26 (not adjusted for team scoring). #3 Altoona's Wade Endress was victorious with a time of 15:40. Endress and his teammates scored 23 points on the day to win the team title. Indian Valley finished second with 145 points. Endress, Nebyiu Osman, Mercersburg Academy (15:51), Chris Fischer, Altoona (15:52), Alex Monroe, Indian Valley (15:58), and Mike Harf, Altoona (16:16) were the first five finishers, respectively. 1-3-5-8-11-15-17 were the finishing places of Altoona's varsity team. Preview by Jayson Jackson
I will be heading to the Altoona XC Invitational this Saturday as the excitment for the season continues to build. The meet should be a great one as the field has teams from all over the state, plus a school from Virginia. The mild temperatures and fast course will combine to make it a great day of racing as the Altoona boys and the girls from George Mason (VA) look to defend their respective titles.
Boys The Altoona boys will look to keep their winning streak alive at their home invitational as they continue their march toward Hershey. Last year they won by 101 points as they scored 47. On Saturday, they will try to get their point total under 30 by having Wade Endress lead the charge up front, followed by their tight team pack of runners 2-5. The whole Altoona squad has been on fire this season turning in stellar results at Big Valley (25 points) and Slippery Rock (36 points). Saturday's race will be their final tune-up before next week's loaded Carlisle Invitational where many of the top teams in the state will be there to shoot it out. Endress will be looking to win on his home course Saurday, but will face a stiff challenge from Mercersburg Academy's Nebyiu Osman (16:14), last year's runner-up. Endress has gone under 16:10 winning both invitationals this season. With both runners pushing each other, it will be interesting to see if they can get close to last year's winning time of 15:32, when former Bishop McCort star Jim Spisak blew the race open from the gun as he won by 42 seconds.... Worth noting: Spisak ran 16:13 as junior when he won the title, so a 40-second drop in time is not out of the question for Osman and Endress. It will be an exciting meet as both Endress and his squad look to stay undefeated on the season as they defend their home course. Girls Defending champ George Mason from Virginia returns their top 7 and look to take the trophy back to Virginia for a 2nd consecutive year. They will face a tough challenge from the host school, Altoona, as well as from Oakland Catholic and Shady Side Academy. Altoona (2nd) and Oakland Catholic (3rd) battled George Mason tough last year, but came up a little short as the three teams were separated by 15 points (85-91-100). Shady Side, which is looking to build on last year's WPIAL title and 13th-place finish at states, will also be in the hunt for the team title, since they return their top 7 from a year ago, including defending individual champion Katrina Jeung. The individual race was tight last year, too, as Jeung (19:04) was able to hold off George Mason's #1 Natalie Young (19:07) to notch the victory. Both runners, along with third-placer Marissa Polk of Oakland Catholic (19:13), and Laurel Valley's Hannah Miller (4th, 19:14), will look to break 19 minutes on Saturday. The race for the individual champion will be tight, as the top 7 finishers from a year ago all return and the top four from last year were separated by a mere seven seconds. We have some great XC action in store for Saturday, as the girls individual and team races should come down to the wire in an evenly matched field. |
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| 09/19 |  Boardman Spartan Invitational
Boardman
PA#3 Norwin girls perform well in Ohio by placing 3rd in the Varsity Division 1 race, scoring 97 points, ten points out of first place. Jenna Gigliotti led Norwin once again, running 19:15.16 to finish 4th. Top PA individual finish came from Elaina Balouris of Hampton, who ran 19:04.21 to finish 2nd. Greensburg-Salem finished 5th in the Varsity Division 3 race with 197 points, led by Rachel Wright who finished 29th.
On the boys side, Mount Lebanon's Rad Gunzenhauser was the runner up in the Varsity Division 1 race, running 16:00.65 and led his team to a 6th place finish.
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| 09/19 | Bradford 6th Annual XC Invitational
Bradford Area
Bradford's boys put together a 30 point performance, with help from a 1-2-3 finish from winner Matthew White (16:27.4), Adam Barnes (16:27.2) and Michael White (16:37.9) to win the team title over Elk County Catholic.
Emily Giannotti of Coudersport continues to rise above her competition as she took home another individual title with a strong time of 18:48.2, the second time this season she has broken 19 minutes. Elk County Catholic sneaked past host Bradford 40-43 to take home the girls team title. Both teams put all seven runners in the top 20 overall.
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| 09/19 |  Briarwood Invitational
Archbishop Ryan
 Briarwood Invitational (PA): Joe Rosa, WWPN, breaks his own course record with a time of 15:19.3 in the Boys Championship Division on a notoriously difficult course. West Windsor Plainsboro North won the Boys Championship title with a 63-69 win over PA#2 LaSalle. Jim Rosa(NJ) was 2nd in 15:38.0 and Brad Miles, North Penn, was 3rd in 15:49.7. Arlington(NY) girls upend US#10 Tatnall by a score of 50-53. Arlington's strength was in Hayley McMahon and Rachel Sorna's 1-2 punch up front with times of 19:14.0 and 19:14.2. The big meet this weekend will be at Belmont Plateau for the Briarwood Invitational. Local teams in the girls championship race include PA#2 North Penn and PA#9 Notre Dame. The boys championship race will include locals PA #2 Lasalle and PA#7 North Penn. Teams from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey will also be competing on the Philadelphia course.
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Video interview with West Windsor Plainsboro North coach Brian Gould |
| 09/19 | Bulldog Invitational-Rose Tree
Kelye Freedman of Radnor (19:10.4 small school) and Kayla Lampe of Bishop Shanahan (18:50.6 large school) were the girls individual winners. Lampe made her victory look easy, leading for most of the race and never looking back. Freedman had to fight off a charge from Archbishop Carroll's Katie Rodden and pass her off the final turn into the finish. Freedman's performance also led Radnor to the small school team title with 22 points. Central Bucks South won the large school title by nine points of Cardinal O'Hara.
Downingtown West had a 1-2 finish from Ian Barnhill (16:00.5) and Quinn Devlin (16:00.9) to lead their team to the team title in the large school race with 50 points to defeat runner up Wissahickon. David Klein won the individual title in the small school race with a time of 16:18.9, and his performance led his team to the individual title with 37 points, 50 points better than the runner up.
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| 09/19 | Chris Fretz Invitational
Perkiomen Valley
Vince Perozze made it 2-for-2 in invitational victories as he cruise to the individual title and his teammates help bring home the boys team title. Perozze ran 15:53 on his home course to win by 41 seconds. PA#7 Downingtown East girls continue to run well as they bring home the team championship. Biz Weiler added a 1st place trophy to go with the team title, winning the race in 19:31 to edge Audrey Malloy from Upper Perkiomen (19:32)
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| 09/19 | Conneaut Lake Invitational
Conneaut Lake
Central Tech boys broght home both the team title by 3 points over Oil CIty, and they had the individual winner in Danny Mello, who ran 17:45 to win the race by 3 seconds over teammate Alec Raynor. Cranberry took home both team and individual titles in the girls race. They won the team title with 69 points and they were led by McKenna Spence, who ran 20:39 for the victory.
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| 09/19 | Dickinson Long/Short Invitational
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| 09/19 |  Elmira Invitational
ELMIRA FREE ACADEMY
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| 09/19 | Lake Forest Cross Country Festival R
Garnet Valley boys finished 5th in the Varsity A race led by an 11th place finish by Andrew Smith in 17:09. The Garnet Valley girls finish in 8th, led by a 17th place finish by Alyssa Radowsky.
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| 09/19 | Lebanon County Meet
Palmyra
Eastern Lebanon County took home both individual titles. Kayleigh Perry won another individual title, running 19:49.5, the only girl to break 20 minutes. Kyle Kessler brought home the boys individual title for ELCO, running 16:36.5 to win by just under 14 seconds.
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| 09/19 | Panther Invitational
Commodore Perry
The West Middlesex boys use a 44 second spread between their first and fifth runners, and they also had a 56 second spread between their first and seventh runners to win the team title 37-51 over runner up Slippery Rock. Mike Moore of Erie Cathedral Prep was the individual winners, taking the title in 17:18.5.
The West Middlesex girls completed the team sweep, winning the girls team title with 33 points, 45 points better than Hickory. Hickory did have the individual winner in Morgan Richards, who won the race in 19:46.2
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| 09/19 | Penn State-Behrend Invitational
Penn State-Behrend
Grove City Area took home both team championships with big victories. Jacob Kildoo continues to lead his team and he put on a dominating performance, winning the race in 15:42. The boys placed seven in the top 30 overall. The Grove City girls also put seven in the top 30 overall to win their team title, and they were led by a runner up finish from Sara Chuzie. Allison Gibbens from Seneca came away with the individual title in 20:06.
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| 09/19 | Spartan Invitational
North Schuylkill
Oley Valley boys put a strong hold on the boys race, placing six in the top nine overall to score 24 points and win the team title. Runner up North Schuylkill's Brendan Shearn was the individual winner, running 17:37, and was the only boy under 18 minutes on the day.
The North Schuylkill girls had better fortune than their counterparts and took home the girls team title over Oley Valley 40-50. Carlyn Ball of Bloomsburg was the only girl to break 21 minutes, taking home the individual title with a time of 20:58.
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| 09/19 |  William & Mary Invitational
College of William & Mary
 Allentown Central Catholic girls were the winners of the girls varsity B race, putting their scoring five in the top 20 in the field and having a spread of only 34 seconds. Brianna Sweeney was the top runner for the winners, placing 6th with a time of 21:57 on the 3.19 mile course.In the girls A race, Gettysburg high school was led by an 11th place finish by Colleen O'Dowd (Right in photo by Timothy O'Dowd, IrishRunner.com) in 21:18. The team finished 11th.
 In the boys B race, Mike Beegle(Left in photo by Timothy O'Dowd, IrishRunner.com) ran away with the individual title, running 17:06 to win by 40 seconds. His victory led his team to an 8th place finish. The Allentown Central Catholic boys were 6th in the same race, led by an 8th place finish from Dan Fitzpatrick, who ran 18:23.
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Williamsburg, VA ONSITE COVERAGE RESULTS POSTED Video of Varsity Boys B Race by Brandon Miles (Mike Beegle, Gettysburg wins) Video of Varsity Girls A Race by Brandon Miles (Colleen O'Dowd, Gettysburg, top PA time - 11th) |