Three Pennsylvania teams have cracked the top 25 in the Harrier Pre-Season polls. Cedar Cliff, which is coming back with probably its strongest team ever, is #20 US and #3 Northeast. They'll compete at the Gettysburg Invitational 9/11, Carlisle on the 25th and then at Great American on October 2nd. Defending AAA state champion Hatboro-Horsham is ranked #14 US, and #3 in the Northeast. They lost two of their top seven, but last year's top four return. Their first big meet of the season will be at the Briarwood Invitational competing against the pre-season #16 team in the US, Gwynedd-Mercy. The Monarchs are #4 in the Northeast, and have also entered the Great American race in early October.
The first Harrier Super 25 poll, August 27, on Dyestat
Three elite Pennsylvania runners have already signed up to compete at the Great American Cross Country Festival on October 2nd in Cary, North Carolina. Sam Luff of Emmaus, who had a great spring, plus returning front-runners Lauretta Dezubay of Freedom, and Katie Thaeder of Unionville.