It's the age of LaSalle in boys cross country in the Philadelphia Catholic League... winning their 3rd consecutive title by 21 over Cardinal O'Hara in a relatively small race is a solid margin. The team was led in this race by the 2nd place 16:25 of Senior Bob McCullough. LaSalle returns two of their top five next year. And Greg Thomas, who been second in the big meet for two consecutive years behind the big guns of the time, teammate Steve Hallinan in 2003 and LaSalle's Sean McGinley in 2004, finally got the title. He entered the woods with just Carroll's Chris Tilger and McCullough a few meters back, and emerged with a huge lead, posting a quick 16:02 to win by 23 seconds.
In the girls championship, Cardinal O'Hara kept their hold on the title with a slightly better performance than in 2004, tallying just 24 points to win by 29 over Archbishop Prendergast. The Lions were led by sophomore Beth Kelly, who finished 2nd for the 2nd year in a row, running 19:42. They improved their scoring team average by 23 seconds per runner. Running in her 2nd PCL championship after finishing 16th 2003 and not finishing the race in 2004, Junior Colleen Boland never backed down from the O'Hara army of runners that entered the woods together -- exiting with only Beth Kelly on her shoulder, and pulling away to win in 19:28.
