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NSSF
PA#1 Cardinal O'Hara boys took their show on the road in Cary, North Carolina and continued their winning streak! In the boys Race of Champions, Dan Savage finished 8th with a time of 15:32.2 to lead his team to the championship with a score of 119 points, ten points better than Great Oak California! O'Hara also sported a 1-5 spread of 29 seconds, with their 5th runner recording a 16:01.9.
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Cary, NC RESULTS POSTED
VIDEO INTERVIEW
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Lehigh University
Photo by Patty Morgan
 Pennsbury girls made it three team titles in a row, with each win looking more convincing than the previous win. Two weeksago they beat Downingtown East by one point at Briarwood. Last week they defeated upstart Unionville by 35 points. Today at Lehigh, they finished 44 points better than Walt Whitman (MD) and 80 points better than the next PA team, Downingtown East.   Pennsbury benefitted from a 8-9 finish from Ann Herman (18:34) and Sara Sargent (18:37) and their top five all running under 20 minutes on the partly muddy course. Pennsbury were the only team with four in the top 30 overall. 4th place went to State College with 220 points. Individually, it was Julie Macedo of Charter (DE) (Pennsbury group photo by Don Rich - Macedo photo by Charles Stone) stealing the show for the 2nd meet in a row. After running 16:53 last week at Six Flags in New Jersey, she earned a 28 second victory over 2nd place Tori Gerlach, running the 3rd fastest time at the Paul Short run in 17:26! Gerlach got her 3rd runner up finish of the season, and the 2nd time she's been the best PA girl in the field. Her 17:53 is close to her Lehigh course best of 17:45 she ran last season. Alexis Panisse of Benjamin Cardozo (NY) (17:56), Marissa Sheva of Pennridge (18:24), and Hannah Grossman of Strath Haven (18:26) rounded out the top five. In the white race, Cornwall (NY) held off PA squads Mount Saint Joseph and Conrad Weiser by very close margins, 141-145-148. Haasiyna Taylor of Mount Saint Joseph won her 2nd invitational in a row, running 18:39 to beat out runner up Emma Mahony of Villa Joseph Marie. In the boys Brown race, Lasalle rebounded from their 2nd place finish in Carlisle to cruise to victory at Lehigh with a score of 154 points. Tom Coyle led the way for the winners with his 7th place finish (16:08) and his team also placed three others inside the top 40, the only team in the field to accomplish that. Holy Ghost Prep finished 2nd with 227 points, followed by Charter (DE) with 235 points, Great Valley with 249 points, and North Rockland (MD) rounded out the top five with 262. Individually, Dustin Wilson of Chestnut Hill Academy (Wilson photo by Charles Stone) entered another big meet and earned another big victory. After a fast first mile of 4:54, Wilson broke away enough at the mile and a half mark to earn another win in 15:46. Max Norris of Harriton ran 15:55 to finish 2nd, Brendan Shearn of North Schuylkill ran 16:00 for 3rd and got his 3rd top three finish this season, Korey Replogle of Altoona (16:03) and Aaron Wilkinson of Valley View (16:03) rounded out the top five. In the white race, West Chester East earned the team title with 112 points and four in the top 26. Central Dauphin was 2nd with 183 points and Conrad Weiser was 3rd with 239 points. Jared Schatz of Lancaster Mennonite and Ryan Hertzog of South Western both ran 16:21 to have the fastest times of the race.
Girls Preview by Bill Coren
49 teams will be running at Lehigh in the tough “BROWN” race! Bethesda Chevy-Chase (MD) (3rd Bull Run Elite), Governor Mifflin (1st @ Spiked Shoe)(6th 2010), and Haverford (1st @ Abington) (4th 2010) will likely be among the top 8 with an outside shot at being Top 5! State College (1st @ Big Valley, 3rd @ Spiked Shoe and PIAA Foundation) and Centerville (OH)(3rd 2010) will likely be in the top 5 with an outside shot at taking home 1 of the 3 plaques! The 3 stand out teams are super-strong!! Walt Whitman (MD) is ranked #1 in Maryland and would love to beat the PA powers! Downingtown East (1st CENTAUR, 2nd @ Briarwood to Pennsbury by 1 point) is solid 1 thru 7 and should battle Pennsbury (2nd @ PTXC3, 1st @ Briarwood and PIAA Foundation) (1st in 2010) for the top spot. There will be around 400+ runners at the starting line on Friday, but only 12 have a legitimate shot at being #1. 5 girls who have a very outside shot are Amy Darlington (Liberty), Hannah Grossman (Strath Haven), Ann Herman (Pennsbury), Sophie Meehan(Haverford), and Tessa Mundell(Governor Mifflin). The next higher-rated 6 have won Saturday races this year and have beaten and lost to each other at different times. Marissa Durako (Holy Redeemer), Tori Gerlach (Pennridge), Kara Steinke (Methacton), Maria Seykora (Notre Dame), Paige Stoner(Pottsville), and Sara Sargent (Pennsbury) all should be in the low 18’s or maybe even under! If yu are counting, remember I said 12 girls could be the Paul Short Champ (5 plus 6 is eleven) one left. The odds on favorite is Julie Macedo (Charter School of Wilmington) who just recently won the Six Flags meet defeating Meghan McGovern (North Penn) by over a minute---and YES!!!!--she broke 17:00 WOW!!!! With all the colleges looking on, this race rates to be OUTSTANDING!! |
Bethlehem, PA RESULTS POSTED
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VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Interview with Brown Race Champ Julie Macedo, Charter School of Wilmington
RACE VIDEO
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| 10/01 |
Cochranton
West Middlesex came away with both team championships in comfortable fashion. The girls scored 75 points to take the team title by close to fifty points. West Middlesex placed four in the top fifteen led by an 8th place finish by Chloe Tyillian (21:29). Hickory's Morgan Richards won the individual gold medal with a time of 19:19 to win by 17 seconds. For the boys, West Middlesex scored five in the top twenty led by a 4th place finish from Trey Powell to score 69 points to win by over 60 points. Corry's Austin Pondel had a dominating performance, winning the gold in 16:36, one minute better than the field.
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Cochranton, PA RESULTS POSTED
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Cumberland County Championships
Shippensburg
Vinny Todaro of Big Spring ran 17:08 to narrowly hold off Jordan Crawford of Cedar Cliff by 8 seconds to win the county championship. Red Lion's boys had a strong meet, placing six in the top fifteen led by a 3rd place finish from John Felts to score 36 points and nearly double up 2nd place Cedar Cliff. For the girls, Red Land's Makena Felts ran 21:01 to win the county title by 12 seconds over 2nd place Kathryn Reszkowski of Mechanicsburg. The team race was very close, as three teams were separated by two points. Red Land and Big Spring tied for 2nd with 66 points, but Cedar Cliff placed five in the top 18 and were the only team with two in the top ten to score 64 points and narrowly take the title.
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Shippensburg, PA RESULTS POSTED |
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| 10/01 |
Boonsboro High School
Three freshmen and two sophomores led Greencastle-Antrim to the Small School Varsity title at the Frank Keyser Invitational in Boonsboro, Maryland with 56 points. First-year varsity runners Caroline Schemel on the race in 18:10.7 on the three-mile course. Teammate Shelby Stouffer, also a freshman, was 3rd in 18:52.2. In the Small School Boys' race, junior Dalton Monn paced Greencastle-Antrim with his 16:23.8.
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Boonsboro, MD RESULTS POSTED |
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| 10/01 |
Grove City Area
Summary and Photos by Phil Grove
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Grove City, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 10/01 |
McQuaid Jesuit
In the 3 mile varsity boys A race, North East were led by a 5th place finish from Ryan Smathers (15:46) to win the team championship over Barker HS in a close meet 116-121! North East had four in the top 27, which was enough to hold off Barker's five in the top 37. Northeast Bradford finished 4th with 186 points led by a 3rd place finish from Curt Jewett (15:38). PA's top finisher was Barrett Kemp of Oswayo Valley, who finished 2nd with a time of 15:30 for the 3 mile layout. Montrose finished 11th in the Boys A2 race with 303 points led by a 40th place finish from Chris Arnold. Tim Adams of Northern Potter finished 13th in the Boys A3 race in 17:20. Cathedral Prep finished 4th with 137 points in the Boys AA race. Cathedral Prep finished 3rd in the Boys AA Medium School race with 93 points led by a 4th place finish from Sam Prenatt.
In the girls seeded race, Kennedy Weisner earned another gold medal, running 17:50 for 3 miles to win by 15 seconds over 2nd place. Villa Maria Academy finished 2nd with 135 points with five in the top 40. Mercyhurst Prep girls finished 8th in the girls AA race with 196 points. Bailey Kemp of Oswayo Valley ran 19:51 to finish 7th in the girls A3 race, and Northeast Bradford finished 4th with 130 points in the same race. Casey Norton of Troy finished 3rd in the girls A2 race with a time of 19:07, and Montrose finished 7th in the same race with a score of 241 points. |
Rochester, NY RESULTS POSTED
Photo and quotes from Kennedy Weisner courtesy of Kyle Brazeil, NYRunners.com |
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Hilliard Bradley
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Hilliard, OH NO PA TEAMS |
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| 10/01 |
Bloomsburg University
After finishing 3rd at Paul Short less than 24 hours before, Brendan Shearn of North Schuylkill decided to race again and this time he walked out as the champion. The junior ran 15:58 to win by 16 seconds over 2nd place Aaron Valoroso of Towanda. Canton Area boys and Sayre boys had a close encounter at Bloomsburg, with Canton barely squeaking past Sayre 148-151. Canton had three in the top twenty led by Emmett Watson, while Sayre had four in the top 27 led by Matt Romanauski. Canton's fifth runner was 6 places better than Sayre's number five to seal the victory. For the girls, Danville placed three in the top ten led by individual champion Rachel Magliane to score 49 points and win by 23 over Hazleton. Magliane ran 18:43, the same time than Summer Hill of Honesdale ran, but Magliane was awared the victory.
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Bloomsburg, PA RESULTS POSTED |
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| 10/01 |
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
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Greensburg, PA COLLEGIATE |
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| 10/01 |
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational
Pittsburgh, PA
 In a constant, cold rain in conditions described as rather treacherous, Homer Center senior Angel Piccirillo won the varsity girls race in 18:28 to continue her 2011 undefeated streak. Her performance was nearly one minute better than the returning North Hills duo of Margo (2nd in 19:23.9) and Shannon Malone (3rd in 19:35.2). Those performances did lead to a team title, placing four in the top twenty to score 56 points to defeat Mount Lebanon by 19. In the varsity B race, Kayla Zboran of Freeport ran 20:28.3 to win the gold medal by a narrow six second margin. Her team would finish in 2nd, 21 points behind champions Beaver, who placed four in the top twenty to earn the win.For the boys, Mount Lebanon got back on the winning track, placing six in the top 18 with a spread of 59 seconds from their 1st runner to their 9th runner! Their score of 54 points was over 50 points better than 2nd place Chambersburg. Ean Disilvio of Allderdice came up with the gold medal in a tight race. His time of 16:38.6 was under a second better than 2nd place Mike Runco of Central, and almost seven seconds better than Alex Moran of Mount Lebanon. In the B race, Ryan Thompson of Slippery Rock also survived a close finish, winning the race in 16:56.7 to win by under 3 seconds over Ryan McGuire of Trinity. South Fayette placed four in the top sixteen to cruise to the team title with 76 points. |
Pittsburgh, PA RESULTS POSTED
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Salesianum School
Photos by Charles Stone
 North Penn senior Meghan McGovern set a course record of 18:42.8 to start her championship team's win with 38 points. North Penn place five in the top 14 and six in the top 15. Great Valley was 2nd with two in the top six behind junior Caroline Moyer (5th in 20:40.4) and frosh Elise Claffey (6th in in 20:44.3). In the large schoo race, Archbishop Wood placed three in the top five, led by a runner up finish (top PA) from Meg Connell (21:05.3) to cruise to the team title with 49 points, 33 points better than St Mark's (DE). In the small school race, Kristen Greenwood of Episcopal Academy ran 21:00 to earn the silver medal and lead her team to a 4th place finish. North Penn junior Jack McCauley used a third place 16:52.3 to lead his team to three in the top seven and a second place finish with 51 points, just three points behind host Salesianum, DE. Penncrest finished third. Drew Magaha of Upper Moreland recorded the fastest time of the day in winning the large school race with a time of 16:22.2. Magaha's win snapped the four meet winning streak of Sam Hibbs of Hatboro Horsham, who finished 2nd in 16:38.7. Hibb's teammate Conner Quinn was 3rd in 16:46.1. Archbishop Wood competed the Large school team title sweep, placing three in the top seven to defeat Lower Merion 62-82. In the small school race, Malvern Prep finished 4th with 109 points, led by a 6th place finish from freshman Billy McDevitt (17:48.6). |
Wilmington, DE RESULTS POSTED
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Photo by Maroon News
 PA#4 West Chester Henderson made their much anticipated debut in the boys championship race. Henderson would finish 3rd with 82 points, only two points behind 2nd place West Windsor Plainsboro South. Tony Russell led the way for Henderson with a 7th place finish in 16:30. His team also had a 1-6 spread of 37 seconds. Christian Brothers Acadmey finished with a perfect score of 15 points.
Junior Stephanie Aldrich led PA#1 West Chester Henderson to the team win in the Varsity A race, going 19:27 for a 7th place finish. The team placed five in the top 21 to score 68 points, 27 better than runner-up Hillsborough.
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Holmdel, NJ RESULTS POSTED
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Coatesville
 Brett Kelly of Boyertown recovered from his 15th place performance from PIAA Foundation race last week to win the gold medal with a time of 16:47. Mac Emrey of Council Rock North was 2nd in 16:57, and his performance led five Council Rock North runners in the top ten to score 28 points to cruise to victory. For the girls, Meghan Harvey of Oxford came from behind to become the champion with a time of 20:17, over twenty seconds better than 2nd place. Boyertown placed four in the top eight to win the team title with 45 points. |
Coatesville, PA RESULTS POSTED
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A steady, cold rain and mud that got thicker and deeper as the meet went along slowed but didn't stop Grove City and Erie McDowell from claiming team titles.
Junior Daniel Jaskowak blew through the first mile in 5 minutes flat en route to an easy victory in 16:31. Teammate Ian Brown was second in 17:41, followed by Mercer's Kevin Reno in 17:50. Grove City's Ryan Whiteman (17:59) and Alex Knaby (18:01) rounded out the top five.
