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McAlpin Invitational
Episcopal Academy
Malvern Prep placed six in the top nine to score a low 24 points to cruise to the team title. Malvern were led by a 17:48 performance from champion Billy McDevitt.
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Newtown Square, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 08/31 |
3rd Immaculata Relays (formerly Oakbourne Relays)
West Chester Henderson
West Chester Henderson boys put on a good first impression to kick off their 2012 season. Henderson had pairs place 2-3-4-5 to cruise to victory by nearly three and a half minutes. Sam Haugh and Tony Russell were the top pair for Henderson. Downingtown West had the best pair, with Kenny Leidal and Joey Steadman cracking the 20 minute mark. Unionville girls were just as impressive, winning by over 8 minutes over Daniel Boone. Emily Fisher anmd Bridgette Zerbe led the way for the 2011 AAA runner ups, with Courtney Smith and McKayla Mawn finishing right behind them.
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Paoli, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 08/31 |
Eighth Annual John Sharp Viking Invitational
Archbishop Wood
   In the girls varsity race, it was quickly a four-person race from the mile on. By the approach to the two mile mark, it was clearly a battle between Pennridge sophomore Marissa Sheva and Methacton junior Kara Steinke. And it remained that way until the final straight. It appeared that Sheva had the race won, but Steinke put on a late surge pulling even with about 30 meters to go… before Sheva used her 2:14 speed to open a gap. Both were timed in 18:25, which is #4 all-time for the course. Caitlyn Sheva surged over the final half mile to take 3rd in 19:06. In the team race, Pre-Season PA#6 Central Bucks East showed why they are getting such early consideration in the PTXC poll. Let by senior Marisa Hawley; who stuck close to the leading two for two miles; the team tallied just 64 points to outdistance Central Bucks West by 44. Hawley was 4th in 19:11, with a impressive top five  compression of just 1:13.Pennsbury senior Connor Harriman - a medalist in 2011 in XC - put a stamp on the race after the 2nd mile, posting a strong 15:45 for the win. Along with sophomore teammate Sam Webb, who was 2nd in 15:54, the leading duo made a very strong statement to District 1 an beyond, scoring just 36 points on a spread of just 1:04.  The Pennsbury 3-4-5 of Liam O'Connell, Will Johnson and Tom Martin all finished within together. Alec Brand of Central Bucks East was the only other runner un 16 on the humid day, going 15:57 to capture third. Penncrest, behind the 4th place finish of Chris Zazanjian, was in the team competition with 76 points. |
Southampton, PA RESULTS POSTED
Video Interview with Marissa Sheva, Pennridge
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| 08/31 |
Chambersburg
Vinny Todaro of Big Spring earned his first win of the young season with a 2.35 mile victory in 12:12.3, winning by a comfortable 24 seconds. Carlisle had an impressive team debut, lead by Zach Brehm's 3rd place finish and the remaining four scorers placing 9-10-11-18 to earn team title honors with 51 points. The Carlisle girls had a strong team performance of their own, placing five in the top eleven led by a 4th place finish from senior McCall Ledgett. However, the host Chambersburg were led by individual champion Alex Orr (15:31) and placed four in the top ten to edge Carlisle 36-37.
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Chambersburg, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 08/31 |
Lehigh Invitational
Lehigh University
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Bethlehem, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED
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| 08/31 |
Moravian Academy
Freedom boys used a 50 second spread and three in the top fifteen, led by a 3rd place finish from Chris Kelly to hold off Parkland 78-92. Colin Abert of Easton was the individual champion, running 16:14 to win by 9 seconds over Jaryd Flank of Wilson Area. The girls team race was even closer, with Northwestern Lehigh taking the team crown over Parkland by one point. A 24 second spread for Parkland kept it close, but three in the top ten for Northwestern Lehigh was enough to hold on for the team title. Elizabeth Chikotas of Saucon Valley was very impressive in her debut race, winning in 18:53, 44 seconds better than the field.
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Bethlehem, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 08/31 |
Lock Haven University
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Lock Haven, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 08/31 |
St. Bonaventure University Meet
St. Bonaventure University
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St. Bonaventure, NY RESULTS POSTED COLLEGIATE |
| 09/01 |
12th Annual Bear Mountain River Run
Lock Haven University
Andrew Steely of Souther Columbia pulled off a come from behind victory on a hot and humid day over Chet Schwoyer of Williamsport and Christian Hopple of St Joseph's Catholic Academy. Steely's time of 16:36 was a little over two and a half seconds better than 2nd place. Schwoyer's performance did lead Williamsport to the team title, scoring 53 points to nearly double 2nd place Sayre. Alyssa Brandis of Central Cambria improved on her 3rd place finish from last year's race with a gold medal performance of 18:38.1 to win by over ten seconds. Casey Norton of Troy was 2nd and 2011 Bear Mountain winner Maria Snyder of Northern Bedford was 3rd. Central Cambria repeated as champions, placing five in the top ten to score 27 points and win by nearly 40.
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Lock Haven, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
Summary by Tom LaBuff
Despite the hot and especially humid conditions, the 24th running of the Gateway Invitational produced some great individual and team races over the hilly Boyce Park course.
In the Girls Varsity Race, Hempfield Area narrowly defeated a strong Laurel Highlands team by three points, 64 to 67, and Hempfield's Morgan Ansell, the defending champion had to work through the finish line to edge freshman Mary Humphrey of Fox Chapel by 4 seconds.
In the Boys Varsity Race, Baldwin regained the team championship with a close nine-point win over Fox Chapel, 84 to 93. Fox Chapel's Ethan Martin took the lead early and never relinquished it, beating the 2nd place finisher, Jon Faye of Hempfield Area, by 33 seconds.
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Monroeville, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 09/01 |
2nd Galen E. Piper Alumni/Open Cross Country Challenge
Shippensburg University
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Shippensburg, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
37th Cliff Robbins Invitational
The elite of AA and of the new Class A divisions were center stage to start the 2012 season and the race did not disappoint. Rico Galassi of Holy Cross came away the winner over a field that featured the 1-2 Northeast Bradford duo of Sam Williams and Curt Jewett, Luke Jones of Elk Lake and runner up Dominic Deluca of Dallas. Galassi's time of 16:13 was 20 seconds better than the field. Scranton Prep took home the team title with three in the top 15 to defeat Dallas 94-103. The girls race featured the debut of one of the AA girls favorites for the 2012 season, Regan Rome of Dallas. The junior got her season started on the right foot with a winning time of 19:07 to win by 35 seconds. Her team also ran a strong race, finishing 2nd to Council Rock North 56-63. CR North were led by a 3rd place finish from Kate Scott and a 6th place finish from Kaelyn Heineke.
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Dallas, PA RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
McDowell
Photos by Carl Strub
 Several of the contenders who will be vying for state gold went head to head on the opening weekend. In the end, Austin Pondel of Corry Area came away the winner on this occassion, running 15:36.3 to win by over 20 seconds over Ean Disilvio of Allderdice and Ryan Smathers of North East. Cathedral Prep used a 6-7 finish from Ethan Louis and John Lacy to come out with the team title with 88 points, 39 points better than 2nd place Fairview.  For the girls, Bernadette Prichard of Villa Maria Academy put on a strong performance to win her first race of the season in 19:29.4, almost 45 seconds better than the runner up. Her performance also led her team to victory with five in the top 18 and a score of 56 points. |
Erie, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 09/01 |
California University of PA
In 2011, Mount Lebanon boys started their season with a team victory and a perfect score of 15 points. The start of 2012 wasn't perfection, but they did come out on top to start the new season on the right foot. Seamus Roddy led the team with a 3rd place finish and he led five finishers in the top 10 to score 37 points, 33 points better than Pine Richland. Tommy Reinhart did the lead the silver medal team with a gold medal performance, running 17:03 to edge out freshman Seth Edwards of University High School by two seconds. Pine Richland's girls did come away with a team championship, placing five in the top seventeen to edge out Ohio's Eaton by 10 points, 64-74. Individual title honors went to Amelia Paladino of University High School, running 19:20 to win by nearly a minute.
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California, PA HS & COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED
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| 09/01 |
Mifflin County High School
 State College Area girls placed three in the top ten to finish with a winning score of 82 points. Emma Cousins led the way with a 5th place finish with Hannah Grubb finishing eight seconds behind her. Kennedy Weisner of Elk County Catholic started what could be a huge season for the junior. She ran an impressive 18:15 to defeat Adair Gennocro of St Mary's impressive time of 18:49 by 34 seconds. Weisner's teammate Victoria Dippold finished 3rd. State College Area boys placed four in the top fifteen to complete the team double, defeating Mifflin County 55-86. William Cather led the team with a silver medal performance, running 16:32, 13 seconds behind champion Jon Colwell of Mifflin County. Colwell's teammate Addison Monroe finished 3rd.
Photo by David Beyerle
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Reedsville, PA RESULTS POSTED
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| 09/01 |
Delaware Valley College Invitational
Delaware Valley College
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Doylestown, PA COLLEGIATE |
| 09/01 |
Duquesne University
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Pittsburgh, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
Gannon/Mercyhurst Invitational |
COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED, |
| 09/01 |
Hickory
West Middlesex boys used some pack running to take the team title in their first race of the new season. They scored 8-9-10-11-21 to edge out Hickory 60-66, despite Hickory placing two runners in front of the first West Middlesex runner. Ethan Wilson of Laurel ran 17:08 to win the individual title by seven seconds over Robbie Kroner of Neshannock. The girls of West Middlesex used a similar race strategy to win the girls team title over Laurel 41-77. Neshannock's Lizzie Manickas ran 20 minutes even to take the gold medal by 19 seconds. Emily Maxwell of Laurel finished 2nd and Kristen White of West Middlesex was 3rd.
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Hermitage, PA
RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
Millersville University
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, PA COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
Salisbury University Fall Classic
Salisbury University
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Salisbury, MD COLLEGIATE RESULTS POSTED |
| 09/01 |
Seton Hill University Griffin Classic Seton Hill University
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Greensburg, PA COLLEGIATE |
