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2002 XC MEET SUMMARY PAGE LINKS * Foot Locker Meets (Foot Lockers NE &
Nationals) Results Page OCTOBER CONFERENCES 2002 XC Championships
Week#1 (Oct 16-20) Wednesday,
October 16: Southern
Chester County League Meet @ Nottingham Park (Great Valley
boys & girls win. Fleming 16:16. Katie
Thaeder, Unionville, 19:36) | Freedom
Invitational @ Brush Creek Park (Dan
Erny, 17:09. Chelsea Hanne, 21:30) | Mountain
Conference Championships @ Indian Valley Middle School
(Pleasant Valley girls, Stroudsburg boys) | Thursday,
October 17: York
Area Interscholastic Athletic Association League Meet @
John Rudy Park (Red Lion sweeps individual titles: Kate Papenberg
18:35.3, Travis Balley, 16:18.7) | Mid-Penn
Conference Championships @ Gettysburg High School (postponed
from 10/16) (Fuller 16:10, Schuler over Thomas. Carlisle boys.
CV girls. Millhouse, Blood easily defend AA titles. Bishop McDevitt
girls dominate.) | Tri-State
Coaches' Association Championships @ Slippery Rock University
(Mt. Lebo boys/girls victorious. Fitzgerald 16:20, Bair asthma
problems. Taranto wins in 19:17. Bricker 8th. N.Allegheny girls
3rd) | Ches-Mont
League Championships @ Malvern Prep (Gottesfeld/Williams
tie as champs to lead Henderson. Yester leads Downingtown) | Pioneer
Conference Meet @ Daniel Boone Homestead (Gould leads
Lansdale-Catholic boys. Hartenstine 1st for Pius X, but teams
loses by point to Perk.Valley) | Bicentennial
League Championships @ Tyler State Park (Burns leads Holy
Ghost Prep. Bishop fronts Gwynedd-Mercy win) | Lebanon-Lancaster
County League Championships @ Ephrata Middle School (Miller
twins better Clark twins. Craig/Brad 1st-6th. Pat/Ben 2nd-8th.
Solanco boys. Lancaster Mennonite soph Kristen Groff 19:37 over
Emily Kruger, Lampeter-Strasburg. Ephrata girls) | Berks
County Conference Championships @ Kutztown University
(NE US#2 Wyomissing girls cruise. Amy/Debbie Huss go 18:50+18:54.
Wyo boys win. Shawn Moore, Twin Valley, 16:27)| Wyoming
Valley Coaches' Association Championships @ Luzerne County
Sports Complex in Forty Fort (postponed from 10/16) (Baird, Lake
Lehman AA. Jones, Bishop Hoban, AA champ. Dallas takes AA title.
Hazleton AAA boys & girls) | Saturday,
October 19: TCAC
Championships @
Cranberry - Eisenhower
boys with 45 point, led by Grant Allen in 16:25. Meadville
girls with 44 points. Heather Milmoth of Eisenhower
in 18:56 by 36 points. Results
courtesy of Deborah Haines. Saturday, October 19: NTL Championships @ Northeast Bradford HS - Mansfield's Chris Cummings posted a 16:19.1 to win the NTL Championship. His team didn't fare as well, as North Bradford's Dillon Lockwood finished 4th to lead his team to the title in 16:57.8. Wellsboro was six points back. Wellsboro's Dailyn Cooney was 3rd in 19:15.6 to lead her team to a win with just 43 points. Wyalusing Valley's Jenny Stevens was the champ in 19:01.6. Results courtesy of Jim Schools. Saturday, October 19: Central League Championships @ Rose Tree Park, Media - Haverford senior Eddie Dutch has been concentrating more on running this year than ice hockey, and the work paid off with an invitational win in his league championship. He toured the rolling Rose Tree circuit in 16:20, to win by 27 seconds. But Strath Haven placed three in the top nine to take team honors, behind the 2nd place finish of Matt Jasnose. Results. Saturday, October 19: Erie County Championships @ Fairview HS - Harbor Creek went 1-2-4-10-12 to tally just 29 points and capture the Erie County Championships on a cold, wet, windy day, 16 better than General McLane. Brian and Eric Soder went one-two in 16:46 and 16:57, respectively. Seneca's Leah Coveleski went 20:52 to lead her team to the win by 17 over Corry. The best combined score went General McLane with 125 (girls 80, boys 45). Results courtesy of Dennis Muller. Saturday, October 19: French Creek Conference Championships @ Cambridge Springs HS - What a day up here in northwestern PA. Cold and pouring rain - terrible running conditions!! There are no team scores because the county champion is determined during the dual meet season. (Both the Union City Boys and girls won the county titles, the boys for the 21st consecutive year). We had a surprise in the Varsity boys race with Richard Gawlinski of Union going 17:27 to beat pre-race favorite, and teammate, Reuben Smith. Linesville's Molly Walker took the girls' race in 22:29. Results courtesy of Dan Keefer. Saturday, October 19: Mercer County Athletic Conference Championships @ Grove City HS - Rain, wind, and the Greenville Christiansen's were slip-slidin' to conference championships at Grove City HS. Jesi was timed in 18:26, to finish a minute ahead of her closest persuer. The Hickory girls, behind the 4th place finish of frosh Lauren Baldarelli in 19:50, held off Slippery Rock by four points, and Mercer by eight. Jed Christiansen won easily in 15:46. West Middlesex, with just 40 points and with just a 38-second spread between 1st and 4th, was led by the 4th place finish of Bradley Ruffo, in 16:41, to beat Greenville. Results courtesy of RunHigh.com. Saturday, October 19: Susquehanna Valley Conference Championships @ Shikellamy Stadium course in Sunbury - Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel ran the 3rd fastest time in course history, behind only the last two by Angie Saterstad, going 19:09 for the win. She was a 48 second winner over over Amber Hackenburg of Middleburg. Danville took the team championship behind Adrienne Sharp's 4th place 20:34 and placed all five runners in the top 18. Central Columbia took second led by Karen Hause in 7th. On the boys side, Lewisburg's Chris Spooner notched a 30-second win over Williamsports's Curtis Carnes in 16:03.4, a new course record. However, his team was second to Shikellamy, with 42 points (3-7-8-10-14), led by Steve Thompson's 3rd place 16:51. Results and summary courtesy of Lanny Conner. Saturday, October 19: PIAA District 8 (Pgh City League) Championships @ Schenley Oval - The Allderdice girls and boys teams became the first teams to qualify for the PIAA Championships by winning the District 8 (Pittsburgh City League) Championships. Three days of rain had turned much of the course to mud, forcing runners to slog through large puddles and causing some harriers to fall on the sharper turns. Times were significantly slower than at the last league meet held October 10, and the rain and wind literally tore bibs right off the runners, so scoring the race was difficult. In the boys' race, Tom Jech (Allderdice) won in 17:24, and teammate Ron Warnock second in 18:05. Khafre Wade (Langley), Rich Hanlon (Carrick), and Micah Chaney (Schenley) all finished in the top six, and qualified for States as individuals. Allderdice finished its seven runners in the top ten places for 22 points. Allderdice's Molly Ainsman, who was also the City League winner last year, defended her title in 20:29. Mara Horwitz (Schenley) qualified for States, finishing second in 20:49. Allderdice then swept the next six places to tally just 19 points. Anne Stadler (Langley) and Madeline Seltman (Schenley) rounded out the top ten. Josh Delouis (Langley) and Lili Knezevich (Allderdice) won the junior varsity boys' and girls' races, respectively. Results courtesy of Matthew Meisel, Allderdice HS. Friday, October 18: Suburban One League-National Conference @ William Tennent - Split 'em up! Even though the Council Rock North boys are missing an entire school of athletes, they are still rolling in XC. The boys took the team title with just 35 points, placing five in the top 12, and six in the top 16. The 1-5 spread was a nice 31 seconds, behind John Palumbo's 2nd place 16:29. Joe Dare, Souderton, won individual honors with a 16:19. The North Penn girls, behind Cheryl Dingman's 3rd place 19:31, were 21 better than Council Rock North. Val Myers, Central Bucks East, was the top finisher, going 19:06. Results. Friday,
October 18: Suburban
One League-American Conference @
Ursinus College
- Quakertown's
Adam Breisch bounced back from the Virginia invasion last
week at William Tennent to post a fast 14:55 on the 2.95 mile
Ursinus College course, capturing the Sub-One American Championship.
Upper Dublin's Matt Lawson was eight seconds back. And
Janine Ricci, leading Hatboro-Horsham all season, continued
her prep for the major portion of the post-season by 17:28 to
outdistance Cheltenham's Marissa Pinzini by 24 seconds.
Results.
Saturday, October 19: PA @ Eastern States Boys' Championships & Girls' Invitational @ Van Cortlandt Park, NYC - Steve Hallinan of Cardinal O'Hara finished 5th in the A Race at the Eastern States Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in NY, going 13:04.3. O'Hara was 5th as a team, 17 points behind Haddonfield. LaSalle was 2nd in the B Race with Joe Fedorowicz winning the race in 13:02.9. The Cardinal O'Hara girls won the A Race with 43 points behind the 2nd place finish of frosh Katie Kelly in 15:29.0. Danielle Schopf was 3rd, 16 seconds back. Prendie was 7th, with Nicole O'Dea 4th in 15:48.3. PA Results. Friday,
October 18: Lehigh
Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Championships @
Lehigh University - Greg
Macri of Parkland, last year’s runner-up to
Dorian McDonald of Liberty in final Mountain Valley meet,
made a big move at the two mile mark to beat soph Sam Luff
of Emmaus to become the first champion at the inaugural
Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Meet
in 16:28. Parkland packs 4 in the top 9 to win the team
title. Frances Koons of Allentown Central Catholic
surges at the mile mark and comfortably cruises to victory in
18:59. Paula Giguere, back from injury, places second and
leads her Parkland team to victory.
Results
courtesy of Fred Koons, EmreyTrack.org & Christopher
Goffi.
Thursday, October 17: Berks
County Conference Championships @
Kutztown University - Wyomissing,
the #2 team in the Northeast US according to Harrier Magazine,
tuned up for the post-season with strong performances at the Berks
Conference meet. Amy and Debbie Huss went one-two,
controlling the pace and finishing in 18:50 and 18:54. The team's
27 points was 19 better than 2nd place Governor Mifflin.
For the boys, the Wyo scorers split 1:15 with team leader Paul
Stoltzfus finishing 2nd in 16:28, after being outkicked
by Twin Valley's Shawn Moore. Results
courtesy of Brian Mondschein, Kutztown University Thursday, October 17: Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships @ Ephrata Middle School - Two families (four twins) take half the top eight spots in Ephrata at the Lebanon-Lancaster Championships. Pat Clark, Cedar Crest, is returning to form after some early season illness. That's the good news for Cedar Crest. The bad news was there's a new set of twins on the scene (Pat's twin Ben is also on the team) - the Millers of Manheim Township. And it was frosh star Craig who held off the veteran by five seconds with his winning 16:36.3. In the battle between Brad (Miller) and Ben (Clark), it was the younger who prevailed, getting 6th in 17:09.8 over Ben's 17:18.2 8th place finish. Manheim Township prevailed by just two over Cedar Crest, but it was Solanco, behind the 5th place 17:07.7 of Derek Jennings, that took the boys title by eight points. In the girls' race, Emily Kruger, Lampeter-Strasburg, had been winning invitationals this fall, but ran into Lancaster Mennonite sophomore Kristen Groff and her 19:36.9. Kruger was 16 seconds back. Ephrata's Betsy Sensenig finished 3rd in 20:18.6 to lead her team to the league title, over 2nd place Lampeter-Strasburg. Results courtesy of Bob Trump. Thursday, October 17: Schuylkill All-League Championships @ Tuscarora State Park - Nativity B.V.M. placed their five scorers in the top ten to total just 28 points behind the winning effort of Samantha McBreen in 20:07. Tamaqua was a distant second with 100 points. Pottsville's Shane Clauser captured the boys' championship in 16:15 to win by 24 seconds. His effort led his team to a 60 point win over North Schuylkill, as they placed all scorers in the top 22. Results courtesy of Craig Lowthert and Lanny Conner. Thursday, October 17: Tri-State Coaches' Association Invitational @ Slippery Rock - Not to take anything away from North Hills' Ian Fitzgerald, who captured the Tri-States Coaches' Association Invitational in 16:20, but he did beat favored Sam Bair of Shaler. Bair experienced breathing problems after the first mile, and faded. Mount Lebanon, behind the 3rd place finish of Jim O'Toole in 16:46, won the team title with 97 points. North Hills was 27 back. In the girls' race, Christine Taranto, West Allegheny, set a brisk early pace, and pulled away from the field to win in 19:17. Favored Hempfield senior Lauren Bricker was 8th. Mount Lebanon took the team win with 128 points behind the 13th place finish of Casey Depasquale in 20:36. Quaker Valley was 2nd, while North Allegheny was 3rd. Results courtesy of RunHigh.com. Thursday, October 17: Ches-Mont League Championships @ Malvern Prep - Ian Gottesfeld and Greg Williams led Henderson to their league crown, both clocked in 16:23. And as expected, Jessie Yester led her Downingtown teammates to the team win over Coatesville, as they placed four in the top ten. Results courtesy of David Lapp. Thursday,
October 17: Bicentennial
League Championships @
Tyler State Park - Bill
Ference had been leading Holy Ghost Prep most of
the year, but teammate Rob Burns saved the league championships
to take the front, going 16:47 for a nine-second win. Prep took
the first six spots, plus 8th place to tally just 15 points. Gwynedd-Mercy
, behind Meghan Bishop's 18:49, totaled just 36 points
for the easy win. Results. Thursday, October 17: Pioneer Athletic Conference @ Daniel Boone Homestead - Lansdale Catholic, behind the first place finish of Patrick Gould in 16:33, held off Owen J. Robert's by four points. OJR's Tim Egolf was 2nd, 14 seconds back. The girls' team race was even closer, as Perkiomen Valley nipped St. Pius X by a point, 35-36. Javi Hartenstine, SPX, was first in 19:40, followed by Brittany Long, of Perkiomen Valley in 19:54. Results. Thursday, October 17: Mid-Penn Conference Championships @ Gettysburg High School - Cumberland Valley's Brian Fuller held off Cedar Cliff senior Pat Philbin by 10 seconds, going 16:10. But Carlisle placed five in the top 19 behind the 7th place finish of Nick Brousse in 17:08. The effort held off defending state champ Cedar Cliff by a point. Chambersburg junior Kylee Schuler returned the Steel City favor on Cedar Cliff soph Janelle Young by 22 seconds, going 19:12. But Cumberland Valley, behind the 3rd place finish of Beth Troutman in 19:37, easily captured the team title with just 54 points. Ryan Blood, East Pennsboro, and Kyleigh Millhouse, Boiling Springs, easily defend individual titles. Bishop McDevitt girls, behind 2-3 finish of frosh Chelsea Lacko in 20:35 and junior Whitney Bradley in 20:58, with just 33 points. Results courtesy of Tim O'Dowd and Jack Harbaugh. Thursday, October 17: Wyoming Valley Coaches' Association Championships @ Luzerne County Sports Complex in Forty Fort - Brad Baird led Lake Lehman to the boys' AA team championship, taking the race in 16:46. Hazleton captured the boys' AAA championship with two runners in the top ten. Jessica Jones, Bishop Hoban, won the girls' race in 20:05. Hazleton took the AAA crown behind the 2nd place of Marie Monk's in 20:12. The AA champions were Dallas, behind the 3rd place finish of Whitney Adams in 20:35. Results courtesy of Paul McGrane.
Wednesday, October 16: Mountain
Valley Conference @ Indian Valley Middle School - Rich
Little, Pleasant Valley, led his team to 2nd in
the Conference with a 17:03. But it was the 2nd place 17:24
of Bob Cohowicz, Stroudsburg, that was the top effort
for the winning team. Robin Szarzynski, Pleasant Valley,
led her team to the Conference win with her 20:01. Stroudsburg
was 2nd, 11 points back. Partial Results. Wednesday, October 16:
Southern Chester
County League Championships @ Nottingham Park - Great
Valley continued their excellence in the Southern Chester
County League, but the boys had an easier time than the girls.
Villa Maria gave them all they could handle, and just lost
by three points. Erin Schlesing led Great Valley with her
4th place 20:09. A resurging Unionville (3rd in the team
competition) was led by the first place finish of Katie Thaeder
in 19:36. On the boys' side, Eric Fleming of Bishop Shanahan
won with ease in 16:16. Great Valley placed five
in the top eleven for the win with 32 points. Ben Franczuszki,
in 16:57, and Jordan Stitzer in 17:02, led Great Valley
with their 2-3 finish. Results
courtesy of Paul Gring, Great Valley HS.
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WE NEED RESULTS FOR: From 10/5: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Inv | From 9/28: Northern Inv @ Fox Chapel | A.J. Everhart | Mercersburg | From 9/21: Altoona | Conrad Weiser | From 9/14: Wellsboro | From 8/31: McDowell Girls'
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then there was one. The PIAA has released a map of the
REVISED & OFFICIAL
course for States. It's not the one the coaches helped to design
earlier this season, but it looks like an improvement. Download
our PDF that has both
the original, somewhat controversial course, and the one proposed
by the PA coaches. Other big news is on the timing. The PIAA will
use the ChampionChip technology (computer chips attached to athletes'
shoes) for the first time in a state meet. The official 2002 PIAA
rules are in this large PDF,
or read about the technology itself at the timing company's site.
PA's
Dyestat Elite: Boys
/ Girls
October 17 - The Philadelphia
Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Public League is
again considering joining the PIAA.
September 20 - Walt Murphy's News
and Results Service reports that Princeton University,
citing facility and financial constraints, will no longer host
the high school portion of the "Princeton Relays",
a popular event on the Eastern indoor prep circuit.
For videotapes of PIAA T&F/XC Championships,
contact Beth Ann McCoy: PA Cable Network 717-730-6000. There are
six tapes of each T&F championship and onefor each XC championship.
$29.95/ea. incl. tax&shipping. Tell them PennTrackXC sent
you.
October 12, 2002 - VA's Thomas Jefferson HS (US#9) was glad to be out of DC area for a day. Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Virginia, made the trip to the William Tennent Invitational because they had no place to race in their home state. Held in the grip of fear generated by an unknown sniper who had attacked ten times in ten days, area activities had been cancelled. They searched, and found a welcoming meet in PA. The story from three parents who made the a short trip that seemed like lightyears from home. October 5, 2002 - Council Rock-North (NE US#9) nearly beat favored West Chester Henderson (US #25, NE#6) at the Steel City Invitational by placing five runners 13-21. See the race within the race, and the finishes in this photo essay and commentary.
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July 28 - New Site for Open &
Masters' Cross Country race schedules in PA, NY, NJ, DE - Chuck's
Cross Country Calendar
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The Kevin Dare Pole Vaulting Scholarship Fund
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Study. Hydrate. Stretch. Sleep. Study.
Run hard. Trust your training. Have fun.
The 2001-2002 Training Series from Pain Relief & Physical Therapy in Media
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4/20-Towanda; 4/27-Mt. Carmel;
5/1-Last Chance Meet @ Liberty
HS; 5/3-Schuylkill Ct. Relays; 5/7+8-Metro League
@ McDowell; 5/9-Central League @ Lower Merion; 5/11-Saturday's
Results for Mid-Penn @ Carlisle; 5/11-ChesMont League
@ Coatesville; 5/11-Firing Meet @ Governor Mifflin
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