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Thursday, October 25, 2001

District 11 Championships @ Lehigh University

5000 meters

Sunny,  70's, WINDY

(PHOTOS BELOW AND ON DISTRICT 11 PHOTO PAGE)

Boys Team & Individuals
Girls Team & Individuals

 

It was a windy Indian summer day at the deceivingly tough Lehigh University course in Bethlehem. Paula Giguere ran 18:56.8 to repeat as District 11 AAA girls champ, leading her somewhat short-handed defending state champion Parkland squad back to the state meet by a mere point. Central Catholic used a 1:24 1-5 spread and took the girls title with 53 points, with Parkland 2nd with 65. But Easton and Liberty could only imagine what difference two places with any of their runners could have meant, as they both finished with 66 points. In AA girls, Notre Dame just nipped Nativity BVM by three, 52-55. Saucon Valley tallied 57 points to get the final state berth. Christa Plummer of Palisades, led from the mile and won going away in 19:33.9. The AAA boys race rapidly developed into a two-man battle as Liberty's Dorian McDonald and Emmaus' Joel Thomas quickly broke the field, including pre-race favorite Tim Erickson of Southern Lehigh. McDonald finished as the only runner under 16 in 15:57.1, with Thomas 20 seconds back, and Erickson another 8 seconds behind that. But Thomas will be joined by his team, as they bettered the other automatic qualifier, Stroudsburg, by 30, 56-86. in the AA boys race, Saucon Valley landed six guys in the top 22 to take Notre Dame and Northern Lehigh, the other two team qualifiers, 62-76-120, respectively.

The start of the District 11 girls AAA race just past a mile.

AAA Girls Team - Qualifiers in bold:

1. Central Catholic 53 (2-5-11-16-19-21-22)
2. Parkland 65(1-4-8-26-27)
3. Easton 66 (7-10-14-15-20)
4. Liberty 66 (3-6-9-12-36)
5. Emmaus 139
6. Nazareth 176
7. Pleasant Valley 264
8. Freedom 281
9. Pottsville 294
10.East Stroudsburg 296

AAA Girls Individuals - Qualifiers in bold:

1.  Paula Giguere, 10, Parkland, 18:56.8
2.  Jackie Adamshick, 12, Central Catholic, 19:07.1
3.  Erin Matyus, 09, Liberty, 19:11.1
4.  Katie Stepp, 09, Parkland, 19:11.5
5.  Frances Koons, 10, Central Catholic, 19;12.1
6.  Molly Lare, 11, Liberty, 19:18.9
7.  Jenna Breidinger, 12, Easton, 19:41.7
8.  Erin Clemmer, 12, Parkland, 19:44.1
9.  Lori Brezinsky, 12, Liberty, 19:51.5
10.Katie Worthington, 10, Easton, 19:54.3
11.Mary Bacher, 12, Central Catholic, 19:55.8
12.Lindsey Gruenewald, 12, Liberty, 19:57.2
13.Robin Szarzynski, 11, Pleasant Valley, 19:59.0
14.Christina Enea, 12, Easton, 20:07.5
15.Barbara Creveling, 11, Easton, 20:16.8
16.Colleen O'Neill, 09, Central Catholic, 20:18.9
17.Michelle Klepiesz, 11, Nazareth, 20:26.5
18.Heather Hoffman, 11, Emmaus, 20:30.1
19.Akioua Lonergan, 12, Central Catholic, 20:31.1
20.Kiersten Holgash, 10, Easton, 20:32.2
21.Kim Maxwell, 12, Central Catholic, 20:35.4
22.Lisa Gower, 11, Central Catholic, 20:43.7
23.Stephanie Evans, 09, Pottsville, 20:48.9
24.Debbie Mosser, 12, Nazareth, 20:51.7
25.Aparna Swaminathan, 10, Parkland, 20:56.0

 

AA Girls Team - Qualifiers in bold:

1. Notre Dame, 52 (5-6-7-16-18)
2. Nativity BVM, 55, (3-4-12-13,23)
3. Saucon Valley, 57 (8-9-11-14-15)
4. Palisades, 146
5. Tamaqua, 149
6. Moravian Academy, 168
7. Pen Argyl, 203
8. Catasaqua, 218
9. Northwestern Lehigh, 139
10.Northern Lehigh, 293

AA Girls Individuals - Qualifiers in bold:

1.  Christa Plummer, 10, Palisades, 19:33.9
2.  Krystyn Fenon, 10, Lehighton, 20:20.5
3.  Stephanie Remington, 10, Catasaqua, 20:28.5
4.  Kayla Felty, 10, Nativity BVM, 20:31.1
5.  Katelyn MacCready, 09, Nativity BVM, 20:45.7
6.  Lauren Clifford, 10, Notre Dame, 20:48.0
7.  Kate McNally, 12, Notre Dame, 20:53.2
8.  Emily Cerankowski, 09, Notre Dame, 20:05.1
9.  Katelyn Perna, 12, Saucon Valley, 21:12.6
10.Rachel Baxter, 11, Saucon Valley, 21:15.2
11.Danielle Pirre, 11, Pen Argyl, 21:17.0
12.Rachel Panariello, 10, Saucon Valley, 21:18.7
13.Samantha McBreen, 09, Nativity BVM, 21:23.5
14.Sara Leymeister, 11, Nativity BVM, 21:30.2
15.Sophie O'Connell, 09, Saucon Valley, 21:32.2
16.Erin Simmons, 10, Saucon Valley, 21:35.0
17.Kelli Cuminskey, 09, Notre Dame, 21:38.5
18.Jessica Ahner, 10, Lehighton, 21:40.5
19.Tyisha Carpenter, 10, Northern Lehigh, 21:42.8
20.Val Shoup, 12, Schuylkill Haven, 21:45.6
21.Jill Long, 12, Notre Dame, 21:47.6
22.Nicole Melia, 11, Palisades, 21:48.4
23.Elizabeth Manness, 11, Tamaqua, 21:51.5
24.Cassie Nesbitt, 12, Moravian Academy 21:52.3
25.Mary Lichtenberger, 11, Tamaqua, 21:53.4
26.Stephanie Sabol, 11, Nativity BVM, 21:54.8
27.Lindsay Miller, 11, Saucon Valley, 22:11.9
28.Alyssa Jones, 09, Northwestern Lehigh, 22:12.9
29.Katie Weber, 11, Palisades, 22:14.4
30.Corrine Barabas, 10, Pen Argyl, 22:14.8
31.Lindsey DeCarlo, 12, North Schuylkill, 22:21.1
32.Prachi Gupta, 10, Moravian Academy, 22:27.7

Joel Thomas led Emmaus to the District championship with his 2nd place finish.

AAA Boys Team - Qualifiers in bold:

1. Emmaus, 58 (2-7-11-18-20)
2. Stroudsburg, 86 (6-9-15-24-32)
3. Pottsville, 101
4. Parkland, 133
5. Liberty, 138
6. Freedom, 168
7. Easton, 197
8. Blue Mountain, 294
9. Dieruff, 298
10.Southern Lehigh, 302

AAA Boys Individuals - Qualifiers in bold:

1.  Dorian McDonald, 12, Liberty, 15:57.1
2.  Joel Thomas, 12, Emmaus, 16:17.5
3.  Tim Erickson, 12, Southern Lehigh, 16:25.1
4.  Shane Clauser, 11, Pottsville, 16:31.6
5.  Sean Harkcom, 12, Nazareth, 16:35.0
6.  John Somers, 12, Stroudsburg, 16:35.6
7.  Alex Norelli, 12, Emmaus, 16:40.8
8.  Greg Marci, 11, Parkland, 16:46.1
9.  Steve Cornell, 12, Stroudsburg, 16:51.2
10.Ryan Hart, 10, Pottsville, 16:55.1
11.Dave Kraus, 11, Emmaus, 17:08.1
12.Brandon Hafer, 12, Pottsville, 17:10.5
13.Nick Liguori, 10, Bangor, 17:10.9
14.Richard Ryan, 10, Easton, 17:11.0
15.Phil Mattos, 12, Stroudsburg, 17:11.4
16.Harry Luscan, 11, Pottsville, 17:16.7
17.Chad Clark, 12, Blue Mountain, 17:18.4
18.Nick Kokkinos, 12, Emmaus, 17:20.5
19.Kent Eisenhuth, 12, Blue Mountain, 17:22.0
20.Sam Luff, 09, Emmaus, 17:22.7
21.Rich Little, 10, Pleasant Valley, 17:23.5
22.Kyle Fritz, 11, Parkland, 17:25.7
23.Jono Holland, 12, Pocono Mountain, 17:27.5
24.Bob Cohowicz, 11, Stroudsburg, 17:28.9
25.Ryan Kipp, 12, Emmaus, 17:30.3

AA Boys Team - Qualifiers in bold:

1. Saucon Valley, 62 (2-8-13-18-21)
2. Notre Dame, 76 (3-5-17-24-27)
3. Northern Lehigh, 120 (7-19-26-33-35)
4. Tamaqua, 157
5. Palmerton, 173
6. Moravian Academy, 176
7. Panther Valley, 191
8. Palisades, 231
9. Lehighton, 253
10.Northwestern Lehigh, 292

AA Boys Individuals - Qualifiers in bold:

1.  Nick Birosik, 12, Tamaqua, 16:48.4
2.  Sean Quinn, 11, Saucon Valley, 17:01.1
3.  Jared Casciole, 11, Notre Dame, 17:06.4
4.  John McHigh, 11, Bethlehem Catholic, 17:13.5
5.  Rocco Panella, 10, Notre Dame, 17:14.6
6.  Rort McMullen, 12, Palisades, 17:15.4
7.  Drew Roderick, 12, Northern Lehigh, 17;15.8
8.  Joseph Check, 11, Saucon Valley, 17:20.2
9.  Chris Balshi, 12, Moravian Academy, 17:27.5
10.Jeremy Kunkel, 12, Tamaqua, 17:33.6
11.Zach Devries, 12, Moravian Academy, 17:38.1
12.Joshua Kunkel, 12, Tamaqua, 17:38.8
13.Cole Starkey, 11, Saucon Valley, 17:40.1
14.John Barachie, 11, Panther Valley, 17:40.5
15.Mike Shafer, 11, Palmerton, 17:42.4
16.Kyle Applegate, 11, Mahanoy Area, 17:43.3
17.Craig Wayman, 11, Notre Dame, 17:49.6
18.David Weikert, 10, Saucon Valley, 17:54.8
19.Jim Curry, 12, Northern Lehigh, 17:59.5
20.Ray Stopa, 11, Salisbury, 18:01.4
21.Matthey Gorkos, 11, Saucon Valley, 18:03.2
22.Josh Lancaster, 10, Saucon Valley, 18:06.8
23.Josh Hunter, 11, Palmerton, 18:09.7
24.Chris Schuyler, 11, Notre Dame, 18:14.0
25.Eamon Murphy, 10, Moravian Academy, 18:21.0
26.Nick Reichert, 11, Schuylkill, 18:24.8
27.Alex Lerch, 10, Northern Lehigh, 18:28.1
28.Matt Koegler, 10, Notre Dame, 18:28.1
29.Kerry Shoenberger, 10, Lehighton, 18:29.4