October 2001 XC News, Highlights
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October 28, 2001 - XC Championships to be broadcast Nov. 9 on PCN. Details:
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Jessica Cickay, Council Rock will meet North Allegheny's Stephanie Madia and Hershey's Angie Saterstad in the center of the state this coming Saturday. What a day of races. Preview by Wednesday.
Stefanie Madia, North Allegheny, winning the Tri-State Championships 10/17.
The latest SE PA Coaches' Poll.
Deadline for registering for the Footlocker Northeast Regionals scheduled for Sat. Nov. 24 in NYC, is NOVEMBER 9th! Registration info HERE . Any PA athlete (grades 9-10-11-12) may compete in these races. There are no qualifying times. Read last year's article by DyestatPA on why everyone is eligible.
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October 31, 2001 - Philadelphia Catholic League - Boys' Southern Division Championships @ Belmont Plateau - Harrier NE #10 Cardinal O'Hara displayed what late season strength is about with a 22 point tally again talented teams from Bonner and St. Joseph's Prep. The top five went 1-3-4-6-8, led by the effort of Joe Francisco with his 16:15. Their 1-5 spread of 47 seconds sets them up for a close matchup with North winner LaSalle on November 11. On paper, O'Hara wins. On the course, anything can happen. Partial Results.
October 31, 2001 - Philadelphia Catholic League - Boys' Northern Division Championships @ Belmont Plateau - LaSalle's Ryan O'Donnell sparked a 1-3-6-7-8 (9) rout of the rest of the PCL North field with his 16:31. More impressively, their 1-6 spread was just 25 seconds. Father Judge and Ryan were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Partial results.
October 31, 2001 - Keystone Conference Championships @ Perkiomen School - Zach Miller set a course record 16:28 to lead his Delco Christian squad to the Keystone Conference Championship with 45 points. Phil-Mont Christian was second 12 back. Delco Christian took the top two spots, as Miller was pushed by teammate Bill Reynolds, 2nd in 16:34. Partial Results.
October 29, 2001 - Southeastern PA Coaches' Association XC Poll # 5. Click Here.
October 29, 2001 - COUNCIL ROCK GIRLS REMAIN 2ND IN THE NORTHEAST, WHILE THE CEDAR CLIFF BOYS DROP ONE SPOT TO 3RD IN THE NORTHEAST IN THE LATEST HARRIER POLL. NATIONAL RANKINGS TO BE RELEASED SOON. SEE NEW TOP TEN US AND TOP FIVE REGIONALLY ON DYESTAT. Top 25 US and Top 10 Regionally are only available in the print version. (Click here to subscribe to The Harrier)
October 28, 2001 - ALL District Meets On: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5&6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (PHOTO PAGES FOR DISTRICT'S 1, 3 AND 11). SEE THE PA Districts Page for results & links.
October 27, 2001 - Ryan Invitational @ Belmont Plateau - Amy Kelly of St. Hubert's, a sophomore, becomes the sixth girl ever to break 19:00 on the fabled Belmont Plateau course in Philly 10/27 in the Ryan Invitational. The others were fellow sophomore Jessica Cickay, Council Rock, who ran the first sub-18:30 5K at Belmont during the Briarwood Invitational this season. Her time of 18:26.21 surpassed the likes of Donna Fidler, the Norristown star who was the first sub-19:00 at 18:56. And St. Hubert's star Jackie Kelly (Amy's older sister who is currently injured), went 18:51 at last year's Ryan Invitational. The list also includes Footlocker Finalists Sheila Klick, Prendie (now at LaSalle), and Julia Pudlin, Baldwin School (returning from injury). Pudlin, a senior, set the record last year at the Briarwood Invitational with an 18:31.7. Amy's effort led her team to a second place finish behind Cardinal O'Hara, who placed three in the top five, led by Danielle Schopf's 19:26 2nd place finish. In the boys race, Cardinal O'Hara dominated, tallying just 27 points with a one-two-three finish of Steve Hallinan in 16:19, Joe Francisco in 16:24, and T.J. Coll in 16:35. Partial Results.
October 27, 2001 - Districts 5&6 Championships @ Indian Valley Middle School, Milroy - AA GIRLS - Bishop Guilfoyle sophomore Sonja Hinish captured her second District Championship after finishing 10th in last year's state meet. She won in a close race over Forest Hills junior Leanna Nastase, who should also contend for medalist honors after finishing 33rd last year. The Central Cambria girls repeated as district champs and will be joined at states by Bishop Guilfoyle, who is led by Hinish and fellow sophomore Angela Greaser. AAA GIRLS - Hollidaysburg freshman Megan Duffett won her first district title as the Altoona girls ran away with the team title. AA BOYS - United and Forest Hills punched their tickets to states in a close race. Three medalists from last year's state meet will be heading back: Westmont sophomore Dave Mock, who was the top freshman at last year's state meet in 24th place, captured his first district title. Mock's junior teammate Steve Gonzalez was 17th last year. Finally, Blairsville senior Bryan Herdman will return to states after just missing medalist honors as a sophomore and grabbing 10th last year. Forest Hills' Jake Strayer and Josh Beyer also look strong as does West Branch's Allen Pryde. AAA BOYS - Altoona captured their ninth straight district title in a runaway. Altoona junior Bobby Boston also captured his third individual title and expects to improve on his twelfth place finish from last year's meet. He also was a medalist as a freshman two years ago. Partial results.
October 27, 2001 - District 10 @ Buhl Park, Sharon - The snow, hail, wind and mud couldn't stop the pre-race favorites from what they considered their rightful places - first. Andy Weilacher, who many see as the top male runner in PA this year, AA or AAA, took first in 16:18 to lead his Eisenhower team to the title 44-83 over West Middlesex. In AA girls, Jesi Christensen, the defending AA state champ, won another title with her 19:41, but Eisenhower's top two rsunners, Heather Wilmth, and Rachel Tutmaher, took 2nd and 3rd to lead their team to the District championship with 116 points. Titusville was 2nd with 133. In the boys' AAA race, brothers Eric (11th grade), and Brian (10th grade) Soder, went one-two, separated by less than half a second in 16:49. The effort helped their Harborcreek team to the district title by a single point, 56-57 over General McLane. And in girls' AAA, Kelly Richards, General McLane, took the individual title in 19:51, while the one-two McDowell punch of Stephanie Strub (12th), and Emily Evans (9th), went two-three to lead the Erie team to the AAA championship. Complete results.
October 27, 2001 - PA Independent Schools Championships @ Mercersburg Academy - Three time x-c independent schools state champ Julia Pudlin was forced to watch from the sidelines today while recovering from an injury. That opened the door for senior Maureen Glah from the host school Mercersburg, and she responded with a course record run of 19:53 even in the windy conditions. Glah was battling with Westtown's Katie McKinstry for much of the race but pulled away definitively in the last 1/2 mile. Germantown Academy won the team title. The boys race saw the closest finish in the history of the meet when Lex Mercado from Penn Charter out leaned St. Joseph's Tim O'Neill at the line (both timed in 16:34). LaSalle's Joe Fedorowicz had also been battling the Mercado and O'Neill in the last 1/2 mile, and with 400m to go it was still anyone's race to win. O'Neill surged ahead and was leading in the straightaway heading towards the finish, but Mercado made a late surge that caught O'Neill and nipped him with the lean. The boys run in one race, but teams awards are broken out by size of school. LaSalle took the large school division, Penn Charter the medium school division, and Germantown Friends the small school division. Complete results and report by David Grady.
October 25, 2001 - Julia Pudlin is going for the Ivy. Announcement.
Julia Pudlin at the 2000 Great American Race, where she broke through into the national elite.
October 27, 2001 - District 3 @ Hersheypark - Cedar Cliff is for real. And the showdown next week with Council Rock (and others) at the Hersheypark course will be a great race. Patrick Philbin led the Colts with his second place 16:33 on the tough course, followed within 1:09 by their fifth for a total of just 60 points. Also qualifying for the AAA trip to States were Red Land, Cedar Crest, Cumberland Valley and Carlisle. CV's Mark Turner took the individual title in 16:24 after battling Philbin and the Colt's John Butler most of the way. (Nearly 2000) Footlocker finalist Angie Saterstad, running for the first year with Hershey (and feeling ill much of the way), showed the talent that XC fans have come to expect, taking the AAA girls title in 19:18, the fastest of the day. Red Lion's Kate Papenberg, a soph, was second, 20 seconds back. Cumberland Valley took the team title with 103 points, and will be joined by Chambersburg, Carlisle, Hempfiield, and Manheim Township. Ryan Blood, the smooth East Pennsboro sophomore, and defending D3 AA champ, repeated with a 16:34, running just hard enough to win comfortably. Eastern York took the team title by just five points over Wyomissing. The two teams will be joined at States by York Suburban. And the Wyomissing girls, a definite AA dynasty in the making, took care of business, led by the other twin, Amy, in 19:42. Debbie, who was 7th this year, won the District title in 2000. Wyo went 1-5-6-15-16 for just 43 points, over 100 better than York Suburban and Tulpehocken. Full Results courtesy of District 3. Complete results courtesy of District III.
October 26, 2001 - District 1 @ Lehigh University - The winds blew briskly through the Lehigh Valley as the North Penn girls finally got the better of nationally ranked Council Rock. But even with a sub-par performance, the Rock finished second in the district. The surprise to many, but not to those who saw their spring 4x800, was Haverford, coming off a strong Central League meet to finish third in the district with two SRs, a JR, and two SOs. Great Valley overcame an unexpected performance from a key runner to get 4th. Villa Maria took the final state berth over the next three strong teams, Hatboro-Horsham, Wissahickon, and Merion Mercy. As expected, Jessica Cickay of Council Rock led from the start and won in 17:50.7. In today's winds, that time is especially impressive. Coatesville's Kelly O'Connell was 2nd, while Kim Malcolm, Villa Maria, and Erin Franklin, Wissahickon, joined her under 19:00. Defending District 1 champ Katie Ewart of Upper Dublin continues to suffer the effects of a sinus infection and did not race. Rob Robertson of Coatesville ran an impressive 15:37.3 to win by 12 seconds over Pottsgrove's Corry Rogers. Council Rock's one-two punch of Mike DiDio and Rob Hampson went three-four to lead their annual powerhouse to a win.D1 page. Henderson, Coatesville, Great Valley and Hatboro-Horsham filled out the state slots. In girls AA,k Gwynedd Mercy put five in the top 13 to get a state berth behind the 3rd place finish of Meghan Bishop. St. Basil's Lynn Morelli won going away in 18:45.3. Devon Prep cut it a bit closer by taking St. Pius by only three points to get the lone AA boys slot. But Pius #1 Matt Bintner ran 17:03.4 for the title. Full Results and photos on Saturday PM. Full Results courtesy of The Tracker.
October 25, 2001 - District 4 Championships @ Bloomsburg University - AA GIRLS - Charity Learn led all with the only sub-20 at 19:44. She'll be joined by fellow Mansfield teammate, and sister, Tricia, who was third, and the Northeast Bradford and Troy teams at States.AAA GIRLS - Williamsport easily qualified with just 26 points, led by Sammy Colvin's 21:04, and three in the top ten. AA BOYS - Chris Spooner of Lewisburg, continued his strong season by capturing the district tite in 16:47. Danville and Northeast Bradford will be the two AA teams at States. AAA BOYS - Shikellamy's Jadrien Deibler took top honors in 17:03, leading his team to a 16 point win and a state berth over Williamsport. Partial Results.
October 25, 2001 - District 9 @ Clarion - North Clarion took the District 9 AA boys title by over 30 behind the 16:30 by Ben Weaver. Nicole Selker, Clarion-Limestone, won the AA girls title in 21:13. But Kane's Tonia Hartzell led her team to the district championship. Bradford took both AAA titles. In the girls race, 1 1 Renea Shaffer of Punxsutawney won in 21:19. St. Mary's Rob Meyer ran a 17:23 for the boys AAA title. Complete results courtesy of runhigh.com.
October 25, 2001 - District 7 (WPIAL) Championships @ Slippery Rock University - Despite wind and a defending state champ for competition, Baldwin's Dan Mazzocco continued his quest, and his winning ways, taking the AAA WPIAL (District 7) Championship. But that defending state champ, Shawn Cavanaugh, of Mount Lebanon, is leading quite a team. With his 3rd place finish, they continued their win streak by just three points of a Sam Bair led Shaler team. Mount Lebanon ran into the North Allegheny juggernaut, losing by nine points. Those nine points most clearly came from front-runner Stephanie Madia, who was second to Hempfield's Lauren Bricker, 19:15, by, you guessed it, nine seconds. In AA, Quaker Valley dominated both the boys and girls races, by wide margins. Maxine Markfield won for the top team, while Zach Thomas and Adam Bernis went 2-3 to lead their win. Complete results courtesy of runhigh.com
October 25, 2001 - District 2 @ Scranton Municipal Golf Course - In AA boys, Scranton Prep showed up big at crunch time, led by Jonathan Pastore in 16:24. Scranton Prep placed seven runners in the top 22. And so did North Pocono, led by Larry Davies in 16:49. All five guys in the top 25. Scranton Prep girls placed five in the top 21 behind Stephanie Rader's 21:04. But Stacey Muchal, Valley View, won the AA individual title in 19:33. Tunkhannock was led by Ella Daniels in 20:15, and placed five in the top 21 in AAA. Partial Results.
October 25, 2001 - District 11 @ Lehigh University - 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. Top Ten Teams & State Qualifiers
October 23, 2001 - Herman Silver Akiba Invitational @ Belmont Plateau - Valley Forge easily took the team title behind the winning effort of Robert Mitchell. On the girls side, Germantown Friends was led by Joanna Zuckerman, who went 22:05. Partial Results.
October 22, 2001 - Inter-Ac League Boys Championships @ Chestnut Hill Academy - Lex Mercado of Penn Charter broke a 1997 meet record by two seconds, running 17:12.2 at the Chestnut Hill Academy course. But his team took second as the Haverford School placed three runners in the top ten, led by Gordon Grant in 3rd. Partial Results.
October 22, 2001 - Southeastern PA Coaches' Association XC Poll # 4. Click Here.
October 20, 2001 - Eastern States' Boys Championships @ Van Cortlandt Park, NYC - Cardinal O'Hara and LaSalle went to NYC and faced one of the top teams in the country, tiny, but powerful Haddonfield, NJ. They would get 2nd and 3rd respectively, led by a seventh place finish from O'Hara's Steve Hallinan. Partial results courtesy of ArmoryTrack.com.
October 20, 2001 - District 8 @ Schenley Oval, Pittsburgh - Allderice won everything up for grabs at the District 8 Championships held in Pittsburgh's Shenley Oval, including both varsity and both JV races. The boys, led by Ian Wolfson's 16:54, tallied just 20 points. The girls matched that score behind Molly Ainsman and her 19:50. Pix & Partial Results.
October 20, 2001 - Susquehanna Valley Conferences Championships @ Shikellamy Stadium course in Sunbury - On a nearly perfect day for racing, the Susquehanna Valley Conference meet at Shikellamy was the ideal warm-up for the District 4 Championships. The course, with it;s many turns and narrow paths, is deceptively tough despite nearly flat terrain. In the boys race,Shikellamy showed it's superior team strength and solid grouping (1:06 1-5) in running away with the team title.Danville proved that it would be a factor in the AA district meet with it's solid runner-up spot. The race featured a terrific dual between Lewisburg's sophomore sensation Chris Spooner and Shikellamy's great senior Jadrian Deibler. The duo ran nearly side by side through the first 2 miles. At that point Spooner began pulling away, eventually winning by 10 seconds. On the girl's side, Williamsport placed 4 runners in the top 15 with a 1-4 of only 57 seconds that enabled them to run away from the field. Danville established themselves as a team to watch in the upcoming District 4 AA meet. Indivually, Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel set the pace early only to find Middleberg's Amber Hackenberg close by. Eventually Wetzel's strong front running was too much and she won by 11seconds. Partial Results.
October 20, 2001 - Central League Championships @ Rose Tree Park - The Haverford girls delivered on some of the promise they showed on paper early in the season by going 7-9-10-11-15 for 52 points with an impressive 36 second spread to win the team championship. Soph Fiana York went 21:15. Springfield finished second with 87 points on the strength of two seniors, Stefanie Thomas and Ann Marie Regan, who ran together most of the way until the final mile, with Thomas getting the win in 18:40.5. Regan was ten seconds back, and more than a minute up on third place. Penncrest boys pulled a surprise upset of regular season champions Haverford, going 1-5-8-18-22 for 54 points, 16 better than Haverford. They were led by the first place finish of Rob Craft who toured the Rose Tree course in 16:20.5. Partial Results.
October 19, 2001 - Suburban One National Conference Championships (Patriot & Colonial Divisions) @ William Tennent High School - Council Rock isn't letting anyone get close as the season hits the meets than really county. The girls, ranked US#13 by Harrier, pulled even further ahead of North Penn, taking the championship (1-3-4-5-19) 32-53 behind Jessica Cickay's 18:22 5K, more than a minute ahead of her nearest competitor. In Divisional scoring, Rock took the Patriot, while CB East took the Colonial. The Council Rock boys and CB East boys repeated the division titles of the girls, but it was the Rock boys who went 1-2-3-5-8 for just 19 points, and the easy win. Mike Didio led Council Rock with a 16:08. Partial Results.
October 19, 2001 - Suburban One American Conference (Freedom & Liberty Divisions) Championships @ Ursinus College - On the 2.95 mile Ursinus College course, Hatboro-Horsham's girls defeated Wissahickon for the second week in a row, this time on the basis of their sixth runner. But it was Erin Franklin who continues to better last season's marks by 2000 state champ and former teammate Paige Miller. Franklin ran 17:18, over 40 seconds faster than Hatboro's Janine Ricci. Defending D1 champ Katie Ewart of Upper Dublin DNF due to breathing difficulties. Mark Mullelly, Upper Moreland, hed his team to a four point win (54-58) over Upper Dublin, running 14:41 to set a new league record, bettering the mark of Springfield (M) star Tim Carroll. Tom Rhodes, Upper Dubin, was second, also under the previous record of 15:01. Partial Results.
October 19, 2001 - Article # 5 in our series on training is now online, entitled: Run Faster... Stay Hydrated! Read about the series and catch up on the first four articles here.
October 18, 2001 - Berks County Championships @ Kutztown University - The Wyomissing boys and girls teams took the Berks County Championships, the girls for the third straight year. Defending AA state champs, the girls cruised with just 33 points (1-4-6-8-18), 40 fewer than Governor Mifflin. Amy Huss led the team with her 19:05. Sister Debbie was 4th, 31 seconds back. The Wyomissing boys had it a lot tougher, tallying 115 points, just 14 better than Wilson and Exeter, both with 129. It was their second in a row, and third overall (1996). Conrad Weiser's Chris Muldoon took the championship with his 16:39. Results & Race Descriptions
October 18, 2001 - Mountain Valley Conference Championships @ Lehigh University - The defending AAA state champs, Parkland, look to be positioning themselves for a solid defense after going 1-2-5-16-17 (41) 1:58 spread, to win the Mountain Valley Conference championship. Easton was 10 points back, followed by Liberty with 54 points. Returning to form as the big meets roll around, appears to be defending District 11 champ Paula Giguere, who has been strengthed by the challenge from newly arrived frosh teammate Katie Stepp. Stepp had been winning races all year, but Giguere took this one by 7 seconds in 18:33.8. The Stroudsburg boys, led by John Somer's third place finish, won the league meet with 44 points, 16 better thena Parkland. But the individual championship belonged to Dorian McDonald, Liberty, who blistered the Lehigh course in 15:51.2, 39 seconds better than Parkland #1 Greg Marci. Team & Top 25 Results.
October 18, 2001 - Lebanon-Lancaster County League @ Ephrata High School - Cedar Crist delivered when it counted, taking the Lebanon-Lancaster Leage with 61 points behind the winning effort of P. Clark in 16:22. Cedar Crest placed three in the top ten. In the girls race, Hempfield (3) held off Garden Spot 98-129 . Their top finisher was 4th, but they had three runners in the top ten. McCaskey's Reynolds won the individual title with hewr 19:19. Partial Results.
October 18, 2001 - Ches-Mont League Championships @ Malvern Prep - First year runner Jessie Yestear of Downingtown tied the course record at Malvern Prep with a 19:53. That was the good news. The bad news was that Coatesville's Kelly O'Connell was ahead of her, finishing in 18:49. But both girls saw their team finish behind a strong showing by West Chester Henderson, who went 3-4-6-7-8 for just 28 points. Rob Robertson, Coatesville, won the boys title in 16:13, breading the old course record of 16:44. Henderson also won the boys title with 30 points. Partial Results.
October 17, 2001 - Mid-Penn Conference Championships @ Gettysburg High School - As expected in the boys AAA race, the Cedar Cliff boys, ranked US #18 by The Harrier, easily won their conference championship behind the 16:03.6 run of John Butler. The Colts went 1-3-4-6-11 for their 25 points, 67 less than second place Red Land. Cumberland Valley was another five back. The Cedar Cliff spread was 63 seconds. In the girls AAA race, Foot Locker favorite Angie Saterstad of Hershey, won by over a minute, covering the flat 5K course in 18:28.2. Cumberland Valley tallied 54 points, going 2-3-15-16-18, nineteen better than Chambersburg. In AA action, Kyleigh Millhouse, Boiling Springs, took the title, while defending AA District 3 champ Ryan Blood, East Pennsboro, ran the fastest time of the day, a 15:49, over a minute ahead of his nearest competitor. Partial Results.
October 17, 2001 - Tri-State Coaches Association Championship @ Slippery Rock University - Mount Lebanon took both team titles on a cold, blustery day behind the 3rd place 16:34 of defending state champ Shawn Cavanaugh and the 2nd place 19:28 of sophomore Lauren Wood. Dan Mazzocco continued his win streak with a strong 16:10 on the hilly course, followed 15 seconds later by Shaler's Sam Bair. The Mt. Lebo win may be considered a mild upset of power North Allegheny, but #1 NA runner Stephanie Madia ran 19:21 to secure her title. Hempfield's Lauren Bricker was third in 19:31. Complete results.
October 17, 2001 - Schuylkill League Championships @ Tuscarora State Park in Barnsville - S. Clauser of Pottsville, took the individual championship, leading his Pottsville team to an easy Schuylkill League Championship with just 33 points. Pottsville's Steph Evans ran 19:53 for the win, buy Nativity BVM went 4-5-6-7-8 for a mere 30 points. Partial results.
October 17, 2001 - Wyoming Valley Coaches Association Championships @ Luzerne County Sports Complex in Forty Fort - Bishop Hoban freshman Jessica Jones showed the field a nationally elite time with a 19:02, fifteen seconds over Tunkhannock's Kim Murley. Jones' team took the AA title, while Murley's team went 2-4-5-13-17 for just 41 points and the AAA team win. On the boys side, Wyoming Area soph Marcus Magyar went 16:23 for a seven second win over Hazleton's Greg Rarick. Hazleton took the AAA team championship, while Lake-Lehman took the AA. Partial results.
October 17, 2001 - Mountain Conference Championships @ Indian Valley Middle School - Sonja Hinish led her Bishop Guilfoyle team to the team title at the Mountain Conference Championships with her 19:52, more than a minute ahead of a teammate in 2nd place. Bishop Guilfoyle tallied 36 points, placing their top five in the top 18. Allen Pryde, West Branch, took the boys championship in 17:06. But Bellwood-Antis, led by Kyle Shiffler's 10th place finish, won the team title with 80 points, placing three in the top 13. Partial results.
October 17, 2001 - Pioneer Conference Championship @ Daniel Boone Homestead - Great Valley made it a double, winning both the boys and girls championships. The girls were most impressive, tallying just 19 points by going 1-3-4-5-6 behind the 19:38 of Carolyn Auwaeter, who was seven seconds up on St. Pius X's Javi Hartensteine. Pottsgrove's Corey Rogers won the boys race in 16:07. But Great Valley, led by Bill Patchak's second place 16:15, placed five in the top 12 and seven in the top 15 for the title with just 33 points. Partial results.
October 17, 2001 - Southern Chester County League Championships @ Nottingham Park - Devon Prep, behind the 2nd place finish of Tom Bentley, took the SCCL boys title with 46 points. Unionville was second with 55 points behind the winning run of Tom Boland in 16:34.3. For the girls, Unionville put a scare into Villa Maria, losing by just 9 points 42-51, with both teams placing three runners in the top ten. As expected, the individual winner was Villa Maria's Kim Malcolm with a strong 18:47. Unionville's Martha Brown was second, 35 seconds back. Partial results.
October 17, 2001 - Bicentennial League @ Tyler State Park - Joanna Marlow, New Hope-Solebury captured the individual title by two seconds (19:54) over Lynn Morelli of St. Basil, but Merion Mercy took the team championship with 56 points. Mt. St. Joseph was second with 71, and Gwynedd-Mercy third with 77. Holy Ghost Prep went 1-2-3-4-10 for just 20 points, led by a meet record 16:55 by Chris Wojciechowski. The next three HGP runners were in within 31 seconds. Bill Ference, 17:03, also broke the meet record, while Rob Burns, with his 17:15, tied it. Partial results.
10/16/01 - COUNCIL ROCK GIRLS, CEDAR CLIFF BOYS AMONG TOP IN US! In the just released October 22 issue of The Harrier, the Council Rock girls are ranked 13th nationally (2nd in the Northeast), while the Cedar Cliff boys are ranked 18th (#3 Northeast). The North Penn girls, off a narrow Dual meet loss to Council Rock, a win at Salesianum, and a win at the Manhattan Invitational, are now ranked Northeast #7. Congrats. to all.
(Click here to subscribe to The Harrier - Top 25 US and Top 10 Regionally are only available in print version)10/16/01 - William Penn Charter's Lex Mercado went 15:55 for 5K on virtually the same course that Julia Pudlin went 17:14 in 2000 at Penn Charter. Mercado came through the mile in 4:51 following a strong season with top five finishes at Briarwood, Salesianum, and Bulldog.
10/13 Meets - Andy Weilacher and Eisenhower roll at Rocky Grove Invitational. VA's Bryce Ruiz ties a Dan Coval course record, while Wissahockon's Erin Franklin wins at William Tennent Invitational. O'Hara boys and girls take Delaware County Championships. North Penn Girls take a race at the Manhattan College Invitational in NYC.Click here.
Springfield's Stephanic Thomas (l), another first-time XC runner excelling this year, racing to the finish against Cardinal O'Hara's Danielle Schopf at the Delaware County Championships. (Photo by Mike McMillen). Boys photo - click here.
Last week, the Huss twins and their Wyomissing teammates finished their third consecutive undefeated season, this one 15-0. Plus they won an invitational 10/13 tied. Wyomissing defeated Fleetwood and Tulpehocken to cap their undefeated dual meet season. Debbie covered the 5K in 18:18, Amy in 18:22. Wyomissing third runner Ashley Iwanowsky went 18:57. Freshman Karen Rogers and seniors Astrid Chastka, Lauren Shaub, and Erin Crider went 19:12, 19:36, 19:39 and 19:53 respectively. Two other freshmen, Jessie Schlegel (19:54) and Hillary Rieveley (19:59) also broke 20. Wyomissing is 49 and 0 since one loss in 1998, and are looking for their third consecutive Berks County Championship on 10/18 at Kutztown University. At the 10/13 Harrier Invitational in Pottstown, Amy Huss went 18:50 to tie her sister Debbier as co-champions. Wyomissing won with 23 points.
October 13, 2001 - Blue Devil Invitational, Sharon - Junior Jesi Christensen, the defending AA state champ, cruised to a minute-plus victory in 19:04, but it was Saint Joseph Academy, behind frsoh Mary Moloney's 20:39, which placed five runner within 53 seconds, going 5-6-7-9-16 for 43 points, 21 better than McDowell. Eric Soder and brother Brian, junior and sophomore respectively, did the one-two trick in 16:46-16:47 to lead their Harbor Creak team to just 34 points and the team title. Jesi Christensen's freshman brother was third in 16:53. Partial Results.
October 13, 2001 - Rocky Grove Invitational @ Two Mile Run County Park - Andy Weilacher and his Eisenhower team continued to dominate Northwetern PA XC this season with a 43-73 win over second place Union City. The senior and defending AA State Champ ran 16:13.4 for 5K, which was 32 seconds better than Hayden Harrison, a General McClane sophomore. Titusville had two runners in ahead of Twin Valley, but lost 64-78 after Twin Valley rolled in their top five over the next ten places. The Eisenhower duo of Heather Wilmoth, 11, and Rachel Tutmaher, 12, went one-two in 20:01.3 and 20:12.4, respectively. Complete Results.
October 13, 2001 - Harrier Invitational in Pottstown - Wyomissing is 49 and 0 since one loss in 1998, and are looking for their third consecutive Berks County Championship on 10/18 at Kutztown University. At the 10/13 Harrier Invitational in Pottstown, Amy Huss went 18:50 to tie her sister Debbier as co-champions. Wyomissing won with 23 points.
October 13, 2001 - William Tennent Invitational - Jamestown VA senior Bryce Ruiz tied the 1999 course record of Footlocker Finalist Dan Coval with a 14:47.2 for the 4800 meter course to lead his team to a 56-72 win over Council Rock (SE PA #2). The closest competitor was Council Rock senior Mike Didio, 30 seconds back. Upper Moreland was third with 115 points. Wissahickon (SE PA #3) ran into a surprisingly tough Hatboro-Horsham team (SE PA #8), losing by 30, 109-79. But Wissahickon # 1 runner, senior Erin Franklin, continued her winning with a close finish (17:55.6) over Villa Maria senior Kim Malcolm (17:59.9), who is running her first XC season. Fellow first-timer Jessie Yester, Downingtown, a junior, was 36 seconds back for third. Full Results.
October 13, 2001 - Delaware County Championships - Cardinal O'Hara lived up to the pre-race predictions, winning both boys (SE PA #1) and girls (SE PA #4) championships. The boys went 3-4-5-6-17 for just 35 points, 40 better than Bonner. And the girls, with 63 points, were 41 better than Haverford. Springfield's Stephanie Thomas, a senior, took the win in a final sprint against O'Hara's Danielle Schopf, 19:08-19:09. Penncrest senior Bob Craft ran 16:28 to secure a three second win over Strath Haven's Andrew Combs. Partial Results.
October 13, 2001 - PA Performance at Manhattan College Invitational @ Van Cortlandt Park, NYC - North Penn travelled to NYC to take on some of the top teams on the east coast, and in the Varsity Girls B race, they took the top spot with 68 points, 33 better than North Hunterdon, NJ. Cheryl Dingman was North Penn's top finisher, getting 5th in 16:02.3. The rest of the North Penn finishers included Jamie Taggart, 7th in 16:06.9, Lauren Kinsey, 11th in 16:20.7, Lauren Marino, 12th in 16:21.4, Yoon, 33rd in 17:02, Slocum, 34th in 17:06, and Wise, 49th in 17:31. More PA Performances.
October 10, 2001 - O'Hara takes LaSalle at league meet 10/10 @ Belmont Plateau. Top 15.
October 8, 2001 - Southeastern PA Coaches' Poll #2 in Heard Around the Track.
October 8, 2001 - In the just released October 8 rankings of Harrier Magazine, the Cedar Cliff boys, relatively easy winners at Steel City Saturday against the top three boys teams in SE PA, vaulted to #3 in the Northeast rankings. And the Council Rock girls squad moved up from #5 to #2 in the Northeast. The remainder of the top ten in the region will be announced in the next issue of The Harrier. As of October 1, Cardinal O'Hara girls were NE #8, but subsequently lost to North Penn at Bulldog, and Chambersburg at Steel City. For Harrier Magazine, click here.
October 6, 2001 - Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational - Dan Mazzocco set a course record of 15:48 and the North Allegheny girls, led by Stephanic Madia, showed they are one of the top teams in the state in the Division A races at the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational. Highland's boys won the A race with 113 points, 13 better than Shaler, which was led by a second place finish from Sam Bair, 28 seconds back from Mazzocco. Madia toured the course in 19:02, just seven seconds up on Jessica Perry of Peters Township, and 13 seconds on Lauren Bricker of Hempfield (7). Her time is the fastest in District 7 or 8 so far this season (that's good, because Western PA athletes run on HILLS.) Warren boys and Montour girls took the B races. Cain Hickey, North East, won the boys B race in 16:42. Ann Gagliardi, Franklin Regional, took the girls B race in 19:42. The Blairsville boys, led by Bryan Herdman's 16:56 took the C race title, while the North East girls captured the C race crown. Seton LaSalle's Ann Mazur won the C race in 20:47. Partial Results.
October 6, 2001 - Steel City Invitational @ Coatesville HS - Coatesville's Rob Robertson and Kelly O'Connell took their respective home invitational races, but two Distriict 3 teams stole the team thunder. Cedar Cliff lived up to their pre-race billing as the top boys' team in the state, taking the Steel City Invitational with 68 points (3-5-7-22-31). O'Hara was second at 113, and Council Rock fourth with 119. Robertson won his home meet with a 16:09.31. Mike DiDio of Counci Rock was second, 12 second back. Cedar Cliff's top finisher was John Butler, 3rd in 16:23.59. Chambersburg took the girls team title with 123. O'Hara was second at 162, just one point ahead of Great Valley. O'Connell was first with an 18:44.67, 32 seconds up on first-year sensation Jessie Yester of Downingtown. Steel City results.
The start of the boys' race at Steel City. Click here for a few more courtesy of Jerry Bekeart.October 6, 2001 - Paul Short Invitational @ Lehigh University - Joel Thomas, Emmaus, took the Paul Short Inv. in a nice time on the rolling course - 15:46.52. Second belonged to Cumberland Valley's Mark Turner, 11 seconds back, who led his team to the championship with a three point win (75-78) over Warvick. Don Bosco was just point out of second at 79. Cumberland Valley's girls matched the guy's effort, but won on their sixth runner over Allentown Central Catholic. Both finished with 56 points, but CV's sixth was in at 19th, 7 places up on ACC's sixth. St. Basil's Lynn Morelli took the individual title by 23 seconds with an 18:44.06. Paul Short results.
October 6, 2001 - Salesianum Invitational @ Brandywine Creek State Park (DE) - PA Schools took all three boys varsity races at the Salesanium Inv. on a very difficult course at the Brandywine Creek State Park. Mark Alizzi, Syossett (NY) ran the fastest time of the day, with the only sub-17 at 16:39, to win the A (large schools) race. LaSalle took the race with just 73 points, led by a 5th place finish by Fedorowicz in 17:30. Hatboro's Mike Kenney was the top PA finish, with a fourth place 17:28. Mark Mullelly led his Upper Moreland team to the win in the B race (medium schools) with 67 points, running 17:01. Ben Stern, Georgetown Day School (DC), won the C race (small schools) in 17:03. But Ference of Holy Ghost Prep, led his team to the win with 74 points behind his second place 17:33. PA girls teams took two of the three races. The fastest time of the day came from Lake Braddock (VA)'s Kelly Swain, who went 19:44 in the A race. Amy Kelly, St. Hubert's was second at 20:20. But North Penn, led by Marine's 20:49, took the team title with 43 points, 34 better than West Springfield VA. Brandywine took the B race, with Upper Merion second, 12 points back. Jill Hajec of Caesar Rodney, won the B race in 20:42. Julie Opet, Radnor, was the top PA runnner in the B race, getting fourth in 21:16. Merion Mercy dominated the C race with just 29 points (3-4-5-6-11), led by Scott's 3rd place finish in 21:29. Meridith Lambert, Tatnall, ran 19:54 to notch the win, one of only two sub-20's on the day. Salesianum Varsity Results (Results courtesy of Joe O'Neill, webmaster of Delaware site & coach at St Mark'sHS)
October 6, 2001 - Grove City Inviitational - Chrissy Miller, a Plum senior, led her team to the title with 37 points in the Grove City Invitational with her 19:44. She defeated Meadville's Leanne Roncolato, a junior, by just five seconds. Grove City boys won with 57 points, a six point edge on Meadville. But Tim Ross, of Meadville, took the individual title with his 16:33. Grove City results.
October 6, 2001 - Ryan Blood of East Pennsboro ran 14:59 (3 mi) on 10/6 at the CumberlandCounty Meet at Shippensburg High School.
October 5, 2001 - Council Rock Invitational Course is "70 yards short of 5K" according to boys' coach Dave Marrington. As a result, top 3 girls times & top 4 boys times convert to Dyestat Elite from 9/29 Council Rock Inv. See current boys list or girls list.
October 5, 2001 - After taking a dual meet at Gettysburg, the Cedar Cliff boys' website says they are ready to "take it hard to the Metro Philly teams Saturday in Coatesville." (Wish I could be there - family obligation). Read the story here.
October 4, 2001 - USA Track & Field today announced a worldwide fundraiser benefitting those affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, to be held on Nov. 4. DETAILS @ USATF.ORG
Thursday, October 4, 2001 - Woodlynde Invitational @ Episcopal Academy/Devon Campus - Valley Forge took the team title, and (minus Julia Pudlin), Baldwin took the girls title at the Woodlynde Invitaitonal at Episcopal Academy's Devon Campus. Church Farm's Ron Davis was the boys champ, while Melissa Trusy, Christian Academy, won the girls race. Partial Results.
October 3, 2001 - Southeast PA girls #1 & #2 collide: Council Rock girls (Northeast #5) take North Penn in Wednesday dual meet 24-31. North Penn had defeated Northeast #8 Cardinal O'Hara at Saturday's Bulldog Invitational. Jessica Cickay continues to roll with 18:18 5K win. Council Rock boys (SE PA#1), cruise.
October 1, 2001 - Southeastern PA Coaches' Poll #1 in Heard Around the Track.
October 1, 2001 - Lock Haven University "Learn by Doing" T&F Clinic - March 16, 2001
October 1, 2001 - Article #4 from Pain Relief and Physical Therapy - Water Running - A Secret Weapon. Read it here.
