HERSHEY, Pa. – The Elk County Catholic girls’ cross country team will return from Hershey as Class 1A state champions.
The top five finishers for ECC – Grace Neubert (19:14), Sophia Billie (19:42) Sami Straub (19:56), Gianna Billie (6:44) and Katie Straub (22:37) finished with a team score of 63 points, edging Notre Dame Green Pond (71 points) for the state title.
Also running for ECC were Andrea Baron (23:36) and Isabella Macer (23:57).
It was a banner day across District 9 and District 10, as the Cathedral Prep girls (Class 2A) and Grove City boys (Class 2A) both finished second in their respective team races, while the St. Marys girls were third in Class 2A, the Cranberry boys fifth in Class 1A and the Seneca girls fourth in Class 1A.
The Cathedral Prep girls’ cross country team.
Neubert finished second overall in the Class 1A girls’ race, while Coudersport’s Kevin Sherry was third in the Class 1A race.
In addition, a number of District 9 and 10 athletes came away with individual medals.
Here’s a closer look, with District 9 and 10 finishes in the team standings noted, as well as runners who came away with medals (top 25 finish).
CLASS 1A GIRLS
Team Standings: 1. Elk County Catholic 63; 2. Notre Dame Green Pond 71; 3. Winchester Thurston 190; 4. Seneca 192 (Mackenzie Nelson 21:45; Allie Gladitz 22:03, Baylee Dernar 22:17, Emily Bloeser 22:24, Brooke Majewski 23:23); 5. Northeast Bradford 143; 6. Cranberry 245 (Kelsey Hanna 21:09, Kayla Hanna 21:24, Karleigh Shaffer 21:25, Jordan Montgomery 23:48, Gracee Hess 24:45), Jr; 15. Girard 347 (Devyn Agnello 20:52, Lily Polk 23:28, Larissa Miller 24:04, Emma Proper 24:20, Peyton Koma 24:24).
INDIVIDUAL
1. Virginia Krause (Moravian Academy) 18:50; 2. Grace Neubert (ECC) 19:14; 4. Sophia Billie (ECC ) 19:42; 6. Sami Straub (ECC) 19:56; 8. AnnaSophia Viccari (West Middlesex) 20:03); 13. Karis McElhaney (Jamestown) 20:18; 20. Adisen Jackson (Clarion-Limestone) 20:37; 25. Devyn Agnello (Girard) 20:52
CLASS 2A GIRLS
Team Standings: 1. Danville 82; 2. Cathedral Prep 118 (Anne-Catherine Brown 19:25, Lauren Raimy 19:33, Finn Bannister 20:30, Allison Bender 21:00, Caitlin Dugan 21:18); 3. St. Marys 126 (Gabby Pistner 19:22, Mary Defilippi 20:26, Kelsie Bellotti 20:35, Rachel Braun 20:57, Christina Frontz 21:14); 4. North Catholic 163; 5. Montour 172; 11. Warren 292 (Hannah Peterson 20:49, Morgan Alexander 21:15, Cassidy Britton 21:56, Emma Peterson 21:58, Leona Hovan 22:53)
INDIVIDUAL
1. Baylee Espinosa (Lewisburg Area) 18:48; 5. Gabby Pistner (St. Marys) 19:22; 6. Anne-Catherine Brown (Cathedral Prep) 19:25; 12. Lauren Raimy (Cathedral Prep) 19:33
CLASS 1A BOYS
Team Standings: 1. Annville-Cleona 91; 2. Riverview 137; 3. Eden Christian 156; 4. Winchester Thurston 160; 5. Rocky Grove 185 (Easton Adamczyk) 17:16, Ethan Knapp 17:37, Gauge Gierlach 18:08, Schiffer Anderson 18:42, Cael Dailey 19:00). 9 Brookville 217 (Evan McKaslen 17:28, Ty Fiscus 17:57, Coel Householder 18:24, Brady Means 18:49, Jacob Murdock 19:00); 13. Lakeview 304 (James Alexander 17:25, Ryker Harold 18:43, Philip Peltonen 18:54, Ethan Williams 19:22, Nicholas Savolskis 19:28); 14. Cranberry 344 (Mariner Perry 18:20, Dalton Wenner 18:40, Dane Wenner 19:08, Kaleb Heath 19:20, Thatcher Matassa 19:35)
INDIVIDUAL
1. Jaxon Schoedel (Mohawk) 16:09; 3. Kevin Sherry (Coudersport) 16:22; 15. Eli Schrieber (Ridgway) 17:12; 20. Ethan Adamczyk (Rocky Grove) 17:16;
CLASS 2A BOYS
Team Standings: 1. Hampton 66; 2. Grove City 89 (MJ Pottinger 16:38, Isaiah Stauff 16:46, Colsen Frank 16:55, Timothy Sabella 17:16, Quinn McKnight 18:02); 3. Danville 125; 4. Beaver Area 155; 5. Lewisburg Area 162; 13. Fort LeBoeuf 315 (Blake Glass 17:23, Jackson Bowers 18:02, Ryan Hayes 18:29, Bryce Byram 18:53, Brady Bowers 19:19); 17. Punxsutawney 397 (David Kunselman 17:51, Garrett Bartlebaugh 17:57, Chris Setree 18:33, Adin Bish 19:52, Michael Setree 20:21)
1. Ryan Pajak (Ringold) 15:21 – meet record; 6. Caleb Prettyman (Franklin) 16:17; 14. MJ Pottinger (Grove City) 16.38; 19. Isaiah Stauff (Grove City) 16:46; 24. Caden Riethmiller (Hickory) 16:52
CLASS 3A GIRLS/BOYS
DuBois’ Morgan Roemer was 30th overall with a time of 19:43. McDowell, meanwhile, was 17th in the team standings with 384 points. Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon won the individual title with a time of 18:13, while North Allegheny (80) was the team champions.
For the boys, McDowell’s Kamden Kramer finished 23rd with a time of 16:32 and the Trojans finished 19th in the team standings with 453 points. Drew Griffith of Butler won the individual title with a time of 15:23, while Council Rock North won the team title with 134 points.
