SOL Cross Country Wrap (8-31-14)

SOL cross country teams turned in some impressive performances the first weekend of the season.

SOL Dominates at 10th Annual John Sharp Viking Invitational
The SOL owned 12 of the top 13 spots on the girls side and 13 of the top 15 on the boys side. Pennridge senior Marissa Sheva, Central Bucks East senior Elizabeth Morris and Wissahickon junior – who finished one, two, three - all met the National Silver Standard. On the boys’ side, Central Bucks East’s Jake Brophy not only finished first overall but also met the National Silver Standard. CB East captured the girls team title while CB West won the boys. Below are SOL runners who finished in the top 40.
Girls
1. Marissa Shiva, Pennridge (18:53.9)
2. Elizabeth Morris, Central Bucks East (19:35.0)
3. Lotte Black, Wissahickon (19:41.9)
4. Maddie Villalba, Central Bucks West (19:54.8)
5. Tate Dawson, Central Bucks East (20:06.3)
6. Jackie Kinkead, Central Bucks East (20:08.6)
8. Lucile Ionescu, Upper Dublin (20:15.8)
9. Olivia Berry, Central Bucks West (20:17.8)
10. Sarah Smith, Upper Dublin (20:18.0)
11. Emily Aunins, Central Bucks West (20:27.4)
12. Julia Foster, Pennridge (20:45.1)
13. Hannah Morris, Central Bucks East (20:56.3)
17. Kaitlyn Jennings, Central Bucks East (21:14.5)
18. Lindsey Gerlach, Central Bucks West (21:20.0)
20. Sophie Gustafson, Upper Dublin (21:33.0)
24. Jillian Keyte, Central Bucks West (21:48.0)
26. Emily Stewart, Upper Dublin (21:53.3)
29. Marissa Holl, Upper Dublin (22:04.2)
30. Amelia Krause, Central Bucks West (22:08.3)
31. Natalie Mamrol, Pennridge (22:09.0)
32. Shelby Bingaman, Central Bucks West (22:14.4)
33. Jenna Feltes, Wissahickon (22:17.2)
36. Sophie Hicks, Pennridge (22:25.2)
37. Kabrina Weaver, Neshaminy (22:25.6)
Team Standings
1. Central Bucks East, 41
2. Central Bucks West, 62
3. Upper Dublin, 88
4. Pennridge, 132
5. Mount Saint Joseph, 133
6. Archbishop Wood, 138
7. Methacton, 163
8. Wissahickon, 185
9. Villa Joseph Marie, 213
10. Neshaminy, 245

Boys
1. Jake Brophy, Central Bucks East (16:05.3)
2. Brian Arita, Council Rock North (16:41.8)
3. Rock Fortna, Central Bucks West (16:46.1)
5. Lukas Marcelis, Wissahickon (17:04.0)
6. Dustin Willing, Neshaminy (17:08.01)
7. Brian mass, Central Bucks West (17:10.7)
8. Declan McDonald, Central Bucks West (17:11.6)
10. Sean Griswold, Council Rock North (17:22.0)
11. Phil Gunderson, Pennridge (17:25.4)
12. Connor Sands, Central Bucks East (17:26.6)
13. Ian Davies, Central Bucks West (17:31.5)
14. Brian Iatarola, Central Bucks West (17:32.2)
15. Jesse laitman, Council Rock North (17:32.4)
18. Tucker Desko, Pennridge (17:40.9)
19. Kyuande Johnson, Wissahickon (17:41.0)
21. Ben Severn, Central Bucks West (17:45.0)
22. Charlie Anderson, William Tennent (17:48.1)
23. Joshua Wood, Central Bucks East (17:47.6)
24. Sean Rahill, William Tennent (17:55.2)
25. Eric Chapman, Neshaminy (17:53.8)
26. Dylan McHenry, William Tennent (17:55.2)
27. Trevor Belding, Central Bucks West (17:55.4)
28. Andrew Saville, Pennridge (18:10.9)
29. Edison Fowler, Pennridge (18:12.1)
31. Dan Powell, Central Bucks East (18:15.7)
33. David Marrington, Neshaminy (18:19.3)
35. Carlos Velez, Central Bucks East (18:23.5)
36. Elliot Coopersmith, Pennridge (18:26.5)
37. Bryan Keller, Council Rock South (18:26.9)
39. Christian Craig, William Tennent (18:29.1)
40. Walker Smith, Wissahickon (18:31.1)

Team Standings
1. Central Bucks West, 45
2. Central Bucks East, 102
3. Council Rock North, 105
4. Pennridge, 122
5. Methacton, 128
6. William Tennent, 161
7. Neshaminy, 161
8. Wissahickon, 164
9. Archbishop Wood, 180
10. Penncrest, 200
11. George School, 343

Abington & Souderton Finish One-Two at Lights Out Invitational
The Ghosts captured first place with a score of 50 at the six-team invitational in Reading, Pa., with Souderton finishing right behind with 55 points. Souderton’s Connor McMenamin (12:19) finished second to Selinsgrove’s Brody Beiler (12:17).
The top five finishers for Abington were Jake Good (12:31), Christian Troemel (13:16), Peter Kondrat (13:19), Alex Beltz (13:27) and Justin Mehler (13:50). Top five finishers for the Indians were McMenamin (12:19), Joe Breen (13:20), Brendan Clarke (13:28), Austin Carlson (13:38) and Mike Boguslaw (13:38).

NORTH PENN 15, LOWER MERION 15
The Maidens opened their season with a non-league win over the visiting Aces. The top North Penn finishers were:
1. Ali Valenti (19:27)
2. Phoebe Clowser (20:24)
3. Mikaela Vlasic (20:45)
4. Ariana Gurdizy (20:49)
5. Sarah Tung (21:18)

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