SOL Cross Country Wrap (9-6-14)

It was another big weekend for SOL harriers. Check out some of the top performances. To view photos of the CB East Invitational, please visit the Photo Gallery.

27th Annual Central Bucks East Invitational
The Patriots dominated both the boys’ and girls’ race at Saturday’s CB East Invitational with the girls edging North Penn and the boys beating neighboring CB West for the team top spots. Individually, East’s Elizabeth Harris and Jackie Kinkead finished one-two while Jake Brophy and West’s Rock Fortna were one-two.


Girls (SOL runners finishing in top 25)
1. Elizabeth Morris, CB East (19:36.05)
2. Jackie Kinkead, CB East (19:51.39)
4. Tate Dawson, CB East (20:09.48)
5. Ali Valenti, North Penn (20:19.48)
6. Phoebe Clowser, North Penn (20:33.74)
7. Sommers Moyer, CB East (20:51.60)
8. Mikaela Vlasic, North Penn (20:57.64)
9. Hannah Morris, CB East (21:08.52)
10. Kaitlyn Jennings, CB East (21:15.69)
11. Sarah Tung, North Penn (21:22.79)
12. Ariana Gardizy, North Penn (21:28.38)
14. Julia Heiges, CB East (21:56.53)
19. Gabrielle Hnatin, Upper Merion (23:05.23)
20. Kirsten Hatton, North Penn (23:15.19)
21. Hope Lu, Upper Merion (23:23.38)
24. Irene Argiris, Upper Merion (24:20.50)
25. Olivia Dyer, North Penn (25:44.23)

Team Standings
1. Central Bucks East (20)
2. North Penn (37)
3. Bonner Prendergast (101)
4. Upper Merion (109)
5. Archbishop Ryan (128)
6. Pope John Paul II (141)

Boys (SOL runners finishing in top 25)
1. Jake Brophy, CB East (15:59.45)
2. Rock Fortna, CB West (16:41.03)
3. Brian Mass, CB West (17:02.72)
4. Phil Gunderson, Pennridge (17:09.86)
5. Connor Sands, CB East (17:11.80)
6. Ata Shahideh, CB East (17:15.00)
7. Joshua Goetz, CB East (17:15.59)
9. Joshua Wood, CB East (17:20.08)
10. Dustin Willing, Neshaminy (17:23.92)
13. Eric Chapman, Neshaminy (17:31.58)
14. Ian Davies, CB West (17:35.28)
15. Trevor Belding, CB West (17:41.18)
16. Tucker Desko, Pennridge (17:43.27)
17. Logan Mazullo, CB West (17:46.39)
18. William Schulz, CB East (17:52.64)
19. Declan McDonald, CB West (17:56.87)
20. Ben Severn, CB West (18:03.11)
22. Andrew Saville, Pennridge (18:08.85)
23. Edison Fowler, Pennridge (18:18.86)
24. Rusty Kujdych, Neshaminy (18:19.40)
25. Matt Busch, Neshaminy (18:22.94)

Team Standings
1. Central Bucks East (28)
2. Central Bucks West (51)
3. Pennridge (91)
4. Neshaminy (104)
5. Bonner Prendergast (106)
6. Upper Merion (153)
7. Pope John Paul II (182)
8. Archbishop Ryan (242)
9. Solebury (284)

ABINGTON CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
Upper Dublin finished second to Strath Haven at the 19-team invitational, finishing with 145 points to Strath Haven’s 46. Wissahickon’s Lotte Black was the top SOL finisher in second place with a time of 19:59, just behind Strath Haven’s Maia Mesyngier (19:55).
On the boys’ side, Wissahickon’s Lukas Marcelis was the SOL’s top finisher, capturing sixth place with a time of 16:43. Abington’s Jake Good finished eighth place with a time of 16:55. The Trojans finished seventh while Abington was eighth in the 16-team field.

Girls (SOL runners finishing in top 30)
2. Lotte Black, Wissahickon (19:59)
7. Lucile Ionescu, Upper Dublin (20:47)
10. Sarah Smith, Upper Dublin (21:15)
18. Catherine Kluchinski, Cheltenham (21.41)
19. Sarah Richart, Cheltenham (21.42)
23. Marissa Holl, Upper Dublin (21:48)

Team Standings (Top 10)
1. Strath Haven (46)
2. Upper Dublin (145)
3. Gwynedd Mercy (163)
4. Haverford (171)
5. Downingtown West (181)
6. West Chester East (186)
7. Upper Darby (198)
8. Garnet Valley (214)
9. Episcopal Academy (222)
10. Penncrest (233)

Boys (SOL runners finishing in the top 40)
6. Lukas Marcelis, Wissahickon (16:43)
8. Jake Good, Abington (16:55)
16. Kyuande Johnson, Wissahickon (17:28)
33. Walker Smith, Wissahickon (18:23)
36. Alex Beltz, Abington (18:34)

Team Standings (Top 10)
1. Malvern Prep (30)
2. Downingtown West (53)
3. Avon Grove (105)
4. West Chester East (130)
5. Haverford (136)
6. Holy Ghost Prep (141)
7. Wissahickon (157)
8. Strath Haven (170)
9. Abington (228)
10. Upper Darby (306)

QUAD X GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL (Sponsored by Nike)
Pennsbury A (Erin O’Connell, Hannah Molloy, Olivia Sargent, Meridith Twomey) posted a combined time of 52.12 and captured first place at Saturday’s Quad X Invitational at Belmont Plateau, edging Hempfield A (54.18).
Pennsbury B (Bailey Balmer, Maddie Sauer, Estey, Hunter) finished sixth with a combined time of 56.45. Central Bucks South A (Amber Stratz, Lindsey Quinn, Brianna Stratz, Brynne Mulloy) also had a top 10 finish, capturing eighth place in the 30-team field with a combined time of 58.58.

QUAD X BOYS HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL (Sponsored by Nike)
Pennsbury A (Sam Webb, Alex Sauer, Ari Bortman, Thomas Wick) finished first at the Quad X Invitational at Belmont Plateau on Saturday, posting a combined time of 44:18. The Pennsbury B squad (Grant Shapiro, Dan Tokar, Dan Mink, Yeger) finished seventh with a combined time of 48.28. Upper Dublin A (Stewart, Hebling, Ross, Hannon) also had a top 10 finish, capturing ninth with a combined time of 49.17.

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