Check out some of the top SOL performances in cross country invitationals Saturday.
PAUL SHORT HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY, Lehigh University
Pennsbury captured the team title in the 44-team Girls’ Brown Division, finishing with 97 points to edge second place Cardinal O’Hara (108). Central Bucks West (350) finished seventh, and Pennridge was 19th. Central Bucks South was 28th while Quakertown was 40th.
Pennridge’s Marissa Sheva finished first out of 376 runners to capture the individual title, edging Cumberland Valley’s Mady Clahane with a time of 17:34. In addition to Sheva, Pennsbury’s Olivia Sargent (17:52), Hannah Molloy (18:30), Meridith Twomey (18:35), Bailey Balmer (19:02), Rachel Estey (19:13), Erin O’Connell (19:20 and Maddie Sauer (19:25), Pennridge’s Julia Foster (19:36) as well as CB West’s Maddie Villalba (18:45) and CB South’s Brynn Mulloy (19:40) all turned in performances that met the national silver standard.
Top SOL Finishers
1. Marissa Sheva, Pennridge (17;34)
3. Olivia Sargent, Pennsbury (17:52)
8. Hannah Molloy, Pennsbury (18:30)
12. Meridith Twomey, Pennsbury (18:35)
20. Maddie Villalba, CBW (18:45)
32. Bailey Balmer, Pennsbury (19:02)
46. Rachel Estey, Pennsbury (19:13)
51. Erin O’Connell, Pennsbury (19:20)
58. Maddie Sauer, Pennsbury (19:25)
66. Julia Foster, Pennridge (19:36)
74. Brynn Mulloy, CBS (19:40)
81. Lindsey Gerlach, CBW (19:46)
90. Emily Aunins, CBW (19:52)
95. Olivia Berry, CBW (19:55)
98. Karina Bolton, Quakertown (19:56)
Paul Short Girls’ Brown Division
1. Pennsbury (97)
2. Cardinal O’Hara (108)
3. Padua Academy (154)
4. Monroe-Woodbury (244)
5. Cumberland Valley (310)
6. Conestoga (344)
7. Central Bucks West (350)
8. Holy Cross (365)
9. Perkiomen Valley (382)
10. Strath Haven (382)
Cheltenham finished 21st out of 30 teams in the Girls’ White Division. Sarah Richart finished 20th with a time of 19:47, and teammate Catherine Kluchinski (20:50) was 55th. Owen J. Roberts finished first, and Downingtown East was second.
Bensalem (27th), Neshaminy (31st) and Central Bucks South (34th) competed in the 41-team Boys’ Brown Division of the Paul Short Invitational that saw 374 runners complete the course. Malvern Prep, Cumberland Valley and Easton finished first, second and third, respectively. CB South’s Matt Scarpill (16:18), Bensalem’s Tyji (16:20) and Rahi Shah (16:30) all posted times that met the national silver standard.
Top SOL Finishers
33. Matt Scarpill, CBS (16:18)
34. Tyji Mays, Bensalem (16:20)
47. Rahi Shah, Bensalem (16:30)
96. Eric Chapman, Neshaminy (16:56)
Quakertown (7th) and Cheltenham (19th) represented the SOL in the 37-team Boys’ White Division.
Top SOL Finishers
28. Will Griffen, Cheltenham (17:05)
39. Hudson Delisle, Quakertown (17:21)
62. Tomaso Stalleti, Quakertown (17:43)
66. Brett Wolfinger, Quakertown (17:45)
81. James Eicheldinger, Quakertown (17:56)
41st ANNUAL SALESIANUM, Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington, DE
The North Penn Maidens finished first in the three-team Varsity Girls Championship Division, edging Carlisle and Caesar Rodney. North Penn also captured the team title in the six-team Junior Varsity ‘B’ Division, led by the first place finish of freshman Daelin Brown. The Maidens finished second in the 15-team Junior Varsity ‘A’ Division.
Top SOL Finishers
3. Phoebe Clowser, NP (20:16.07)
5. Ali Valenti, NP (20:43.34)
7. Sarah Tung, NP (21:05.34)
8. Mikaela Vlasic, NP (21:13.69)
11. Olivia Dyer, NP (21:28.38)
14. Ariana Gardizy, NP (22:50.14)
17. Jenna You, NP (24:09.80)
Varsity Girls Championship Division
1. North Penn (34)
2. Carlisle (39)
3. Caesar Rodney (49)
Hatboro-Horsham finished second in the 10-team Varsity Girls Large School Division while Upper Merion captured fourth. Hatboro junior Alyssa Quinn was the top SOL finisher, capturing third with a time of 21:33.63.
Top SOL Finishers
3. Alyssa Quinn HH (21:33.63)
7. Hannah Knudsen, HH (22:00.17)
11. Genna Hilliard, HH (22:33.77)
14. Gab Hnatin, Upper Merion (22:38.05)
17. Madeline DiPasquale, HH (22:53.41)
20. Emma Raudenbush, HH (23:09.17)
22. Caitlin Bowe, Upper Merion (23:19.79)
23. Hope Lu, Upper Merion (23:21.01)
24. Amber Strouse, Upper Merion (23:21.41)
25. Erin Wingen, HH (23:39.73)
26. June Sanchez, Upper Merion (23:39.73)
Varsity Girls Large School Division
1. Archbishop Wood (51)
2. Hatboro-Horsham (58)
3. Academy of the Holy Cross (91)
4. Upper Merion (109)
5. Appoquinimink (127)
6. Washington (127)
Hatboro-Horsham captured the team title in the 12-team Varsity Boys Large School Division, finishing with 25 points. Upper Merion was fifth (129 points). Senior Casey Comber captured the individual title with a time of 16:44.48. Nate Twining (18:04.17) and Connor Irwin (18:10.39) finished in third and fourth places, respectively.
Top SOL Finishers
1. Casey Comber, HH (16:44.48)
3. Brandon Timm, HH (18:04.17)
4. Connor Iwrin, HH (18:10.39)
7. Jared Bixler, HH (18:25.88)
10. Jordan Murray, HH (18:32.01)
13. Noah Falesco, Upper Merion (18:43.40)
22. Anand Koshy, HH (19:03.15)
23. Nick Tornambe, Upper Merion (19:07.95)
24. Brendan Quinn, HH (19:11.86)
Varsity Boys Large School Division
1. Hatboro-Horsham (25)
2. Penncrest (77)
3. Caesar Rodney (100)
4. Archibishop Wood (117)
5. Upper Merion (129)
North Penn finished third out of the six schools in the Varsity Boys’ Championship Division.
Top SOL Finishers
7. Shaun Collins, NP (17:26.46)
10. Ryan Tung, NP (17:33.04)
12. Michael Cooney, NP (17:47.42)
19. Alex Washesky, NP (18:15.22)
24. Nick DiCerbo, NP (18:21.56)
Varsity Boys Championship Division
1. Carlisle (51)
2. Salesianum (62)
3. North Penn (72)
4. Gonzaga (75)
5. Avon Grove (102)
6. Sterling (123)
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