Check out some of the top performance by SOL harriers in Saturday’s invitationals. To view photos of the Briarwood Invitational, please visit the Photo Gallery.
19th CHEROKEE CHALLENGE
The Pennsbury girls’ team finished second behind only archrival Unionville at the 37-team Cherokee Challenge. The defending state champions finished with 24 points while Pennsbury had 47 and Conestoga finished third with 49.
Top finishers in each of the grade competitions were:
Seniors (197 participants)
5. Erin O’Connell (11:56.95)
Juniors (138 participants):
2. Olivia Sargent (11:23.36)
4. Hannah Molloy (11:44.45)
5. Meridith Twomey (11:51.09)
12. Bailey Balmer (12:15.62)
15. Madeline Sauer (12.32.90)
44. Christine Farrell (13:31.35)
45. Meagan McClintock, (13:32.33)
Sophomores (258 participants):
38. Josephine Radzinski (13.34.92)
Freshmen (193 participants):
2. Rachel Estey (12:10.20)
14. Erin Hunter (13:22.50)
50. Gillian Dysart (14:30.35)
BRIARWOOD INVITATIONAL
North Penn was the top SOL finisher in the Girls Championship, finishing third to Cardinald O’Hara (42) and Great Valley (63). The Maidens had 73 points to edge fourth place Central Bucks East (82).
Individually, North Penn freshman Phoebe Clowser was the top finisher, capturing sixth with a time of 19:43. CB East’s Elizabeth Morris was seventh with a time of 19:46.
Top SOL finishers in Girls Championship:
6. Phoebe Clowser, NP (19:43)
7. Elizabeth Morris, CB East (19:46)
10. Ali Valenti, NP (19:55)
12. Tate Dawson, CB East (20:02)
14. Jackie Kinkead, CB East (20:25)
15. Mikaela Vlasic, NP (20:27)
18. Sarah Tung, NP (20:40)
20. Hannah Morris, CB East (20:45)
24. Ariana Gardizy, NP (21:04)
Central Bucks West was the top SOL finisher in the Boys Champion, placing third behind Malvern Prep (48) and Cardinal O’Hara (79). The Bucks finished with 91 points to tie with La Salle College High School for third place. CB East was fifth (105) and Council Rock North finished seventh (137).
Individually, CB East junior Jake Brophy captured second with a time of 15:39.
Top SOL finishers in Boys Championship:
2. Jake Brophy, CB East (15:39)
7. Brian Arita, CR North (16:31)
9. Rock Fortna, CB West (16:49)
12. Brian Mass, CB West (17:04)
15. Declan McDonald, CB West (17:08)
17. Connor Sands, CB East (17:13)
19. Ian Davies, CB West (17:19)
22. Sean Griswold, CR North (17:23)
23. Joshua Goetz, CB East (17:32)
Council Rock South placed second with 75 points in the Boys Varsity Division One team competition. Neshaminy was fifth (111) and Upper Moreland finished seventh (161). CR South freshman Andrew Hanna was the top finisher with a time of 16:57. Fell CR South freshman, Joe Maguire, finished third with a time of 17:09.
Top SOL finishers in Boys Varsity Division 1:
1. Andrew Hanna, CR South (16:57)
3. Joe Maguire, CR South (17:09)
6. Eric Chapman, Neshaminy (17:41)
13. Tim Silverthorn, CR South (18:04)
15. Rusty Kujdych, Neshaminy (18:17)
20. Kyle Murphy, Upper Moreland (18:44)
23. Evan Kutney, CR South (18:48)
25. Jack Haines, Neshaminy (18:51)
25th BULLDOG CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
Bensalem finished first in the large school boys’ division with 41 points. Wissahickon (108) was fifth, Central Bucks South (153), finished sixth, Upper Dublin (219) was eighth, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (222) was ninth.
Individually, CB South’s Matthew Scarpill finished second with a time of 16:18.5. Finishing sixth through ninth were Bensalem’s Alex Ramirez, Rahi Shah, Tyji Mayes and Aqeel Bacchus. Scarpill’s time met the national silver standard.
Top SOL finishers in Boys Large School Division:
2. Matthew Scarpill, CB South (16:18.5)
6. Alex Ramirez, Bensalem (17:05.5)
7. Rahi Shah, Bensalem (17:07.2)
8. Tyji Mays, Bensalem (17:09.1)
9. Aqeel Bacchus, Bensalem (17:16.8)
10. Kyuande Johnson, Wissahickon (17:17.8)
11. Kyle Steele, Bensalem (17:22.1)
12. Doug Luba, Plymouth Whitemarsh (17:24.6)
13. Walker Smith, Wissahickon (17:29.9)
21. Riley Hannon, Upper Dublin (17:48.2)
22. Matt Gilman, Wissahickon (17:50.6)
Central Bucks West captured the team title in the large school girls’ division with 31 points. Rival CB South was second with 81 points. PW was fifth with 125 points, Souderton finished sixth (145) and Wissahickon was eighth (184).
Individually, CB West’s Maddie Villalba (19:00.1), Wissahickon’s Lotte Black (19:09.2) and CB West’s Olivia Berry (19:44.2) finished one, two, three. All three performances met the national silver standard.
Top SOL finishers in Girls Large School Division:
1. Maddie Vaillalba, CB West (19:00.1)
2. Lotte Black, Wissahickon (19:09.2)
3. Olivia Berry, CB West (19:44.2)
5. Emily Aunins, CB West (20:16.3)
6. Brynne Mulloy, CB South (20:18.5)
8. Elizabeth Morris, Souderton (20:31.1)
9. Jillian Keyte, CB West (20:40.0)
11. Brianna Stratz, CB South (20:46.1)
12. Nancy McGrath, CB South (20:47.7)
13. Lindsey Gerlach, CB West (20:53.0)
15. Amelia Krause, CB West (20:57.4)
17. Nikki O’Donnell, Souderton (21:10.0)
18. Amber Stratz, CB South (21:11.0)
19. Kylie Shalala, PW (21:13.4)
20. Shelby Bingaman, CB West (21:18.2)
21. Caroline DiJiosia, PW (21:27.5)
24. Natalie Martin, PW (21:33.9)
Upper Merion finished fourth with 121 points in the small school boys’ division. Finishing one, two, three were Bishop Shanhan, Harriton and Strath Haven. The Vikings’ top finishers were Joachim Gallagher in 24th place (17:44.3), Noah Falasco in 30th (17:55.5) and Nick Tornambe in 31st place (17:56.8).
The Upper Merion girls’ team finished 13th out of 17 teams in the small school division. The top finisher for the Vikings was junior Hope Lu with a time of 21:49.8 to finish 33rd.
35th CENTAUR INVITATIONAL
Souderton placed 12th out of 27 teams at the Centaur Invite Saturday. Connor McMenamin led the way with a third place finish, posting a time of 17:27. Kyle Ryan finished fourth in the ninth grade race. Other Indians turning in strong performances were Jake Bromiley, Justin Ziegler, Brendan Clarke, Mike Bougslaw and Shane Cox.
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