SOL Boys/Girls XC Wrap (9-28-13)

Check out some of the SOL’s top performances on Saturday, including the SOL’s top finishers at the 28th Annual Council Rock Invitational.

28th Annual Council Rock Invitational
Ross Wilson captured the individual title at Saturday’s Council Rock Invitational, finishing first out of 177 runners with a time of 15:50.1. Hatboro-Horsham’s Casey Comber was second (15:57.5), and Rock North’s Brian Arita was fifth with a time of 16:21.0. Rock North captured the team title.

Top SOL finishers were:
1. Ross Wilson CRN (15:50.1)
2. Casey Comber HH (15:57.5)
5. Brian Arita CRN (16:21.0)
7. Mike Kane WT (16:31.6)
8. Robert Simmons CRN (16:33.0)
9. Joseph Logue Pennridge (16:33.9)
10. Sean Griswold CRN (16:37.5)
13. Michael Boggs CRS (16:48.2)
15. Tristan Marcelis Wissahickon (16:52.7)
16. Eli Segal WT (16:54.0)
17. Andrew Hanna CRS (16:58.5)
19. Jesse Coleman WT (17:04.1)
21. Brian Iatarola CBW (17:08.5)
22. Zack Halisky WT (17:09.9)
23. Matt Schulberger Pennridge (17:10.3)
24. Rock Fortna CBW (17:14.4)
25. Alex Has Pennridge (17:16.7)
26. Jeff Henderson Pennridge (17:17.4)
28. Charlie Anderson WT (17:19.5)
29. Jacob Fisher HH (17:19.7)
31. Phil Gunderson Pennridge (17:20.1)
32. Eric Chapman Neshaminy (17:22.6)
33. Nicholas Jara WT (17:23.1)
36. Brandon Timm HH (17:27.0)
38. Kyuande Johnson Wissahickon (17:28.6)
40. Thomas Hanna CRS (17:31.1)
41. Brian Mass CBW (17:31.5)
42. Conor Brady Pennridge (17:31.9)
43. Trevor Belding CBW (17:32.9)
44. Walker Smith Wissahickon (17:33.4)
45. Declan McDonald CBW (17:34.0)
48. Louis Orehek Wissahickon (17:37.2)
49. Jesse Laitman CRN (17:37.9)
50. Joe Petty Cheltenham (17:40.7)

Team Standings
Class AAAA1. Council Rock North 73
2. Twin Valley 83
3. William Tennent 92
4. Pennridge 114
5. Central Bucks West 174
6. Council Rock South 175
7. Hatboro-Horsham 178
9. Wissahickon 222
10. Upper Darby 281
11. Neshaminy 404
12. Archbishop Ryan 583
Class AAA1. Penncrest 355
2. Pleasant Valley 360
3. Holy Ghost Prep 377
4. Stroudsburg 388
5. Central 436
6. Cheltenham 439
7. The Hill School 556
8. Oley Valley 612
9. Glen Mills 698
10. Valley Forge Military

On the girls side, Central Bucks West’s Maddie Villalba was the top SOL finisher, posting a time of 18:54.2 to finish second overall behind George School’s Jerrica Bauer (18:40.0). Council Rock North’s Kaelyn Heineke (18:56.1) was third, Wissahickon’s Lohe Black (19:19.1) finished fourth, and Council Rock South’s Kelsey Brady (19:23.2) was fifth. Central Bucks West finished first in the team standings, and Council Rock North was second.

Top SOL finishers were:
2. Maddie Villalba CBW (18:54.2)
3. Kaelyn Heineke CRN (18:56.1)
4. Lohe Black Wissahickon (19:19.1)
5. Kelsey Brady CRS (19:23.2)
8. Meghan Iatarola CBW (19:33.0)
11. Lindsey Gerlach CBW (19:45.3)
15. Sydni Stovall Springfield (19:58.7)
16. Emily Aunins CBW (19:59.5)
19. Jillian Keyte CBW (20:18.4)
20. Taylor Campbell CRN (20:24.2)
21. Olivia Lafferty CBW (20:25.6)
22. Brittany Finn Upper Moreland (20:26.4)
24. Natalie Guarna CRN (20:29.0)
25. Shelby Bingaman CBW (20:30.1)
28. Katie Mullen CRN (20:45.2)
32. Grace Hartman CRN (20:53.3)
33. Nicki Van Thuyne CRN (20:53.7)
34. Elizabeth Sauers CRS (20:55.6)
35. Sarah Schaefer CRS (20:58.9)
44. Priya Govil Wissahickon (21:23.1)

Team Standings:
Class AAAA1. Central Bucks West 50
2. Council Rock North 96
3. Pleasant Valley 181
4. Council Rock South 210
5. Cardinal O’Hara 244
6. Upper Darby 257
7. Archbishop Ryan 47

North Penn wins Six Flags Great Adventure Cross Country Invitational, Jackson, N.J.
Team Scores - Varsity ‘A’ – Largest Schools (23 teams)
1. North Penn 56 (2-4-6-17-37/39-48)
2. Shaker (NY) 65
3. Mountain Brook (AL) 130
4. Phillipsburg (NJ) 171
5. Hempfield (PA) 186
6. Charter School of Wilmington (DE) 193
North Penn Individuals:
2. Ali Valenti 18:46
4. Brianna Mengini 19:04
6. Phoebe Clowser 19:15
17. Jenna Reimar 19:44
27. Colleen McGovern 20:10
39. Mikaela Vlasic 20:39
48. Sarah Tung 20:51

Great Safari 5K at Great Adventure
The Souderton boys’ cross country team finished 12th in a field that featured teams from all over the country. Souderton’s top two runners were Paul Caracciolo and Austin Carlson. They jayvee team was led by Grant Kester, who finished seventh. The Indians’ ninth grade squad brought home four individual medals and a fourth place team finish. The medal winners were: Connor McMenamin (1st), Joe Breen (8th), Shane Cox (32nd) and Matt Masselle (35th).

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