The Saegertown boys cross country team entered the PennTrackXC cross country state rankings as the No. 3 team in Class A after winning a District 10 championship. West Middlesex is also in the Class A rankings at No. 5, while Grove City is No. 2 in AA. On the girls’ side, West Middlesex is the No. 4 Class A team and Villa Maria is ranked No. 5 in Class AA.
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–Tom Reisenweber
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Final update:
Here are the official District 10 champions with times
Class A boys
Individual: Jeremy Parsons, Maplewood 17:27
Team: Saegertown
Class AA boys
Individual: Daniel Jaskowak, Grove City 16:23
Team: Grove City
Class AAA boys
Individual: Austin Pondel, Corry 16:23
Team: Cathedral Prep
Class A girls
Individual: Olivia Mamula, Cambridge Springs 20:40
Team: West Middlesex
Class AA girls
Individual: Bernadette Prichard, Villa Maria 19:36
Team: Villa Maria
Class AAA girls
Individual: Melissa Perseo, McDowell 20:18
Team: McDowell
Update 4:
Grove City’s Dan Jaskowak and Corry’s Austin Pondel — two of the premier runners in the state — faced off in the Class AA-AAA boys race. Jaskowak wins the Class AA title and Pondel claims the Class AAA title. Jaskowak edges Pondel by a couple of seconds at the finish, although they technically were not racing each other. It’s the first D-10 title for Pondel, who has had an outstanding career and a sensational senior season.
Update 3:
Olivia Mamula of Cambridge Springs wins the Class A race in a sprint to the finish against a West Middlesex runner. (We’re not sure which one yet.)
Update 2:
Tom Reisenweber reports that Villa Maria freshman Bernadette Prichard wins the District 10 Class AA title and wins the combined Class AA-AAA race. Meanwhile, McDowell senior Melissa Perseo wins the Class AAA title. Times and the team results have not been made official.
Update 1:
The course is drenched and will quickly turn into a muddy mess. It’s been raining steadily in Sharon, although it’s not a downpour.
Also, there were some questions about DuBois’ participation in the D-10 meet today. Tom Reisenweber reports that DuBois runners will compete but are not eligible for District 10 titles. They are, however, eligible to qualify for state through today’s meet.
Schedule:
Girls: Class AA, AAA, 10 a.m.
Girls: Class A, 10:45 a.m.
Boys: Class AA, AAA, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: Class A, 12:15 p.m.
The Villa Maria cross country team has put together a terrific season and the Victors are being recognized statewide. Villa moved into the No. 5 slot in Class AA in the latest PennTrackXC cross country state rankings. The West Middlesex girls are No. 3 and North East is No. 4 in Class A.
On the boys’ side, Grove City is No. 2 in Class AA, while North East and West Middlesex are No. 2 and No. 3 in Class A, respectively.
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–Tom Reisenweber
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Saegertown standout cross country runner Hunter Johnston has committed to Dayton. Johnson has put together a terrific senior season and is the second D-1 cross country runner from Saegertown in the past two years. Nate Tallada, who graduated earlier this year, is running for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Johnston plans to major in mechanical engineering for the Flyers.
Check Thursday’s edition of the Erie Times-News for more details.
–Tom Reisenweber
The latest Penn TrackXC cross country state rankings have Villa Maria and North East in the top five. Villa is the No. 5 Class AA team, while North East is No. 4 in Class A boys and girls. West Middlesex is No. 2 in the Class A boys and girls, while Grove City is the No. 3 team in Class AA.
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–Tom Reisenweber
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Sarah Kupniewski
Sarah Kupniewski has been a strong runner for Mercyhurst Prep for several years, but she might have saved her best for her senior season. Kupniewski is emerging as one of the premier runners in District 10 just as the postseason approaches.
She showed her abilities Saturday in the Cochranton Invitational when she took the lead on the infamous Cochranton hill and pulled away for a 21-second victory. Although Mercyhurst Prep coach Dave Stolar said Kupniewski is not normally a frontrunner during a race, she led for most of the way Saturday on the way to a time of 19 minutes, 23 seconds.
“She’s really been coming on strong the past few weeks,” Stolar said “You can see it in her workouts. She’s just been getting stronger and stronger.”
Kupniewski has been part of a consecutive District 10 Class AA team champions and will look to lead the Lakers to another title later this month.
Poll results:
West Middlesex has dominated in cross country this season and the Big Reds’ efforts are being recognized statewide. West Middlesex is ranked as the No. 2 boys and girls teams in the Class A rankings done by PennTrackXC. The only other District 10 teams to be ranked are the Grove City boys (No. 4 in Class AA) and the North East boys (No. 4 in Class A).
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–Tom Reisenweber
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Courtney Sargent
Courtney Sargent is a runner on a mission this season. She not only wants to turn in a top finish in the District 10 championships next month; she’s aiming for a berth in the PIAA meet.
Sargent showed she already might be in postseason form Saturday when she won the Penn State Behrend Invitational in a time of 20 minutes, 13.5 seconds.
Just a sophomore at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, she has plenty of big meets ahead.
Poll results:
The Villa Maria cross country team won the B Division (small schools) in the Red, White and Blue Classic today at Schenley Park.
The Victors were coming off a season-opening win in the McDowell Invitational.
Freshman Bernadette Prichard claimed her second individual in as many meets by finishing in 18 minutes, 51 seconds. Villa won again despite not having premier runner Alison Carson. She is recovering from injury.
The Victors also received strong performances from Claire Brown (8th individually, 8:20), Olivia Messina (22nd, 21:10), Rebecca Easly (23rd, 21:13), Emily Abramczyk (24th, 21:15) and Catie Cacchione (28th, 21:27).
Look for more on the meet in Sunday’s Erie Times-News.
Cross country is up next in our series of the new District 10 regions.
Boys cross country
Region 1 – A
Commodore Perry
Jamestown
Kennedy Catholic
Lakeview
Mercer
Sharpsville
West Middlesex
Region 2 – A, AA
Greenville (A)
Grove City (AA)
Hickory (AA)
Reynolds (A)
Sharon (AA)
Slippery Rock (AA)
Wilmington (AA)
Region 3 – A, AA
Cambridge Springs (A)
Cochranton (A)
Conneaut (AA)
Franklin (AA)
Maplewood (A)
Oil City (AA)
Rocky Grove (A)
Saegertown (A)
Titusville (AA)
Region 4 – A, AA
Corry (AA)
Eisenhower (A)
Fort LeBoeuf (AA)
Harbor Creek (AA)
North East (A)
Seneca (A)
Union City (A)
Warren (AA)
Youngsville (A)
Region 5 – A, AA
Fairview (A)
General McLane (AA)
Girard (AA)
Iroquois (A)
Mercyhurst Prep (A)
Northwestern (AA)
Region 6 – AA, AAA
Cathedral Prep (AAA)
Central Tech (AAA)
East (AA)
McDowell (AAA)
Meadville (AA)
Strong Vincent (AA)
Girls cross country
Region 1 – A
Commodore Perry
Jamestown
Kennedy Catholic
Lakeview
Mercer
Sharpsville
West Middlesex
Region 2 – A, AA
Greenville (AA)
Grove City (AA)
Hickory (AA)
Reynolds (A)
Sharon (AA)
Slippery Rock (AA)
Wilmington (A)
Region 3 – A, AA
Cambridge Springs (A)
Cochranton (A)
Conneaut (AA)
Franklin (AA)
Maplewood (A)
Oil City (AA)
Rocky Grove (A)
Saegertown (A)
Titusville (AA)
Region 4 – A, AA
Corry (AA)
Eisenhower (A)
Fort LeBoeuf (AA)
Harbor Creek (AA)
North East (A)
Seneca (A)
Union City (A)
Warren (AA)
Youngsville (A)
Region 5 – A, AA
Fairview (A)
General McLane (AA)
Girard (AA)
Iroquois (A)
Mercyhurst Prep (AA)
Northwestern (A)
Region 6 – AA, AAA
Central Tech (AAA)
East (AA)
McDowell (AAA)
Meadville (AA)
Strong Vincent (AAA)
Villa Maria (AA)
– Tom Reisenweber
Next week’s Varsity print edition will feature several current District 10 spring coaches with more than 30 years of head coaching experience. From McDowell’s 42-year tennis coach, Rich Beck, to West Middlesex’s 33-year baseball coach, Jerry Novosel, D-10 is blessed with many experienced, devoted coaches.
Sports editor Jeff Kirik caught up with several veteran coaches, including longtime North East track coach Ted Miller, who’s now an assistant with the Grapepickers. (Yes, Miller isn’t a head coach anymore, but he’s put in about 50 years of coaching.)
This week’s Varsity Letter e-newsletter will give D-10 fans an update on Miller, who’s going strong at age 83.
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