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10/3/01

 

Pennsylvania Cross Country 2001

Weekend 9/22

by Don Rich, PennTrackXC

Slippery Rock - Chris Fretz - Conrad Weiser - Chestnut Hill - Carlisle - NorthEast -

Cavanaugh gaining on Mazzocco - Bricker returning to top form

September 22, 2001 - Slippery Rock Invitational - Mount Lebanon's boys
took another invitational, and defending AAA State Champ Shawn Cavanaugh is
getting closer to his main challenger in the west, Dan Mazzocco of Baldwin.
Mazzocco was 51 seconds up on Cavanaugh two weeks ago, but only 20 seconds ahead as
Mazzocco took the Slippery Rock Invitational in 16:14. Hampton was second, 39
points back of Mt. Lebo in the team competition.

In the AAA girls' race, Lauren Bricker of Hempfield, is returning to top form, winning by 17 seconds over Peters Township lead runner, Jessica Perry, in 19:05. Hempfield took the girls AAA title
by a slim two points over Hampton. In AA action, Quaker Valley took both the
boys and girls races, the former by 33 over Grove City, and the girls, by 14 over
Titusville. But Grove City's Paul Mastarone won the individual title,
running 16:53. Quaker City's Maxine Markfield easily won the girls individual
title with her 20:07 showing.

September 22, 2001 - Chris Fretz Invitational @ Perkiomen Valley -
Joanna Marlow and Ashley Ippolito, the one-two combination from New Hope-Solebury, did
exactly that at the Chris Fretz Invitational. But Spring-Ford took five of the
next eight spots to win with 34 points. Perkiomen Valley's Will Hollister took the
boys race in 17:14. .

September 22, 2001 - Conrad Weiser Invitational - State contender North
Penn's girls took five of the top 10 spots (2-3-5-6-10) to easily claim the
team victory in the Conrad Weiser Invitational in Robesonia. But second place team
#1, Kelly O'Connell of Coatesville, took the individual crown in 20:08.30,
outdistancing North Penn's Lauren Marino. The Coatesville boys captured first place,
led by Rob Robertson in a time of 17:14. Coatesville had four runners in the top
10. Adam Breisch, Quakertown was second in 17:47.

September 22, 2001 - Chestnut Hill Invitational - Plymouth Whitemarsh's
Andrew Prinzivalli won by 12 seconds in 16:32 at the fourth annual Chestnut
Hill Academy Invitational, but Valley Forge easily took the team win with 25 points
by going 3-4-5-6-7.

September 22, 2001 - Carlisle Invitational - 1999 AAA state champ, and
2001 runner-up North Allegheny, came east to face the defending AA state
champ Wyomissing girls, and came out with a narrow win (145-152), despite a
lower-than-expected finish from senior Stephanie Madia. The race was won comfortably by Footlocker alternate Angie Saterstad of Hershey in 18:19.70.
Wyomissing's Debbie Huss was second in 19:03.50. North Allegheny soph
Amy Ruffalo was the top finisher for the winning team, getting third
over Debbie's twin, Amy, by five seconds in 19:04.90. Stephanie Madia
was 8th in 19:31.20.

On the boys side, Cumberland Valley took the title over second place Altoona by 50.
Liberty's Dorian McDonald turned the tables on Emmaus' Joel Thomas from last
week's Bulldog Invitational at Northern Lehigh, taking the win with a 16:00.80 by 12
seconds.

September 22, 2001 - NorthEast Invitational @ Bloomsburg Univeristy of
PA - At Bloomsburg today, Christopher Spooner, a sophomore from Lewisburg, wins
in 16:44 on the fairly hilly District 4 Championship course. Chris Cummings
from Mansfield is 2nd, 16:55, and Tyler Spencer, Towanda, is 3rd in 16:56.
Shikellamy took the team title with 116 points, Pottsville 2nd w/ 169, and
Williamsport 3rd w/ 187. For the girls, newcomer Tricia Learn from Mansfield won in
19:49, followed by Jackie Adamshick of Allentown Central Catholic in 20:02, and
in 3rd, Tricia's older sister Charity Learn in 20:10. Allentown Central
Catholic, last fall's 3rd place AAA team at states, dominated, winning with 48 points,
almost 100 points ahead of 2nd place Williamsport, who had 146. 3rd went to
Northeast Bradford with 168.

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