The PIAA Cross Country championships were contested Saturday in Hershey. While runners often worry about facing windy, rainy conditions during a November race, this year’s event featured an unseasonably warm day. The warmer-than-normal day didn’t seem to affect the participants, judging by the elite times produced.
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Boys Class 1A:
Thomas Smigo, Palisades, first place
For the second year in a row, Palisades’ Senior Thomas Smigo is the Class 1A boys cross country champion. Smigo crossed the finish line at 16:33.40, concluding his senior season with another gold medal. In his four years running cross country for Palisades, Smigo set numerous records and reached many milestones. He won the Colonial League cross country championship for four consecutive seasons.
Other Class 1A finishers:
- 64. Andreas Quattrocchi, Bristol, 18:46.80
- 82. Daniel Ringenberg, Dock Mennonite, 19:01.40
Girls Class 1A:
- 84. Giada Smith, Palisades, 22:56.00
- 141. Marlyse Giesbrecht, Dock Mennonite, 24:06.00
Boys Class 2A:
Ciaran Chambers, Holy Ghost, 23rd
Holy Ghost senior Ciaran Chambers medaled in the Boys Class 2A race, finishing 23rd with a time of 17:17.10. Chambers placed second in the District One Class 2A championships.
Other Class 2A finishers:
- 38. Stephen Heckler, Lansdale Catholic, 17:40.50
- 59. Matthew Gorman, Conwell-Egan, 17:58.00
- 132. Daniel Perez, Holy Ghost, 18:55.90
- 136. Colby Michels, Archbishop Wood, 18:58.70
Girls Class 2A:
Gwen Hamilton, Archbishop Wood, 22nd
Archbishop Wood freshman Gwen Hamilton Capped off an impressive season with a medal in the Girls 2A race. Hamilton finished 22nd with a time of 20:32.10. Hamilton won all four PCL meets this season, and added a fifth by winning the Catholic League Championship.
Other Class 2A finishers:
- 121. Sarah Hock, Gwynedd Mercy, 22:38.70
- 138. Ruby Keddie, New Hope-Solebury, 23:00.70
- 148. Kate McManus, Lansdale Catholic, 23:12.90
- 152. Meredith Glunz, Villa Joseph Marie, 23:19.10
- 178. Isabella Greco, Lansdale Catholic, 24:04.20
- 192. Megan Werner, Conwell-Egan, 24:38.60
- 193. Constance Wojton, Conwell-Egan, 24:38.60
Boys Class 3A:
Brian DiCola, Hatboro-Horsham, first place
Hatboro-Horsham senior Brian DiCola added a coveted medal to his collection in the Boys Class 3A race.
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DiCola not only won the race with a time of 15:24.20, but broke the Hershey Parkview course record. The win capped off an incredible season for DiCola, who recently committed to Penn State. In addition to winning the boys District One Class 3A championship, DiColawon completed the prestigious Paul Short Boys Brown Run at Lehigh University and set a new course record with his elite time of 14:43.20.
Drew Bill, LaSalle, 16:28.60, 7th
Ryan McGinley, La Salle, 16:56.50, 22nd
Jack Czarnecki, Council Rock North, 17:00.20, 24th
Other Class 3A finishers:
- 27. Cole Casadei, La Salle, 17:05.10
- 32. Justin Landis, North Penn, 17:007.20
- 38. Achilles Shui, North Penn, 17:10.20
- 47. Owen Donaher, Central Bucks West, 17:18.30
- 66. James Kuduk, Stouderton, 17:28.70
- 67. Aidan Kearns, Stouderton, 17:29.30
- 69. Bryce Keenoy, Neshaminy, 17:30.60
- 77. Brady Ott, Council Rock North, 17:32.80
- 80. Sacchith Miryalkar, North Penn, 17:35.60
- 98. Brady Sweeney, North Penn, 17:51.20
- 105. Brayden Perry, La Salle, 17:54.20
- 116. Matthew Landis, North Penn, 17:56.70
- 124. Joe Crowne, Council Rock North, 18:01.20
- 131. Will Palopoli, La Salle, 18:03.30
- 132. Evan Morrow, Central Bucks South, 18:03.50
- 134. Christian Cerrullo, Pennsbury, 18:05.00
- 139. Thomas Cresko, La Salle, 18:08.30
- 143. Nolan Yeagle, La Salle, 18:13.20
- 157. Jayden Neels, Council Rock North, 18:21.70
- 158.Joey Sharkey, North Penn, 18:22.60
- 159. Colin Fisher, North Penn, 18:23.10
- 169. Matt Gosling, Council Rock North, 18:31.40
- 180. Lucas Poliseno, Council Rock North, 18:39.80
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Girls Class 3A:
Emily Simko, Hatboro-Horsham, 19:15.10, 12th
Simko, a senior, finished her season with an impressive 12th place finish in the Girls 3A race. Simko, who finished ninth in the District One Class 3A championships, placed 16th in last year’s PIAA championship.
Lillian DiCola, Hatboro-Horsham, 19:27.20, 16th
The Hatters’ sophomore, who finished 7th in the District One Class 3A championships, earned a medal in the PIAA state tournament.
Bailey Gassman, Council Rock South, 19:43.10, 19th
Ashley Landis, Pennridge, 19:47.00, 22nd
Other Class 3A finishers:
- 26. Shana Kearney, Bensalem, 19:56.60
- 52. Nora Ritting, Pennridge, 20:41.10
- 54. Savannah Zeaman, William Tennent, 20:42.00
- 78. Devon Sutton, Central Bucks East 21:04.80
- 109. Bailey Hall, Pennsbury, 21:27.50
- 117. Jillian Thorning, Central Bucks East, 21:36.10
- 122.Rebekah Hickey, Quakertown, 21:38.40
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