Cross Country

Norwin’s Annie Czajkowski runs at the WCCA championship last year.
Norwin notebook: Junior takes cross country title
August 31, 2024
Annie, get your run.

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Hampton’s Chris Belch is one of the runners expected to take part in the inaugural Talbot shuffle.
Runners ready for inaugural Talbot Shuffle fundraiser
August 1, 2024
The inaugural Talbot Shuffle fundraiser hopes to hit the ground running.

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North Catholic’s Madeline Meeuf wins the WPIAL Class 2A girls cross country championship Oct. 26, 2023, at White Oak Park.
Notable changes to WPIAL cross country alignment for 2024-25 seasons
July 29, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.

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Kiski’s Eliza Miller take third in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run during the WPIAL Track and Field Championships on May 15 at Slippery Rock University.
Kiski Area 3-sport star Eliza Miller 3-peats as Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
June 29, 2024
Reflecting on her time at Kiski Area brought a realization of the rapid pace the high school years went by for Eliza Miller.

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Assistant coach Matt Proskin, Gabe Powell, Brent Kennedy and Stephanie Kennedy at Parkview Cross Country Course Nov. 4, 2023.
Husband, wife switch places on Plum cross country coaching staff
June 27, 2024
Plum cross country coach Stephanie Kennedy and her husband, Brent, have switched roles for the 2024 season.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter wins the TSTCA cross country championship Oct. 19, 2023, at White Oak Park.
Gatorade picks Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter as top girls cross country runner in Pa.
January 23, 2024
Reigning state champion Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls cross country athlete of the year, extending the WPIAL’s winning streak to four.

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Butler’s Drew Griffith finishes ahead of Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak to win the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in San Diego.
Butler’s Drew Griffith tops Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak to win cross country national championship
December 9, 2023
Drew Griffith is a multi-time WPIAL and state champion and the Pennsylvania cross country record holder for fastest time, but even with all of those accolades, he still has times when he doubts himself.

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Ligonier Valley senior Clara Wallace
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Ligonier Valley’s Clara Wallace
November 20, 2023
In some sports — auto racing in the movies, for example — the old saying is, “If you’re not first, you’re last.”

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Riverview senior Gwyn Fichte
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Gwyn Fichte
Cross country isn’t about individual accomplishments for Gwyn Fichte.

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Submitted | Bob Thompson 
                                Pine-Richland’s Lucas Thompson competes at the 2023 Legends meet in Ohio, where he placed 12th.
Plan comes together for Pine-Richland sophomore in cross country postseason
November 12, 2023
Lucas Thompson left last year’s WPIAL cross country meet with the mindset that he was going to qualify for states in 2023.

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Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse took third at the Gateway Invitational on Sept. 2, 2023, at Boyce Park.
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse caps high school career at PIAA championship meet
Two years ago as a sophomore, Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse placed 67th in the Class 3A boys race at the WPIAL cross country championships at Cal (Pa.).

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The Hampton boys cross country team won the 2023 PIAA Class 2A title Nov. 4 in Hershey. Pictured are (left to right), assistant coach Heather Dietz, Josh Wukitch, Nathan Gardner, Christopher Belch, Jacob Bonnar, Dale Hall, Layne Haught, Lu Santos, Miles McKinney and head coach Dean Longwell.
After WPIAL 3-peat, PIAA title, Hampton runners celebrate ‘incredible’ season
November 11, 2023
On their way home from the PIAA Class 2A cross country championships in Hershey, the Hampton boys were met at the turnpike by township fire trucks and escorted to the high school three miles down Route 8.

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Riverview’s boys cross country team finished second at the PIAA Class A championship meet Nov. 4, 2023, in Hershey.
Riverview cross country caps season with 2nd-place finish at PIAA meet
An award-winning season for the Riverview boys cross country team ended with silver medals and a runner-up trophy at the PIAA Class A championships Nov. 4 on Hershey’s Parkview course.

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                                Fox Chapel’s Rowan Gwin and North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram fight it out for second and third place Oct. 26 at White Oak Park.
Fox Chapel cross country team, top runner Rowan Gwin dialed in at WPIAL meet
November 5, 2023
Fox Chapel senior Rowan Gwin looked forward to mentoring junior teammate Drew Black at the PIAA Class 4A cross country championships in Hershey. If anyone had the requisite experience for helping a first-time runner out, it was Gwin, who was making his third trip and had a wide range of experiences.

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PIAA qualifiers from Quaker Valley are from left, assistant coach Ron Graf, senior Ellie Cain, head coach Ryan Kelly, senior Ollie Graham, sophomore River Capek, senior Matt Cohen, sophomore Tyler Bell, junior Jackson Pethel, junior Clark LaLomia and freshman Jonah Montagnese.
Quaker Valley cross country teams accomplishing goals in postseason
It’s been a sweet season for the Quaker Valley boys cross country team.

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Runners compete at the WPIAL cross country championships Oct. 26 at White Oak Park.
Penn Hills senior finishes cross country career with fond memories
Sawyer Kinney has been drawn to activities throughout his life that made him feel like he was joining a brotherhood. When the Penn Hills senior thought about what he would like post-college life to be like, he was drawn to a military career the same way he was drawn to running cross country.

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Butler’s Drew Griffith wins the PIAA cross country championship Saturday.
WPIAL shines at PIAA cross country event with 4 champions
November 4, 2023
Cross Country is alive and well in the WPIAL.

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Riverview’s Christopher Barnes finishes fourth in the boys Class A race at the TSTCA cross country championship Oct. 19 at White Oak Park.
Riverview runners return to Hershey with team trophies in their sights
November 2, 2023
The Riverview boys and girls cross country teams both ran at the PIAA Class A championships last year.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter wins the Class 3A race at the WPIAL Cross County Championships on Thursday at White Oak Park.
Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter wins 2nd WPIAL girls cross country title
October 26, 2023
Mt. Lebanon senior Logan St. John Kletter was a little surprised that Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller went out fast.

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Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak leads the pack in the Class 2A race at the WPIAL Cross County Championships on Thursday at White Oak Park.
Butler’s Drew Griffith battles cold to win another WPIAL title; Ringgold’s Ryan Pajak claims 3rd
One of the first individuals to greet Butler senior Drew Griffith after he won the WPIAL Class 3A cross country title Thursday at White Oak Park was Class 3A girls winner Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon.

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