Cross Country
Hall of Famer’s running career took her from Fox Chapel to Franklin Field
May 13, 2023
Rachel Humphrey’s affection for distance running started thanks to her dad’s interest in the sport. The 2008 Fox Chapel graduate used her abilities in the sport to take her sporting career to the University of Pennsylvania.
Norwin’s Anna DeFazio to run at St. Francis (Pa.)
January 1, 2023
What were your goals when you were 8 years old?
Hampton senior Ava Vitiello tracks down D-I scholarship
December 17, 2022
For the longest time, Hampton’s Ava Vitiello believed a Division I scholarship was out of her reach.
Pine-Richland’s Natalie McLean follows PIAA title with Georgetown commitment
November 20, 2022
A few weeks ago Natalie McLean realized a dream that was four years in the making and made Pine-Richland history.
Chelsea Hartman sets pace for Shady Side Academy cross country team’s special season
November 19, 2022
If you’re a cross country athlete, the last thing you need are stress fractures in your feet and shin splints.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler
November 14, 2022
When the WPIAL Class 2A cross country championships began Oct. 27 at Cal (Pa.), 231 boys from across the district were in the field.
Freeport cross country coach Melissa Schaeffer inducted into Carnegie Mellon Hall of Fame
Melissa Schaeffer had to wait a year to be officially inducted into Carnegie Mellon’s sports Hall of Fame, but it was well worth it.
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse strong cross country season comes to close at PIAA meet
November 13, 2022
Kefimba Cisse began his cross country season by winning the Gateway Invitational in early September at Boyce Park.
Penn Hills runner shows progress with showing at WPIAL cross country meet
Lee Zelkowitz could see that Sawyer Kinney’s performance was climbing in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class 3A cross country championships. The Penn Hills junior had made major progress this season and seemed to be figuring things out.
Riverview runners finish 5th at PIAA championships
The WPIAL represented itself well in the PIAA Class A boys cross country championship meet in Hershey on Nov. 5.
Back-to-back WPIAL cross country titles put Hampton in elite company
November 12, 2022
Hampton’s boys cross country team is working on mini-dynasty status.
Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo, Pine-Richland’s Natalie McLean win PIAA cross country gold
November 5, 2022
Brownsville senior Jolena Quarzo can scratch winning a PIAA cross country title off her bucket list.
New cast of characters earns more championship gold for North Allegheny cross country
North Allegheny swept the big-school WPIAL cross country team titles this fall for the fifth year in a row, adding two more banners to a long list of league championships.
Young roster provides plenty of highlights for Fox Chapel cross country team
It wasn’t quite the finish Fox Chapel was hoping for, but cross country coach Tom Moul had plenty of positive takeaways from the recent WPIAL finals.
Apollo-Ridge’s Gabe Kavulic will cap 1st foray into cross country at PIAA championships
November 4, 2022
Gabe Kavulic didn’t run cross country last year as a freshman.
Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo joins elite company as 3-time WPIAL cross country champ
October 27, 2022
Brownsville senior Jolena Quarzo became the 12th girl to win three WPIAL cross country titles when she won the Class 2A race Thursday at Roadman Park at Cal (Pa.).
Drew Griffith takes baton from Butler teammate, wins WPIAL cross country crown
Last year, Drew Griffith helped make it a Butler 1-2 finish at the WPIAL Class 3A boys cross country championships at Cal (Pa.).
Riverview boys, girls earn top 3 finishes, PIAA berths at WPIAL cross country meet
For the first time since 2018, both the Riverview boys and girls cross country teams will run at the PIAA meet in Hershey after they each claimed third place in their Class A races at the WPIAL championships Thursday on the Roadman Park course at Cal (Pa.).
Belle Vernon has historic day at WPIAL cross country championships
It was an historic day for the Belle Vernon cross country team Thursday at the WPIAL championships.
Riverview boys try to defend their WPIAL Class A cross country title
October 26, 2022
The Riverview boys cross country team struck WPIAL gold last year as it won the Class A crown after five straight runner-up finishes to Winchester Thurston.
