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NORTH
ALLEGHENY BOYS AND GIRLS' VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
2003
MEET SUMMARIES
LADY TIGERS FINISH FIRST, BOYS THIRD AT SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL
Led by senior Amy Ruffolo's 2nd place finish and sophomore Kelley O'Brien's 4th, the Lady Tigers took first place in the White Division of the Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State on Saturday morning. Sophomore Max Brown finished 13th and senior Jesse Snider placed 16th to lead the
boys' team to a 3rd place finish in the Blue Division.
Because of the number of runners at Penn State, teams ran in divisions divided by alphabet. The boys were in the Blue Division (A-N), while the Lady Tigers were in the White Division (N-Z). Individual results are
listed below:
SPIKED SHOE INVITATIONAL
State College, PA
September 13, 2002
BOYS' BLUE DIVISION
TEAM RESULTS
1.Carlisle 65 1:24:36
2.Lewisburg Area 99 1:25:37
3.NORTH ALLEGHENY 127 1:27:17
4.Baldwin1631:38:3017:42
5.Abington Heights 258 1:30:40
6.North East 262 1:31:13
7.Aquinas Institute 266 1:30:38
8.Central Catholic 269 1:30:51
9.Hazleton Area 276 1:30:41
10.Greater Latrobe 286 1:31.11
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.Chris Spooner Lewisburg Area 15:52
2.Brian Soder Harborcreek 16:05
3.Nick Brousse Carlisle 16:16
4.Robert Squire Elk Lake 16:39
5.Noel Bateman Aquinas Institute 16:42
13.MAX BROWN NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:02
16.JESSE SNIDER NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:09
25.JOHN BOUJOUKOS NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:28
30.MATT SAVORY NORTH ALLEGHENY 17:36
43.PATRICK BAXTER NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:01
59.COLLIN BURRY NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:17
62. GRANT BUTSON NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:19
84.MATT CONTI NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:45
87.GARTH SCHEIDEMANTEL NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:47
102.SEAN GIL NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:59
113.STEVE WIZE NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:12
117.MAX SOBKIN NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:17
GIRLS' WHITE DIVISION
TEAM RESULTS
1.NORTH ALLEGHENY 65 1:41:57
2.State College 96 1:44.31
3.Seneca 103 1:45:34
4.Tulpehocken 114 1:45:46
5.West Potomac164 1:48:02
6.Wyoming Area West 187 1:49:08
7.Walt Whitman188 1:49:17
8.Scranton Prep221 1:50:30
9.Penns Valley 229 1:51:39
10.Wilson 247 1:52:06
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.Kate Pappenberg Red Lion Area 18:54
2.AMY RUFFOLO NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:14
3.Erin Zellers Red Lion Area 19:25
4. KELLEY O'BRIEN NORTH ALLEGHENY 19:32
5.Sonja Hinish Bishop Guilfoyle 19:43
15.LINDSAY SCHMIEDEL NORTH ALLEGHENY20:40
30.ALLIE MORAVEC NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:06
34.SARAH LE DONNE NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:23
39.KELLY McCONNELL NORTH ALLEGHENY 21:33
49.KELLY KNABEL NORTH ALLEGHENY 22:02
56.LAURA MUSSER NORTH ALLEGHENY 22:12
61.SARAH TARKOFF NORTH ALLEGHENY 22:19
87.AUTUMN DIVERS NORTH ALLEGHEN 23:22
(Results Courtesy of Penn State University)
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TIGERS TAKE TWO FROM KNOCH
Both the boys and girls cross country teams were victorious over the Knoch Knights on Tuesday afternoon at the Intermediate High School course. The Lady Tigers shut out Knoch, 15-50, while the boys downed the Knights,
16-48. Amy Ruffolo had a personal best of 18:23.
In addition to Ruffalo, outstanding performances were turned in by Kelley O'Brien, Allie Moravec, Molly Friel (meet MVP), Lindsay Schmiedel, and captain Katie Baxter.
The ever improving boys' team was led by captain JesseSnider, Max Brown, Matt Savory, John Boujoukos, Patrick Baxter (meet MVP), and Grant
Butson.The team will travel to Penn State tomorrow to compete in the "Spiked Shoe Invitational". The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am.
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LADY TIGERS WIN DUQUESNE INVITATIONAL; BOYS FINISH THIRD
Senior Amy Ruffalo took second place and the Lady Tigers placed four
runners in the top fifteen as they cruised to an easy victory in the Duquesne Invitational at Schenley Park on Saturday morning. The boys'
team, led by sophomore Max Brown's 10th place finish, came in third behind
North Hills and Mt. Lebanon.
In the girls' race, Ruffalo was in a two-girl race with Kaitlin Grimm of Penn Hills. After leading for most of the race, Grimm came from behind to win by six seconds. Ruffalo was happy with the team result as NA was far ahead of their closest competitor, neighborhood rival North Hills.
Sophomore Kelley O'Brien came in 10th, Allie Moravec 12th, and junior Lindsay Schmiedel was 15th. It was a big victory for the Lady Tigers and should give them confidence in the upcoming season.
The boys' competition was dominated by North Hills and Mt. Lebanon, but the Tigers
showed strength in coming in third. Most of the top teams in western Pennsylvania were there, and the showing by NA gives Coach Jim LeDonne a good base to build on for the season.
The section season will begin this afternoon when the NA squads will host the Knoch Knights in the section opener. All the action will take place at the Intermediate High School with meet time scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm.
The Lady Tigers are the defending section champions and were the runnerup to Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL meet last year. NA finished in 9th place at the statemeet.
The boys'team finished third in the section but came on to take a fourth place at the WPIAL meet.
DUQUESNE INVITATIONAL
MEET SUMMARY
BOYS' MEET
TEAM STANDINGS
1.North Hills 78
2.Mt. Lebanon 81
3.NORTH ALLEGHENY 125
4.Hampton 152
5.Central Catholic 166
6.Baldwin 200
7.Connellsville 223
8.Greensburg Salem 237
9.Kiski Area 260
10.Laurel Highlands 285
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.Ian Fitzgerald North Hills 15:29
2.Jim O'Toole Mt. Lebanon15:42
3.Ken King Connellsville 15:50
4.Josh Eddy North Hills 15:56
5.Tom Slosky Highlands 16:07
6.Ian Shreckengast North Hills 16:13
7.Derek Heiss Mt. Lebanon 16:33
8.Jeff Haines Baldwin 16:34
9.Larry Brink Laurel Highlands 16:40
10.MAX BROWN NORTH ALLEGHENY 16:40
GIRLS' MEET
TEAM STANDINGS
1.NORTH ALLEGHENY 56
2.North Hills 133
3.Hampton 169
4.Erie McDowell 184
5.Mt. Lebanon 191
6.Baldwin 203
7.Seneca Valley 210
8.Bethel Park 214
9.Greensburg Salem 222
10.Gateway 229
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.Kaitlin Grimm Penn Hills 18:30
2.AMY RUFFALO NORTH ALLEGHENY 18:3;6
3.Katie Vaughan Bethel Park 19:13
4.Shannon Kovack Connellsville 19:21
5.Erin Richard Erie McDowell 19:25
6.Janielle Hunt North Hills 19:27
7.Nikki Brelick Greensburg Salem 19:29
8.Brenna Brucker Bethel Park 19:29
9.Candice Coholich Hampton 19:35
10.KELLEY O'BRIEN NORTH ALLEGHENY19:39
Any questions or comments should be
directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at: bbozzuto@northallegheny.org
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