Cross Country News

North Allegheny became the first school in PIAA history to win both the girls and boys cross country titles with a dominant performance on Saturday in Hershey, PA. The NA Boys won their 12^th state championship with a team score of 90, besting second-place LaSalle College by 22 points. The Lady Tigers claimed their fourth PIAA crown with a team score of 65, which was 41 points better than second-place West Chester Henderson.

The day started with the girls’ cross-country competition and the Lady Tigers were sparked by junior Hannah Lindgren’s fourth place finish with a time of 19:15. Sophomore Keely Misutka took ninth place with a time of 19:35. Other contributors to the gold medal included freshman Rachel Hockenberry (12^th), junior Caroline Daggett (17^th), freshman Maura Mlecko (23^rd), senior Ally Christy (32^nd) and junior Jenna Mlecko (43^rd). For a look at the entire Class AAA listing of results, click here.

The NA Boys were led by a spectacular performance from senior Zachary Kinne and junior Daniel McGoey who won silver and bronze individual medals, respectively. Kinned turned in a time of 16:07 and McGoey was close behind with a time of 16:09. Also contributing to the NA title run were senior Ethan James (24^th), Stephen Nalepa (29^th), sophomore Andrew Kollitz (32^nd), senior Luke Turkovich (48^th) and sophomore Connor Foody (82rd). For a look at the entire Class AAA boys results, click here.

Congratulations to head coach John Neff and the entire North Allegheny cross country team for a tremendous 2018 season.