9 NAXC/Track & Field runners officially commit to the next level
Nine North Allegheny cross country and track & field runners signed letters of intent on Friday afternoon to run at the next level. Jack Bertram signed with Notre Dame; Robin Kucler officially committed to Wake Forest; Wren Kucler is headed to Penn State; Isabella Costa, Kendall Lucas, and Elizabeth Pizon signed to Duquesne; Grey Lowman and Sergio Abdalah will run next season at Slippery Rock University while Sebastian Klimchak officially committed to Denison.
Bertram placed sixth at the WPIAL Cross Country Championships this season and placed in the top 50 at the PIAA Championships. He was also the Post-Gazette Athlete of the Week for the week of September 9 for his performance at the Red, White & Blue Classic, where he finished in fifth place.
Robin Kucler had a stellar cross-country senior campaign, finishing in third place at the WPIAL Championships. Kucler was the first Tiger across the finish line, leading them to their seventh straight WPIAL Championship. She finished in 25th place at the PIAA Championship.
Wren Kucler ran the first four races in the 2024 season before a hip injury sidelined her for the remainder of the campaign. She was a huge part of the WPIAL Cross Country and Track & Field Championship teams her first three seasons.
Costa plays girls’ soccer in the fall, and she has one goal this season and five in her career. In track and field, which she will pursue in college, Costa was a silver medalist in the long jump and high jump and helped the North Allegheny girls’ track and field team to their third straight WPIAL Championship.
Lucas finished 18th at the WPIAL Championships, giving the Tigers a 16th-place finish at the PIAA Championships. Pizon set a lifetime best at the WPIAL Championships, finishing 12th, and coming in 15th at the PIAA Championships.
Lowman only runs in the spring. He won the bronze medal in the 300m hurdles at the WPIAL Track & Field Championships in 2023, which were held on the same track he will be running on in college. Abdalah will be running with Lowman at Slippery Rock University next fall.
Klimchak finished 49th at the WPIAL Championships, the sixth Tiger to cross the finish line. He also finished in the top 100 at the PIAA Championships.
