Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley & Laurel Win WPIAL Girls Team X-Country

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | 11:52 PM

Brianna Schwartz of Shaler captured a three-peat at the WPIAL Cross-Country Championships on Thursday, as she once again proved unbeatable at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Butler.

(Left: Uniontown’s Jade Bellotti gets ready to cross finish line first in Girls AA race)

Schwartz, a senior, secured the first-place finish in Class AAA in the 3.1-mile trek with an impressive time of 17:25, besting North Allegheny’s Madeleine Davison, the second-place finisher, by more than 40 seconds.

In the team rankings, Seneca Valley took first with 87 points, with Mount Lebanon and North Allegheny rounding out the top three teams, all of which qualify for the PIAA Championship in Hershey in November.

In girls Class AA, Uniontown senior Jade Bellotti edged Riley Kwiatowski of Greensburg Salem.

Quaker Valley was dominant in the team scoring, accumulating just 43 points to cruise to first place. Knoch and South Fayette finished second and third, respectively.

Vincentian Academy sophomore Marianne Abdalah successfully defended her title in Class A, finishing more than one minute ahead of second-place finisher Lauren Gronbeck of Eden Christian Academy.

Laurel edged Abdalah’s Vincentian Academy by just three points for first place, with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart rounding out the top three team qualifiers.

Girls Class A Team Qualifiers
1. Laurel – 84 points
2. Vincentian Academy – 87 points
3. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart – 94 points

Girls Class A Individual Qualifiers
1. Marianna Abdalah (Vincentian Academy) 18:38
2. Lauren Gronbeck (Eden Christian Academy) 19:42
3. Alison Filer (Laurel) 20:10
4. Molly Kennedy (Riverview) 20:13
5. Kopchak Rylee (Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) 20:16
6. Alyssa Campbell (New Brighton) 20:31
7. Natalie Sheen (Neshannock) 20:46
8. Jeanne Lauer (Shady Side Academy) 20:54
9. Becca Volz (Bishop Canevin) 20:55
10. Mia Muraca (Laurel) 21:04
11. Erin Joyce (Riverview) 21:09
12. Tara Richardson (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) 21:14
13. Autumn Cejer (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) 21:19
14. Mary Olivia Philbin (Bishop Canevin) 21:32
15. Caelan MacDonald (Seton LaSalle) 21:33
16. Erin Halligan (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) 21:33
17. Cassandra Patterson (Laurel) 21:37
18. Stephanie Kaminski (Laurel) 21:38
19. Mary Claire Rossetti (Vincentian Academy) 21:46
20. Lindsey Stauber (Shady Side Academy) 21:50
21. Delaney McCarthy (Vincentian Academy) 21:52
22. Chelsea Boyle (Greensburg Central Catholic) 22:01
23. Jessica Monberg (Vincentian Academy) 22:06
24. Elise Molinaro (Trinity Christian) 22:10
25. Breyona Wagner (Mohawk) 22:17
26. Katie Schrantz (Neshannock) 22:24

Girls Class AA Team Qualifiers
1. Quaker Valley – 43 points
2. Knoch – 109 points
3. South Fayette – 124 points

Girls Class AA Individual Qualifiers
1. Jade Bellotti (Uniontown) 19:18
2. Riley Kwiatowski (Greensburg Salem) 19:32
3. Lucie Kubinski (Quaker Valley) 19:51
4. Hannah Bablak (Quaker Valley) 20:27
5. Mandi Moxie (Knoch) 20:33
6. Kaylee Farino (Southmoreland) 20:38
7. Mallory Weiss (South Park) 20:43
8. Mica Hanish (Ambridge Area) 20:50
9. Audrey Durbin (Quaker Valley) 20:57
10. Natalie Hilton (South Fayette) 21:04
11. Maria DeCello (South Fayette) 21:05
12. Bearett Tarris (Quaker Valley) 21:06
13. Hannah Kenawell (South Fayette) 21:07
14. Melanie Zolicsik (Indiana) 21:13
15. Anna Pawloski (Quaker Valley) 21:15
16. Sara Vance (Brownsville) 21:22
17. Taylor Celich (Montour) 21:23
18. Maiah Yankello (Central Valley) 21:25
19. Riley Beistel (Southmoreland) 21:25
20. Marissa Golgosky (Ambridge) 21:26
21. Lauren Karenbauer (Knoch) 21:27
22. Deanna Hager (Uniontown) 21:30
23. Caitlin Adamo (New Castle) 21:38
24. Ashlyn Carlsson (Knoch) 21:42
25. Kaitlyn Cruny (Montour) 21:46
26. Rachael Wittmer (Knoch) 21:51
27. Kara Rohlf (Brownsville) 21:52

Girls Class AAA Team Qualifiers
1. Seneca Valley – 87 points
2. Mount Lebanon – 92 points
3. North Allegheny – 107 points

Girls Class AAA Individual Qualifiers
1. Brianna Schwartz (Shaler Area) 17:25
2. Madeleine Davison (North Allegheny) 18:08
3. Kelsey Potts (Mount Lebanon) 18:46
4. Alexis O’Shea (West Allegheny) 19:06
5. Rachel Hensler (Seneca Valley) 19:15
6. Julia Kooser (Seneca Valley) 19:16
7. Mariah Mack (Seneca Valley) 19:17
8. Ava Pietrzyk (North Hills) 19:39
9. Danielle Hinish (Bethel Park) 19:41
10. Megan Aller (Kiski Area) 19:44
11. Morgan Ansell (Hempfield Area) 19:46
12. Grace Tandon (Mount Lebanon) 19:46
13. Marisa Deichert (Laurel Highlands) 19:47
14. Claire Dougherty (Mount Lebanon) 19:50
15. Maddie Salek (West Allegheny) 19:52
16. Karissa Coffield (Bethel Park) 19:53
17. Sadie Saxton (Mount Lebanon) 19:54
18. Morgan Grudi (Canon-McMillan) 19:56
19. Chloe Grzyb (Peters Township) 20:01
20. Rachel Valotta (Plum) 20:07
21. Madeline Evans (North Hills) 20:08
22. Lauren Smeltzer (Kiski Area) 20:11
23. Mary Humphrey (Fox Chapel) 20:14

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