Cross Country Competes At PIAA Championships

North Allegheny Cross Country competed in the PIAA state championships in Hershey Saturday. The girls placed third (out of 20 AAA schools) and the boys placed 10th (out of 22 AAA schools).

The girls were in a very close race for the top spot. They scored 125 points, only 15 points off of the champion Haverford. They were the best performing WPIAL team in the meet. The top four tigers in the race were the seniors that have led them all season. Earning the lowest stick once again was senior and Wake Forest commit, Robin Kucler who placed 25th overall to earn an individual medal (12th amongst team finishers). Running strong and placing 15th and 16th respectively, were seniors Elizabeth Pizon and Kendall Lucas, both Duquesne University commits. Senior Camille Swirsding raced well to earn the 39th spot out of team finishers. Junior Tess Pagnotto had a great race to round out the scoring five. Tess was 43rd out of the team finishers. Running strong as NA’s 6-7 was sophomore Gabby Pizon and Junior Elinor Handel who placed 63rd and 70th respectively amongst team finishers.

The boys team placed 10th (one point away from 8th) with 268 seconds points. They were the best team from the WPIAL in the race. Junior Andrew Peigh led the Tigers with another strong performance placing 19th among team finishers. Senior and Notre Dame commit Jack Bertram was next in for the tigers battling hard for 47th amongst team finishers. Senior Tyler Davis capped off a great senior season with a 58th place team finish. Senior Jackson Beemer had a strong final performance placing 64th amongst team finishers.  Finalizing the tigers team score was senior Anthony Miklos scoring 80 points with his finish. Seniors Sebastian Klimchak, a Denison University commit, and Greg Abel were NA’s 6-7 runners, placing 90th and 125th amongst team finishers.

It was good day for the tigers, capping off another great season, led by an amazing group of seniors.