Mercury All-Area Girls Teams
FIRST TEAM
Gabriella Bamford, Spring-Ford
Freshman … Placed fourth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 19:51 … Placed 27th at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 19:08 and qualified for states … Placed 73rd at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 19:58.
Michele Daniels, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore … Placed second at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 19:33 … Placed 18th at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 18:59 and qualified for states … Placed 72nd at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 19:58.
Alex Glasier, Owen J. Roberts
Freshman … Led area girls with highest finish at PIAA Championships crossing 31st with a 19:22 … Placed 43 at District 1-AAA with a 19:31 … Placed eighth with a time of 20:05 at PAC-10 Championships.
Annie Glodek, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore … The Mercury All-Area Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year … Captured Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 19:25 … Placed 13th at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 18:46 and was area girls’ highest district finisher and qualified for states … Placed 40th at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 19:32 … Won Fretz Invitational with a time of 19:10.
Gillian Kasitz, Boyertown
Sophomore … Placed sixth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 20:03 … Placed 26th at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 19:07, qualifying for states … Placed 137th at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 20:41.
Isabella Marchini, Spring-Ford
Sophomore … Placed fifth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 19:57 … Placed 41st at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 19:29 and qualified for states … Placed 99th at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 20:41.
Emily Schumaker, Boyertown
Senior … Placed third at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 19:35 … Placed 16th at District 1-AAA Championships with a time of 18:56 and qualified for states … Placed 68th at PIAA-AAA Championships with a time of 19:54.
Second Team
Megan Bernotas, Owen J. Roberts
Allison Brunton, Owen J. Roberts
Emily Hansell, Owen J. Roberts
Katie Proffitt, Owen J. Roberts
Andrea Shade, Owen J. Roberts
Abby Snyder, Daniel Boone
Hannah Stolpa, Perkiomen Valley
Honorable Mention
Boyertown: Laura Simpson
Daniel Boone: Jules Wanner
Hill School: Monica Redfern
Methacton: Ryan DeOrio, Abby Konkoly, Anna Price
Owen J. Roberts: Samantha Garvey
Perkiomen School: Sasha Vorlicky
Perkiomen Valley: Brooke Bielski, Morgan Dickerman, Kelsey White
Phoenixville: Fiona Halloran
Pope John Paul II: Kelly Williamson
Pottsgrove: Amia Slade
Pottstown: Tory Dugan
Spring-Ford: Julia Vledder, Sydney Galster
Upper Perkiomen: Rachel Landis
Coach of the Year
Dave Michael, Owen J. Roberts
His Owen J. Roberts girls team captured its third straight Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship and went undefeated in dual meets for second straight year. … Wildcats girls also won the White Race at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University.
