Girls’ Mercury All-Area Teams
FIRST TEAM
Allison Brunton, Owen J. Roberts
Sophomore … Mid-distance … Captured gold in 800 with a 2:16.87 at PAC-10 Championships … Medaled in 800 in District 1-AAA placing eighth with a 2:16.8 … Placed 12th in 800 with a 2:32.13 at PIAA Championships.
Cheyenne Churchville, Perkiomen Valley
Junior … Sprints … Captured gold in the 100 with a 12.43 at PAC-10 Championships … Medaled at District 1-AAA Championships in 100 by placing sixth with a 12.60 … Advanced to semifinals in 100 meters at PIAA Championships, finishing fifth in her heat (12.59).
Caroline Duffy, Methacton
Junior … Sprints/hurdles … Captured three gold and one silver at PAC-10 Championships and was girls’ most prolific medal winner and contributed most points in Methacton girls’ seventh-straight PAC-10 title … Won the 200 with a 25.30, the 400 with a 56.99, the 300 hurdles with a 44.81, and took second in the 100 meters with a 12.46 … Medaled in 300 hurdles at District 1-AAA, placing sixth with a 45.58 … Also finished ninth in 200 with a 25.73 at districts … Finished third in her 300 hurdles heat (14th overall) with a 45.59 at PIAA Championships.
Tejarra Ellis, Methacton
Senior … discus/shot put … Captured gold in discus with a school-record 128-6 at District 1-AAA Championships … Placed 11th in discus with a 119-6 at PIAA Championships … Double gold medalist at PAC-10 Championships, winning the discus with a 125-1 and shot put with a 36-0¾.
Annie Glodek, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore … Distance … Captured two golds at PAC-10 Championships, winning the 3,200 with a 11:29.90 and the 1,600 with a 5:17.04 … Medaled in 3,200 by placing sixth with a 10:55.19 at District 1-AAA Championships … Placed 12th in 3,200 at PIAA Championships with a 10:59.64.
Rebecca Hemingway, Boyertown
Sophomore … Jumps … Captured gold in long jump with a 17-5 at PAC-10 Championships … Placed 16th in long jump (16-8) and 19th in high jump (4-9) at District 1-AAA Championships.
Aleigha Johnson, Spring-Ford
Sophomore … Jumps … Captured gold in high jump with a 5-1 at PAC-10 Championships … Placed 14th in high jump (4-11) at District 1-AAA Championships.
Aghina Marshall, Methacton
Senior … Jumps … Medaled at District 1-AAA in long jump, placing sixth with a 17-6½ … Also placed 10th in triple jump (35-6¾) at districts … Won silver in long jump with a 17-2½ and bronze in a triple jump with a 36-0½ at PAC-10 Championships … Placed 22nd in long jump (16-7¾) at PIAA Championships.
Jenny Martin, Methacton
Senior … Throws/Hurdles … Captured gold in 100 hurdles with a 15.48 at PAC-10 Championships … Also won silver in javelin with a 114-10, and placed fifth in triple jump a 35-4½ at PAC-10 … Captured silver in javelin with a 136-2 District 1-AAA and also placed ninth in 100 hurdles (15.34) at districts … Placed 11th in javelin (120-6) at PIAA Championships.
Savanna Sachar, Owen J. Roberts
Sophomore … Jumps … Captured gold in pole vault with a 10-0 at PAC-10 Championships … Placed 18th in pole vault (9-0) at District 1-AAA.
Nicolette Serratore, Methacton
Senior … Throws … Medaled in javelin placing fifth with a 130-11 at PIAA Championships … Also placed 10th in triple jump with a 36-11½ at PIAA … Captured gold in javelin at District 1-AAA with a school record 139-0 … Also medaled in triple jump at districts, placing sixth with a 36-8¾ … Captured two gold and a bronze at the PAC-10 Championships, winning the javelin with a 124-1, the triple jump with a 37-4, and placing third in the 100 hurdles with a 16.36.
Morgan Shronk, Owen J. Roberts
Freshman … Mid-distance … Medaled in 400 meters at District 1-AAA, placing sixth with a 57.63 … Won silver in 400 with a 57.94 at PAC-10 Championships …. Finished fifth in her heat at PIAA (58.54).
SECOND TEAM
Sprints: Teneisha Myers, Owen J. Roberts
Mid-distance: Michele Daniels, Perkiomen Valley; Bridget Walt, Phoenixville
Distance: Alex Glasier, Owen J. Roberts; Emily Schumaker, Boyertown
Hurdles: Stephanie Hedin, Perkiomen Valley; Bridget Plate, Pope John Paul II
Jumps: Jen Maurer, Perkiomen Valley; Miazziah Rose, Pottsgrove; Rachel Schaaf, Hill School
Pole vault: Fallon Brown, Methacton
Throws: KT Armstrong, Perkiomen Valley; G’Ivonah Mitchell, Pottsgove
Javelin: Steph Sievers, Daniel Boone
HONORABLE MENTION
Boyertown: Gillian Kasitz
Daniel Boone: Kira Miller
Hill School: Gabby Bendall, Hannah Cummings, Payton Miles,
Methacton: Sarah Burry, Rainah Dunham, Nura Gouda, Hannah Moran
Owen J. Roberts: Emily Hansell
Perkiomen School: Destinee Astheimer
Perkiomen Valley: Morgan Dickerman
Phoenixville: Emma Dolan
Pope John Paul II: Katie Shrum
Pottsgrove: Diana Randleman
Pottstown: Page Swartz
Spring-Ford: Maggie Locke, Lily Nowakowski, Chelsea Reynolds
Upper Perkiomen: Jess Spano
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rob Ronzano, Methacton
Methacton girls captured seventh-straight Pioneer Athletic Conference championship and went undefeated in dual meets for seventh straight season, running their title streak to 10 overall (three straight in Suburban One League before joining PAC-10). … Methacton placed fifth as a team at the District 1-AAA Championships.
Compiled by Rosemarie Ross
