2015 Mercury All-Area Girls Cross Country Teams
FIRST TEAM
Allison Brunton, Owen J. Roberts
Junior … Second in PAC-10 meet … 22nd in District 1-AAA meet … 48th in PIAA-AAA meet … 10th in Centaur Invitational … 20th in Paul Short Run Brown race … Won City Championships meet … All-PAC team pick.
Alex Glasier, Owen J. Roberts
Sophomore … Fourth in PAC-10 meet … 46th in District 1-AAA meet … 60th in PIAA-AAA meet … 34th in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … 75th in Paul Short run Brown race … Third in City Championships meet … 18th in Centaur Invitational meet … … All-PAC team pick.
Annie Glodek, Perkiomen Valley
Junior … Won all Pioneer Athletic Conference meets … PAC-10 meet champion … 7th in District 1-AAA meet … 10th in PIAA-AAA meet … Fifth in PTXC 7 Gold race … Winner in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … 11th in Paul Short Run Brown race … All-PAC team pick.
Isabella Marchini, Spring-Ford
Junior … Third in PAC-10 meet … 20th in District 1-AAA meet … 65th in PIAA-AAA meet … 15th in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … 44th in Paul Short Run Brown race … All-PAC team pick.
Jocelyn Rotay, Perkiomen Valley
Freshman … Eighth in PAC-10 meet … 30th in District 1-AAA meet … 41st in PIAA-AAA meet … 15th in PTXC 7 Gold race … 12th in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … 28th in Paul Short Run Brown race … All-PAC team pick.
Teaghan Scheinbecker, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore … Fifth in PAC-10 meet … 43rd in District 1-AAA meet … 62nd in PIAA-AAA meet … 33rd in PTXC 7 Gold race … 16th in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … 47th in Paul Short Run Brown race … All-PAC team pick.
Emma Torak, Owen J. Roberts
Freshman … Sixth in PAC-10 meet … 36th in District 1-AAA meet … 116th in PIAA-AAA meet … 52nd in PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race … Third in Centaur Invitational (freshman race) … 61st in Paul Short Run Brown race … All-PAC team pick.
SECOND TEAM
Megan Bernotas, Owen J. Roberts
Julia Costello, Pope John Paul II
Dyani Hairston, Pottsgrove
Lauren Reightneour, Daniel Boone
Natalee Serwatka, Phoenixville
Emily Smith, Spring-Ford
Hannah Stolpe, Perkiomen Valley
HONORABLE MENTION
Boyertown: Grace Demenno, Maddy Hunsberger, Amanda Murray.
Daniel Boone: Rachel Eidson, Maeve Picariello.
Hill School: Marissa Letizio.
Methacton: Ryan DeOrio, Abby Konkoly.
Owen J. Roberts: Mary Bernotas, Emily Hansell, Katie Proffitt.
Perkiomen Valley: Michele Daniels, Julia Dorley, Laura Styer.
Pope John Paul II: Kelly Williamson.
Spring-Ford: Sydney Galster.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Ryan Sullivan, Perkiomen Valley
Under his direction, Vikings went 9-0 in PAC-10’s regular season before edging Owen J. Roberts (38-39) for team championship in league meet. Placing third as team in District 1-AAA race qualfied PV for same distinction in the PIAA-AAA meet, where it finished fourth.
— Compiled by Jeff Stover; jstover@21st-centurymedia.com
