Mercury All-Area: Girls Cross Country Teams

FIRST TEAM

Naomi Hillen, Pottsgrove

Hannah Kopec, Owen J. Roberts 

Mackenzie Kurtz, Owen J. Roberts

Ahila Moorthy, Spring-Ford

Delaney O’Sullivan, Perkiomen Valley

Veronica Sanchez, Upper Merion

Emily Smith, Spring-Ford

SECOND TEAM

Gianna Cagliola, Pope John Paul II

Kayla Croiger, Pope John Paul II

Emily Glasier, Owen J. Roberts

Devon Pytel, Spring-Ford

Jocelyn Rotay, Perkiomen Valley

Olivia Tullman, Hill School

Calista VanDruff, Owen J. Roberts

HONORABLE MENTION

Boyertown: Sabrina Bergey, Jenna Dumbrowsky, Rachanee Tith.
Daniel Boone: Ashley Benoit, Carlina Davis Vivian Kase.
Methacton: Carly Ukalovic.
Norristown: Valeria Sanchez.
Owen J. Roberts: Mikayla Niness, Hannah Pugh.
Perkiomen School: Laurel Reese.
Perkiomen Valley: Emma Alexy, Megan Furlong, Liz Gama, Avery Taylor.
Phoenixville: Kerri Mochnaly, Madison O’Neill, Christian Traficanti.
Pottstown: Hannah Shankle.
Spring-Ford: Nora Albertson, Brook Donoghue.
Upper Merion: Claire Doan.
Upper Perkiomen: Serena Detweiler.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Lisa Cagliola, Pope John Paul II
First-year head coach led the Golden Panther girls to a 5-0 finish in the Pioneer Athletic Conference’s Frontier Division. They went on to win a first-ever District 1-AA team title, led by Kayla Croiger’s fourth-place run and Gianna Cagliola’s eighth-place finish.