The Phoenixville Track Club completed another successful Cross County season at the Philadelphia Express Championship Meet at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia on Saturday, November 1st. We had seven runners complete across various age groups with four top ten finishes.
Under 8 girls: Ivy Schilling did not have her best meet on Saturday but gave a great effort to finish the race. Ivy ran in 5 races this season setting a personal best and age group record at 13:20 finishing as high as 15th.
Boy’s 9-10: Arthur Resch placed 9th at the championship meet with a personal best time of 14:21 which set a new age group record! Arthur had a very strong season running in 6 meets placing as high as 6th during the season.
Girls 9-10: Kaylin Ricketts placed 8th with personal best time of 14:19. Kaylin was our most decorated runner this season placing in the top 10 in all six races she ran placing as high as 6th and was the 4th ranked 9-year-old. Kennedy Watson placed 9th with a personal best of 14:27. Kennedy had a strong season improving her times in each of the five meets she ran in. Saddie McGowan completed six meets and was the 12th ranked 9-year-old at the championship placing 29th overall all. Sarah Kuehner completed five meets giving a great effort in each.
Boys 11-12: While none of our boys in this age group ran in the Championship Meet, all had solid seasons. Jack Guild ran in five meets and consistently finished in the top 20 with a high of 13th place and a personal best of 14:04. Ethan White ran in six meets with a personal best of 15:19 and 15th place. Connor Bourland ran in two meets with a personal best of 16:06. Andrew Kollar joined the team mid-season and while he did not participate in any meets, improved every week in practice.
Girls 11-12: Ellie Schaible placed 9th with a personal best and new age group record of 13:27 which was our fastest overall time in any division! Mya Shoemaker ran in three meets with a season best of 17:07
Girls 13-14: Ella Wilson placed 11th at the Championship Meet finishing the 4000-meter course in 18:57. Ella ran five meets this season with a personal best of 18:49 finishing as high as 7th.
Congratulations to all of our runners this season!
