Best Art Direction (AKA Best Cross Country Course of the Year)
Lehigh
- The fastest course in the state and home to Paul Short, the SOL Championships, and the District One Championships.
Carlisle
- Quickly becoming a legendary meet the Carlisle Invitational featured the very best from around the state and a few from just outside PA. Stars were born on that course at midseason.
Belmont
- What many consider the toughest course in the state, the brutal back hills of Belmont Plateau turn even PA's best runners into hobbling old men.
Cooper’s Lake
- The WPIAL's championship course produced one of the best team battles of the season as well as an individual battle worth noting and some very fast times.
Hershey
- The state championship course produced some great duals this season while simultaneously crushing dreams and breaking spirits on the signature Aloha hills.
Manhattan
- A grueling 4000m course pitted some of PA's best against the rest of the nation.
Sunken Meadow
- Its signature Cardiac Hill combined with the already tough terrian made for a great XC race and got 3 PA runners to nationals.
Foot Locker Championship
- A course filled with history and the chance for glory allowed some PA runners to make a name for themselves on a national scene.
Lehigh. I might be exposing my District 1 bias, but nothing beats the fun, excitement, and fast times that the Lehigh coure offers. It is great for fans and runners, thus, tough for any other course to beat.
ReplyDeleteBelmont Plateau
ReplyDeleteLehigh (no bias Pre1236, you don't have to be from D1 to tear it up). As a spectator it is fun to watch first timeers jaw drop as the thundering herd of runners carges at them at the start.
ReplyDeleteDid the Academy forget NXN at Bowdoin Park? Or am I the only one that thinks this is a solid course.