JV Studs

So I said I would go over some of the top JV guys in the state, and I haven't been following things too closely in terms of JV performances, but I'll just throw out some names/times/performances that have impressed me to get some other names out there.

In my day, I was a JV runner for 3 years at Upper Dublin and didn't get on Varsity until my senior year. As a team we won a couple JV meets and a few of my friends won individual JV titles or came very close (Ian McGrath got 2nd a boat load). It was a lot of fun running with those guys, and I really improved a lot from running with them.

In addition, a lot of my favorite races to watch were the JV races. It is where you see the most time drops often times, and it really where you see a lot of dedication and hard work pay off. It's where 19 minute guys become 17 minute guys. So props to all the JV runners out there. Keep working hard and it will pay off.

Here's a few names to check out. First going out west.

At the Tri State JV race, the course was pretty much a huge mess, but it didn't stop the Mt. Lebo boys from sweeping the top 5, and taking 6 of the top 7 spots.
1 1 Tony Consiglio, Jr 17:39 5:41 Mt. Lebanon
2 2 Jack Walsh, Jr 17:47 5:44 Mt. Lebanon
3 3 Bradley Pollock, Jr 17:57 5:47 Mt. Lebanon
4 4 Ian Baun, Fr 18:04 5:50 Mt. Lebanon
5 5 Evan Hatton, So 18:05 5:50 Mt. Lebanon
6 6 Stan Szafranski, So 18:13 5:52 Pine Richland
7 7 Steele Eckenrode, Fr 18:18 5:54 Mt. Lebanon

Of course this race was slightly different the JV race on race day at Tristates, which featured not only the stud group of Mt Lebo guys, but also a killer group of North Allegheny runners. North Allegheny consistently has one of the best JV squads in the state, and they showed it at this meet. Lebo's Pollock took first, but after him it was the NA show.

1 1 Bradley Pollock, Jr 5:38 5:59 18:19 5:54 Mt. Lebanon
2 2 Kolbe Short, So 5:39 6:02 18:20 5:55 North Allegheny
3 3 Sam Rutan, So 5:35 6:03 18:22 5:55 North Allegheny
4 4 Dan Meehan, Fr 5:47 6:05 18:37 6:00 North Allegheny
5 5 Ian Baun, Fr 5:44 6:06 18:43 6:02 Mt. Lebanon
6 6 Dan Whitehurst, Sr 5:43 6:14 18:45 6:03 North Allegheny
7 7 Benjamin Goehring, Fr 5:46 6:11 18:46 6:03 North Allegheny
8 8 Jake Perri, Sr 5:55 6:14 18:46 6:03 Seneca Valley
9 9 Hunter Wharrey, Fr 5:49 6:12 18:50 6:04 North Allegheny
10 10 Alec McGovern, So 5:55 6:09 18:57 6:06 North Allegheny

Plenty of talented Frosh and Sophs in this race.

On the District One side, North Penn and Henderson were two top teams at Districts on states, and their JV squads followed suit. At Chestmonts Henderson took 5 of the top 8 spots to roll on the rest of the league.
1 1 Joshua McGonagle Sr West Chester Henderson 17:21 5:35
2 2 Gordy Barchet Fr West Chester Henderson 17:22 5:36
3 3 Alex Hughes Jr West Chester East 17:36 5:40
4 4 Ricky Waltz So West Chester Henderson 17:43 5:43
5 5 Sean Cleary Jr Avon Grove 17:49 5:44
6 6 Alex Drap Fr West Chester Henderson 17:53 5:46
7 7 Keelan O'Reilly Fr Downingtown East 17:53 5:46
8 8 Kevin Moy So West Chester Henderson 17:59 5:48
Meanwhile at Suburban Ones, North Penn had the individual JV champion, a kid by the name of Hunter Hill ironically. But CR North actually took down the JV team title with a better spread.
1 1 Hunter Hill, Jr 17:11 5:32 North Penn High Schoo
2 2 Liam Oconnell, So 17:29 5:38 Pennsbury, Boys
3 3 P J. Succi, Jr 17:31 5:39 William Tennent Hs Bo
4 4 Stephen Algeo, Jr 17:33 5:40 Pennsbury, Boys
5 5 Jack Felt, Sr 17:35 5:40 Council Rock North
6 6 Ryan McCann, Sr 17:36 5:40 Council Rock North
7 7 Alex Hiznay, Sr 17:38 5:41 Cb East - M
8 8 Matt Carter, Jr 17:41 5:42 William Tennent Hs Bo
9 9 Dan Chrzanowski, Sr 17:42 5:42 Pennsbury, Boys
10 10 Mark Biedlingmaier, Sr 17:46 5:44 North Penn High Schoo

Pennsbury also had a couple of nice performances. They return a solid chunk of their varsity including stud freshman Webb and 10th place finisher at states Connor Harriman.

At the District One JV race (a race which featured about 900 people when I ran in it my Junior year), West Chester Henderson continued their dominance with a new front runner at the helm, Eric Stratman. Another one of the teams fantasic set of Sophs to go with Barchet, Russell, Haugh and Collins.

1 1 Eric Stratman, So 5:11 16:53 5:27 West Chester Henderso
2 2 Josh McGonagle, Sr 5:14 17:00 5:29 West Chester Henderso
3 3 Gordy Barchet, Fr 5:14 17:01 5:29 West Chester Henderso
4 4 Alex Hiznay, Sr 5:12 17:10 5:32 Central Bucks East
5 5 Ricky Waltz, So 5:14 17:12 5:33 West Chester Henderso
6 6 Kevin Molloy, Jr 5:12 17:18 5:35 Pennsbury
7 7 Hunter Hill, Jr 5:15 17:20 5:35 North Penn
8 8 Thomas Doran, So 5:31 17:21 5:36 Great Valley
9 9 Mark Biedlingmaier, Sr 5:22 17:23 5:36 North Penn
10 10 Peter Flanagan, So 5:27 17:23 5:36 Great Valley
11 11 Zak Khattabi, Fr 5:20 17:26 5:37 West Chester Henderso
12 12 Ben Kloss, Sr 5:22 17:28 5:38 North Penn
13 13 Alex Drap, Fr 5:20 17:29 5:38 West Chester Henderso
14 14 Dan Chrzanowski, Sr 5:18 17:29 5:38 Pennsbury
15 15 Matt Carter, Jr 5:18 17:33 5:40 William Tennent

Shout out to Evan Hatton for this great idea for a post, hope this got some names out there that normally don't get out there.

-train