Cross Country Team Finishes 4th at PIAA State Championships

The La Salle College High School Cross Country team placed 4^th in the PIAA AAA State Championship on Saturday at the Hershey Parkview Course, the program's highest finish since 2009 (3^rd in 2009, and had been 2^nd in 2008). In the Explorer's 8 years in the PIAA the team has finished in the top 10 seven times, and now owns four top 5 finishes.

The team was led by senior captain Eddie Goebel who finished 39^th overall (20 team points) in a great 16:36. He was followed quickly by junior Steve Paul who finished 43^rd overall (23 team points) in 16:39. Behind him the Explorers once again showed their strength and depth – incredible pack running, sophomore Evan Addison placed 59^th (31 team points) in 16:49, then senior captain Patrick Grant in 63^rd (33 team points) in 16:50, senior captain Frank Livolsi in 65^th (35 team points) in 16:51, junior Brendan Price in 66^th (36 team points) in 16:51, and senior captain Nick Camusi in 74^th (41 team points) in 16:55.

The Explorers scored just 142 points, behind only Downingtown West's 57, defending State Champions North Allegheny's 105, and CB West's 132 points. La Salle averaged 16:45 for their 5 scorers – the fastest in school history at Hershey, and the tied the 2009 La Salle team with a 15 second spread from #1-5, which is believed to be a meet record. And perhaps even more impressively the Explorers had an unbelievable 19 second spread from #1-7, which is also believed to be a meet record.

La Salle's 7^th running, Nick Camusi beat every team's 5^th runner, minus Champions Downingtown West and North Allegheny. The Explorers will boast 3 of the top 30 returners in the State for next year, plus the PCL Champion Junior Varsity and Freshman teams.

The program will now have a brief couple week hiatus before beginning the Indoor Track & Field season in late November with racing starting in mid-December.

More information at www.lschs.org/CrossCountry.