The win was the 13th consecutive program PCL title including Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field.
The La Salle College High School running program (Cross Country - Track & Field) is among the most storied in the entire Philadelphia area. There is a rich tradition of success for the Explorers, not only in the Philadelphia Catholic League, but in Philadelphia, on the East Coast, and even Nationally.
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Briarwood Invitational
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
PCL Meet # 1
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PCL Meet # 2
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
PIAA Foundation
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Hershey Parkview Course | Details about Cross Country | |||
Carlisle Invitational
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PCL Meet # 3
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
PCL Meet # 4
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
Manhattan Invitational
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Van Cortlandt Park | Details about Cross Country | |||
PCL Champs
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
District XII Final
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Belmont Plateau | Details about Cross Country | |||
Southeastern PA JV Title Challenge
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Downingtown West High School | Details about Cross Country | |||
PIAA Champs
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Hershey Parkview Cross Country Course | Details about Cross Country | |||
NXN Regional Championship
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Bowdoin Park | Details about Cross Country |
Recent News
The top 2 finish put the Explorers on the PIAA Podium for the 3rd time in program history (2nd in 2008, and 1st in 2017). Since 2015 the Explorers have not finished outside the top 5 at the State Championship.
It also marked the 12th straight season (Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, and XC) that the Explorers have captured the PCL Title.
The renovation of Flannery Field and Devine track is the last project undertaken with funds provided by the "For The Future, For La Salle" campaign.
Addison ran school-best a 4:15.74 at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in New York City.
The 3rd place finish is the best finish in school history.
The win is the 10th consecutive program championship (starting with the 2015 Indoor title, and including Outdoor Track & Field and Cross Country wins)
The team's interview will air on 990AM on Saturday, December 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Senior Captain Evan Addison '18 was also named Second Team All-State.
La Salle will hold signing days for other sports in February (Football, Soccer, Water Polo) and April (basketball).
The Explorers are the 1st Catholic League or District XII Program to win the PIAA State Championship.
La Salle XC set the PCL all-time low score record. Until Saturday no team in the history of the PCL had been able to score a perfect 15 points (placing 1st-5th with your top 5 runners).
Next up is the PCL Championship on Saturday, October 21st at Belmont Plateau.
The Briarwood Invitational is one of the biggest invitationals on the East Coast.
Season Preview produced by Andrew Santangelo '15 and the Sports Information Club.
The win marked the 6th straight track & field championship (Indoors and Outdoors), and 8th title in a row including two cross country titles
It also marked the 7th consecutive seasonal championship for the program (Including 2 cross country and 2 outdoor championships).
The Explorer's 5th place finish marked their 8th top 10 finish in 9 years in the PIAA.
The team will compete on October 27th in the PIAA District XII Championship looking to secure a top 2 finish for a trip to the PIAA State Championship in Hershey.
The defending PCL Champions open their 2016 Season September 7th at Belmont Plateau.
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 Explorers
The Explorers are currently ranked 4th in the state in latest Coaches Poll.
The Explorers finished 2nd to PA Number Two CB West by just 7 points 54-61
The La Salle College High School running program (Cross Country - Track & Field) is among the most storied in the entire Philadelphia area. Their is a rich tradition of success for the Explorers, not only in the Philadelphia Catholic League, but in Philadelphia, on the East Coast, and even Nationally.
Current Head Coach Pat Devine is in his 32nd year at the helm for the Explorers. During his tenure he has directed one of the most accomplished teams in the area, winning countless titles and awards. Most recently he has been the Philadelphia Inquire's XC Coach of the Year in '04 and '03. His teams have won 5 PCL XC Titles ('05, '04, '03, '97, '82), and Eastern State XC Title in '03, 4 PCL Indoor Track Titles ('99, '98, '97, '94), and one PCL Outdoor Track Title ('98). Additionally his Cross Country and Track & Field teams have won numerous PCL Northern Division Titles (both XC and Outdoor Track & Field) and PA Prep State Titles. He has coached numerous Individual PCL and PA State champions: Sean McGinley (PCL XC '05), Joe Fedorowicz (PA Indoor 800 '04), Mike Donahue (PCL XC, Mile, 2 Mile '99), Greg Bielecki (PCL 800 '99), Chris Ward (PCL 800 '98), Tom O'Connell (PCL 800 '96), Gil Smith (PCL 2 Mile '96), Jack Horgan (PCL XC '94), Kevin Scully (PCL Mile '91), Seamus McElligott (PCL XC, Mile, 2 Mile '86), Steve Gallagher (PCL 800, Mile '83), and John Mohrbacher (PCL 2 Mile '76). However, Devine's real coaching tallent can be seen in the success the Explorers have had in the Relay events. Devine's charges have won countless PCL Relay Titles. In the recent past he has had tremendous success at big meets such as the PA State Championship (in the 4x800: 3rd in '03, 3rd in '99, 2nd '98, 4th in '97, 1st in '96) , and Eastern State Championships (in the 4x800: 1st in '99). His runners have often been All-State and All-Americans in the 4x800 and Distance Medley Relays. The crowning moment was his '96 4x800 meter Relay team that finished 2nd in the Championship of America 4x800 at the Penn Relays and was the 1st U.S. team, earning Penn Relays watches.
Prior to Devine's tenure the famed Tom Donnelly (Class of '65) was Head Coach for 5 years, with Devine serving as his assistant. During Donnelly's stint at his alma mater the Explorers enjoyed even more success than they had when he was an athlete, winning back to back PCL and City XC titles in 1971 and 1972 (the only back-to-back XC titles in school history until 2003 - 2004), and scoring numerous individual PCL corwns in XC and on the track. Donnelly's personal record as an athlete at La Salle has been unmatched. He was a 4 time individual PCL XC champ (the only one in the history of the PCL), and a 3 time PCL Champ in the Mile on the track. He also won the Eastern State XC Championship setting the course record at hallowed Van Cortland Park.
While the Explorers certainly rose to new hights under Donnelly and became a fixture among the areas elites under Devine the bar had been set high even before that by athletes such as John Mastronardo, Jim Lomanno, John Gorman, Jim Bannister, John Bucley, Tom Gola, Joe Watmuff, Bob Kramer, Bob Walsh, Marty Stanczak, Phil Lembach (All PCL Champs). Undoubtedly we can continue to look for future La Salle runners to maintain and expand upon this long tradition of greatness.
The La Salle College High School Cross Country and Track & Field Program trains year-round at some of the most renowned and senic locations in the entire region. Here are a few:
- La Salle College High School Campus/Outdoor Track
- Valley Green - Forbidden Drive
- Fort Washington State Park
- Prophecy Creek Park
- Belmont Plateau
- Road Loops
La Salle College High School Campus/Outdoor Track
Valley Green - Forbidden Drive
Fort Washington State Park
Prophecy Creek Park
Belmont Plateau
Road Loops
The 13th Annual
La Salle College High School
Running Camp
July 24-27, 2017
For Male and Female Runners
going into grades 5th through 9th
Click here for the Summer 2017 brochure
Contact:
Mr. Greg Bielecki
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Phone: (215) 402-4245
Email Coach Bielecki
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Track & Field Coaches Association of Greater Philadelphia:
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PA Track & Field Coaches Association:
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