AA Girls
Central Cambria doesn't rebuild, it reloads. The PenntrackXC.com #3 AA team will continue its District 6 dominance with another title for the trophy case. Leah Anne Wirfel is poised to win the individual title and has the potential to post the fastest time of the day. Bishop McCort should move up one spot from last year's third place finish to earn the second automatic state-qualifier, but they will be challenged by Philipsburg-Osceola who is coming off a strong 2nd-place finish at the Mountain Athletic Conference Championship.
Teams-Central Cambria, Bishop McCort
Individuals to Watch
Emily Stapleton, Bellwood-Antis
Annie Cekada-Central Cambria
Kendall Seymour-Central Cambria
Kelsey Seymour, Central Cambria
Leah Anne Wirfel, Forest Hills
Hannah Miller, Laurel Valley
Shannon Yarger, Penns Valley
Alisha Jordon, Penns Valley
Kathryn Ritter, Philipsburg-Osceola
Mary Komisar, Philipsburg-Osceola
Rachel Rajter, Westmont Hilltop
AAA Girls
State College will look to continue their winning ways as their "Big 3" of Chloe Schmidt, Lucia Sofo, and Nora Adams lead the charge. The Big 3 should start State College off with a score of 6 points as they blaze through the course. Schmidt and Sofo will challenge Wirfel for the fastest time of the day.
Team-State College
Individuals to Watch
Alexis Ebersole, Altoona
Jane Hallinan, Altoona
Danielle Dombek, Bellefonte
Rebecca Anderson, Holidaysburg
Alyssa Beyer, Holidaysburg
Katie Korona, Indian Valley
Stephanize Hainzer, Somerset
Sophie Kashurbe, Somerset
Chloe Schmidt, State College
Lucia Sofo, State College
Nora Adams, State College
AA Boys
Central Cambria will look to keep the both AA team titles in Ebensburg but will face a tough field. The AA Boys team race will be the closest of the day. Central Cambria is a slight favorite over Penns Valley and Richland. These 3 teams will battle for those top 2 spots and the auto-qualifiers for states. Jim Spisak continues on his charge to a state title. He has dominated the district over the last two years. Coming off his win at the Mountain Athletic Conference Championship, Matt Brooker has the confidence to challenge Spisak for the title. It will be a great team and individual race.
Teams: Central Cambria, Penns Valley, Richland
Individuals to Watch
Jim Spisak, Bishop McCort
Andy Luksik, Bishop McCort
Chad King-Bishop McCort
Bill Durbin, Central
Phil Steinberg, Central Cambria
Mike Saguero, Central Cambria
Dean Slatko, Penn Cambria
Matt Brooker, Penns Valley
Peter Kistler, Penns Valley
David Derricott, Richland
Jason Dean, Westmont Hilltop
AAA Boys
Altoona has been a cut above the rest of the district all season. After scoring 19 points at the State College Invitational, they will attempt to perfect score the district. Wade Endress has been a solid #1 form them all season and should move up 3 spots from last year's finish to win the title. And Altoona's compression from 2-6 has consistently been less than 30s.
Team-Altoona
Individuals to Watch
Wade Endress, Altoona
Jordan Liberman, Altoona
Chris Fischer, Altoona
Ryan Trexler, Altoona
Bob Baroner, Holidaysburg
Alex Monroe, Indiana Valley
Joe Short, Indian Valley
Abram Nace, Lewistown Area
Nathan Seifert, Somerset
Kyle Ragan, State College
Chris Rallis State College