Cross Country: The All-Delco Teams

In addition to Runners of the Year Ava Crawford (Strath Haven) and Sean Garrett (Garnet Valley), congratulations to the following members of the All Delco Cross Country teams from the Central League.

First Team

Rowe Crawford, Strath Haven: A sophomore, she placed fourth at the Briarwood Invitational and was 15th at the PIAA Foundation Invitational meet before taking second place behind her sister, Ava, in the Delaware County Championships. She was runner-up at the Central League Championships, took 18th at the District 1 Championships, and was the county’s top finisher in the PIAA Class 3A meet, crossing the finish line in 29th place.

Liz Egan, Penncrest: A senior who earned All-Delco honorable mention in 2018, she placed fourth at the Penncrest Invitational, was her team’s third finisher at the PIAA Foundations, then took seventh place at Delcos. She was the 25th finisher at the Central League Championships

Maura Timoney, Haverford: A junior, she finished 20th at the Abington Invitational before taking fifth place in helping Haverford win the team title at the Delaware County Championships. She placed fourth in the Central Leagues and was 56th at the District 1 Championships.

Frank Brown, Radnor: A senior who earned All-Delco honorable mention in 2018, he took 28th at the Briarwood Invitational then finished fifth at Delcos. He placed 11th in the Central League Championships and qualified for the state meet by finishing 27th at districts.

Jalen Chin, Penncrest: A senior who earned All-Delco honorable mention as a junior, he was the individual champion at the Penncrest Invitational and placed 27th at the PIAA Foundations before finishing fourth for the team champion Lions at Delcos. He was third at the Central League Championships and took 12th place as Penncrest placed third in the team standings at the District 1 Class 3A competition. Chin was the county’s second-best finisher at states, finishing 33rd overall in boys Class 3A.

Mike Donnelly, Haverford: A three-time All-Delco first team selection and 2018 Runner of the Year, he won the individual title at the Abington Invitational as the Fords earned the team title, was eighth at Briarwood, and repeated as the individual winner at Delcos. He was sixth in the Central League Championships and took 33rd at the District 1 championship meet to qualify for states.

Josh Fingerhut, Haverford: A senior who also was named to the All-Delco first team as a junior, he took seventh place at the Abington Invitational for the team champion Fords, was ninth at Briarwood then placed eighth at Delcos and came in seventh at the Central League Championships.

Patrick Theveny, Penncrest: A senior who earned All-Delco first team honors for the third year in a row, he was sixth at the PIAA Foundation Invitational then took second place at the Delaware County Championships for the team champion Lions. He finished fifth at the Central Leagues and was 15th at districts, earning a trip to the state meet, in which he placed 40

Second Team
Katya Eruslanova, Haverford Fr.
McKenna Loney, Haverford Jr.
Katrina Miciek, Haverford Sr.
Meredith Schrock, Marple Newtown Jr.
Will Field, Haverford Sr.
Evan Fingerhut, Haverford So.
Benjamin Klinger, Penncrest Jr.
Owen Leonard, Radnor Sr.
Viraj Thomas, Springfield Jr.

Honorable Mention

Garnet Valley: John Colavito, Olivia Descovich
Haverford: Connie Katcavage, Patrick Lawson, Ava McAnally, Ryan Murray
Marple Newtown: Josh Noble
Penncrest: Jason Abahazy, Maddie Andersen, Patrick Kelly, Hannah Puckett, Josh Senackerib, Andrew Woolery
Radnor: Naomi Gross, Jimmy Kurtz
Ridley: Matthew Beinlich
Springfield: Andrew Fox, Paul Lombrano
Strath Haven: Paul Faggioli, Anya Hooper, Gwyneth Stach
Upper Darby: Denize Cisco

Strath Haven’s Ava Crawford, right, and her sister Rowe Crawford at the front of a dual-meet pack earlier this season. The sisters ran all the way to states together this year.