CROSS COUNTRY: All PAC-10 teams

Pioneer Athletic Conference

2013-2014 Cross-Country

All-Conference

Boys’ Cross-Country

Name	School	Grade
Paul Power	Spring-Ford	11
Jeff Kirshenbaum	Methacton	10
Dylan Eddinger	Boyertown	11
Derek Lopez	Pottsgrove	11
Tom Duffy	Methacton	12
Dave Garton	Perkiomen Valley	12
Josh Toth	Pottsgrove	12
Jacob Keiper	Upper Perkiomen	11
Pat Hopkins	Methacton	12
Jared Kline	Methacton	11
Ray Friend	Perkiomen Valley	11
John Bennett	Boyertown	12
Jacob McCubbins	Methacton	12
John Garges	Pottsgrove	12
Adam Yosua	Phoenixville	12
Josh Tupper	Spring-Ford	12

Girls’ Cross-Country

Name	School	Grade
Kara Steinke	Methacton	12
Sammy Christman	Spring-Ford	11
Emily Schumaker	Boyertown	11
Gillian Kasitz	Boyertown	9
Jill Weston	Owen J. Roberts	12
Sarah Taylor	Owen J. Roberts	12
Andrea Shade	Owen J. Roberts	10
Megan Bernotas	Owen J. Roberts	10
Morgan Faust	Perkiomen Valley	11
Mallory Snyder	Perkiomen Valley	12
Allie Bonsall	Perkiomen Valley	12
Ellen Havard	Perkiomen Valley	12
Allison Brunton	Owen J. Roberts	9
Michele Daniels	Perkiomen Valley	9
Ryan DeOrio	Methacton	9
Kelly Williamson	Pope John Paul II	10
Kerry McGee	Pope John Paul II	12
Abby Konkoly	Methacton	10

ALL-AREA CROSS COUNTRY: Methacton’s Steinke wins third straight honor

Methacton's Kara Steinke is The Mercury's All-Area Girls Cross Country athlete of the year for the third straight time. (Main photo by John Strickler/Photo illustration by Steven Moore)

By Rosemarie Ross
rross@pottsmerc.com

FAIRVIEW VILLAGE — These days Kara Steinke is making her mark on the basketball courts as the starting point guard for Methacton’s basketball team. And she is a great one.
But her running workouts remain very much part of her daily routine.
Before Steinke heads for her basketball workouts, she’ll hit the road for a few miles. If there is an afternoon game to be played, she settles for a few miles on the treadmill late at night.
For the past three years, the Methacton junior has been the area girls’ foremost cross country runner, coming off her best season yet this past fall.
Steinke went undefeated in dual meets for the third straight year, then captured her third straight Pioneer Athletic Conference girls cross country championship. She subsequently had her highest finishes at districts and states, crossing fourth (17:57) in District 1-Class AAA and 26th in the PIAA state meet — just one spot short of a medal.
Along the way she also won the Abington Invitational, the Briarwood Invitational Championship Race and Twilight” Invitational, and placed second at both the Viking Invitational and PIAA Foundation Invitational.
Late November, Steinke also ran in the New York Foot Locker Northeast Championships at Van Cortlandt Park for the first time, crossing 13th in that impressive field.
And, for third straight season, she is The Mercury All-Area Girls Cross Country Runner of Year.

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ALL-AREA: Girls cross country team

Mercury file photo Owen J. Roberts’ Megan Bernotas.

By Rosemarie Ross
rross@pottsmerc.com

FIRST TEAM
Megan Bernotas, Owen J. Roberts
Freshman ... Placed fourth at PAC-10 championships with a 20:12 ... Placed 48th (19:16) at District 1-AAA ... Placed 134 at states (21:00) ...Placed second at Twin Valley Invitational (20:41) ... Placed second at Chris Fretz Invitational (19:46).
Sammy Christman, Spring-Ford
Sophomore ... Placed seventh at PAC-10 championships with a 20:23 ... Placed 47th (19:16) at District 1-AAA ... Placed 188th at states (22:13).
Morgan Faust, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore ... Placed fifth at PAC-10 championships with a 20:17 ... Finished 67th (19:46) at District 1-AAA.
Lydia Keiper, Upper Perkiomen
Senior ... Placed fifth at District 1-AA with a 19:49 to storm back after falling at PAC-10 Championships that forced her to drop out ... Placed 72nd at states (20:54) ... Placed 12th at Paul Short White Race (20:26).
Allie Monyak, Pope John Paul II
Senior ... Placed sixth at PAC-10 championships with a 20:19 ... Placed ninth (20:17) at District-AA ... Placed 84th at states (21:01).
Emily Schumaker, Boyertown
Sophomore ... Placed second at PAC-10 championships with a 19:52 ... Finished 35th (19:04) at District 1-AAA ... Finished advanced to states ... Placed 132nd at states (20:58) ... Placed second at Steel City Invitational (20.51).
Kara Steinke, Methacton
Junior ... Went undefeated in dual meets for third straight season ... Won PAC-10 championships for third straight year with an 18:41 ... Placed fourth (17:57) at District 1-AAA ... Placed 26th at states with a 19:20 ... Won Abington Invitational ... Won Briarwood Invitational ... Won Twilight Invitational ... Placed second at Viking Invitational ... Placed second at PIAA Foundation Invitational. ... The Mercury’s Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for the third straight year.
Jill Weston, Owen J. Roberts
Junior ... Finished third at PAC-10 championships with a 20:06 ... Placed 55th (19:27) at District 1-AAA ... Placed fourth at Chris Fretz Invitational (20:18) ,.. Placed 12th at Twin Valley Invitational (21:49).

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