On Saturday, September 7th, the North Allegheny cross country teams travelled to White Oak Park to compete in the Red White & Blue Classic. 

The lady tigers secured four finishers in the top 20. They were victorious with 88 points (second was 101). They were in second place at all 4 race checkpoints, but were able to surge to the lead in the last half mile.  They were led by senior star Robin Kucler who took 11th overall (19:28). A strong trio of senior classmates followed not far behind. Elizabeth Pizon was 13th (19:31), Camille Swirsding was 15th (19:33), and Kendall Lucas was 20th (19:47). Junior Teresa Pagnotto anchored the 5th spot with a solid 34th place finish (20:22). Freshman sensation Lydia Stuart was 6th for NA and 40th overall (20:31). Sophomore Gabby Pizon had a good race, placing 50th (20:51) for the tigers final scorer.

In the boys race, Grove City captured the title, placing 4 runners in the top 15. North Allegheny boys were only back 9 points with a score of 105 points. They were led by senior star Jack Bertram who placed 5th overall (15:50). Junior Andrew Peigh was very good in 13th (16:14). Senior Greg Abel had a strong race, grabbing 22nd (16:33). Seniors Anthony Miklos and Tyler Davis were 32nd (16:52) and 41st respectively (17:05) to round out NA’s top 5. Seniors Jackson Beemer and Sebastian Klimchak displaced many runners from other teams, taking 45th (17:09) and 60th (17:23) respectively.

The tigers will be back in action on Tuesday against Mars in their first section contest of the season.