2022 News Archive

2022 Letter Winners

Congratulations to this year's letter winners who received their awards at the postseason banquet.

1st Year: Hannah Jones, Sonya Dietz, Sydney Heltzell, Claire Riehl, Maddie Berger, Maya Perry, Allison Testa, Julia Wary, Julian Varlotta, Sawyer Shoup, Ryan Domencic, Adam Brazer, Alex Brunco, Ryan Crawford, Anthony Garrastazu, Ryan Karpinsky

2nd Year: Freya Davis, Madison Monahan, Ethan Barnett, Connor Smith, Max Smith

3rd Year: Ella Butterfield, Samantha Moury, Lauryn Young

4th Year: Grace Graner, Abby Kreber, Eli DeWitt

PIAA Championships, November 5, 2022

Senior Eli DeWitt and sophomore Max Smith travelled to Hershey to compete against 235 other runners in the Pennsylvania state championships. The weather was unseasonably warm, but fortunately cloudy skies and breezy conditions kept things from getting too hot. Starting from one of the inside boxes, Eli and Max got boxed in at the first big turn and were forced to run from behind the remainder of the race. After crossing the mile mark in 143rd place, Eli fought his way past 83 runners to finish in 60th place. Max was caught further behind in 186th place at the mile mark. He patiently worked his up to finish in 104th place. Congratulations to Eli and Max on their successful seasons!

WPIAL Championships, October 27, 2022

The Seneca Valley XC teams returned to Cal U to compete in the WPIAL championships. The course was a little muddy, but the temperature was good for racing. The girls went off first and finished in 9th place out of the 29 teams competing. Abby Kreber and Samantha Moury ran good races to finish in 29th and 30th place. They just missed qualifying for the state meet as the final spot was the 27th finisher. Freshman Hannah Jones and sophomore Sydney Heltzell completed strong rookie seasons as they finished 48th and 56th. Grace Graner (65th), Claire Riehl (71st), and Freya Davis (102nd) completed the girls lineup.

Following their 2nd place showing at Tri-States, the boys were trying to earn a team spot in Hershey. Unfortunately, they were edged out by South Fayette and finished in 3rd place. In previous years that would have been enough to qualify, but the PIAA took a team spot from the WPIAL this cycle. Seneca Valley will be sending two runners to compete at states as Eli DeWitt and Max Smith finished in the top 20 and earned qualification to compete at Hershey. Ryan Domencic (33rd) and Ethan Barnett (35th) ran great races to take the #3 and #4 team spots. Connor Smith finished 52nd to complete the scoring lineup. Sawyer Shoup (61st) and Ryan Karpinsky (93rd) completed the Raiders lineup.

Race Results

Race Photos: WPIAL Championship Photos

Race Videos:

TSTCA Championships, October 20, 2022

The Seneca Valley XC teams tuned-up for WPIALs by competing at the TSTCA Championships. The race gave everyone a chance to preview the tough Cal U course. The girls were first and finished a respectable 6th out of the 26 teams entered. Samantha Moury came across the line first in 31st place. A pack of runners closely followed as Abby Kreber (32nd), Hannah Jones (35th), and Grace Graner (39th) ran strong races. Sydney Heltzell (57th) edged Freya Davis (58th) at the line to complete the girls scoring.

The boys ran their best team race of the season to finish as runner-up out of the 23 teams entered. Eli DeWitt started off a string of course PRs by finishing 6th overall. Max Smith was next in 15th. Ryan Domencic (25th), Ethan Barnett (30th) and Connor Smith (38th) ran as a nice pack for the most of the race to finish the boys scoring. Sawyer Shoup also ran a great race to finish in 44th.

Race Results at Miles of Smiles:

Race Photos: TSTCA Championship Photos

Race Videos:

JV Twilight Showcase, October 17, 2022

Seneca Valley hosted the inaugural JV Twilight Showcase. The schools of WPIAL Section 3 along with North Catholic were invited and competed in the event. The girls varsity started things off and the SV Girls finished as runner-up. Sydney Heltzell was first home for the girls in 4th place. The other medallists were Ella Butterfield (9th), Julia Wary (10th), Annbella Policella (12th), and Madison Monahan (13th). Carly Cravotta and Sophia Aprile completed the girls lineup. After the race winner crossed the line, an exciting finish in the boys race saw Anthony Garrastazu edge out Julian Varlotta (3rd) and an NA runner for second place. Other boys medallists were Lucas Boyle (8th), Matt Kaczmarek (11th), Riley McGee (13th), and Phillip Silvis (15th). The boys lineup was completed by Adam Brazer. The boys team also finished as runner-up.

Race Results: Wolf Creek Track Club

Race Photos: JV Twilight Showcase Photos

Race Videos: Girls Race Boys Race Open Race

Senior Night, October 11, 2022

The night was to celebrate the senior class. After a family 5k fun run of the XC course, Seneca Valley celebrated the seniors followed by the traditional Fathead Sprint to the finish line. Congratulations XC Seniors!

Photos: Senior Night Photos

Ceremony Videos: Senior Night Video

Youthtowne Clash Invitational, October 8, 2022

Since Slippery Rock University cancelled their HS inviational this year, the Seneca Valley cross country teams headed to Youthtowne to run its fast course. A good mix of AAA, AA, and A level teams made up the field. It was a great day as 3 of the 4 teams (varsity girls, JV girls, and JV boys) were victorious while the varisty boys finished runner-up. The JV races were dominated by SV runners with the boys taking places 1 through 4 led by Julian Varlotta's victory. The JV girls had 5 of the top 10 led by Madison Monahan in 2nd place.

In the varsity races, the girls had 5 medallists with Samantha Moury leading the pack in 7th place. Hannah Jones (9th), Grace Graner (11th), Claire Riehl (20th), and Freya Davis (21st) completed the scoring team. Sonya Dietz (26th) and Sydney Heltzell (28th) also ran strong races. The varisty boys were led home by great performances by Eli DeWitt (3rd) and Max Smith (6th). Ryan Domencic (29th), Connor Smith (35th), Sawyer Shoup (41st), and Canaan Sauers (43rd) all ran PRs to complete the boys lineup.

Race Results:

Varsity Girls Varsity Boys JV Girls JV Boys

Race Photos: Youthtowne Clash Photos

Race Videos: MileSplit (need subscription)

@ Mars w/ Central Catholic & Oakland Catholic, October 4, 2022

Seneca Valley concluded their section meet schedule at Adams Township Community Park. The boys were first on the day and ran to victory over host Mars (18-44) and Central Catholic (21-40). The girls also came home with two wins as they defeated Mars (16-45) and Oakland Catholic (21-38). The boys finished as runner-up to North Allegheny in the section with a 6-1 record. The girls finished third with a 5-2 record.

Race Results: Wolf Creek Timing

Race Photos: Mars/Central Catholic/Oakland Catholic Photo Page

Race Videos

John Sample Invitational, October 1, 2022

A group of runners who weren't able to race at the NA/NH meet due to the weather cancellation travelled to Grove City and competed in the JV race at the John Sample Invitational. All 4 girls who ran medalled led by Ella Butterfield who finished 2nd. Sydney Heltzell (3rd), Madison Monahan (4th), and Julia Wary (7th) were the remaining medallists. In the boys race, Lucas Boyle (3rd) led a group of 5 medallists across the line. The other medallists were Riley McGee (6th), Anthony Garrastazu (8th), Phillip Silvis (9th), and Thomas Pichieri (14th). Lincoln Martin and Nick Berger also ran the boys race.

Race Results: John Sample Invitational

Race Photos: John Sample Photo Page

Race Video: John Sample JV Race (must have MileSplit subscription)

@ North Allegheny w/ North Hills, September 27, 2022

In what turned out to be an unusual section meet, the Seneca Valley cross country teams split their matchups with North Allegheny and North Hills. An approaching thunder storm caused a 30-minute delay to the races. To ensure the meet completed, a varsity race was run with the boys and girls running simultaneously. The boys ran strong against NA, but fell to the #1 team in the state 40-20. They defeated North Hills 16-41. The girls also had to deal with NA's top ranked girls. They lost that matchup 39-19, but defeated North Hills 15-50. Due to more inclement weather, the JV race was cancelled.

Race Results: NA & NH Varsity Results

Race Photos: NA & NH Photo Page

Race Video: Boys & Girls Varsity Race

PIAA Foundations Invitational, September 24, 2022

The Seneca Valley cross country teams travelled to Hershey for the 16th annual PIAA Foundations Invitational. Foundations draws over 100 schools from all around the state to compete on the state championship course. The girls varsity ran first finishing 18th out of 36 teams. Samantha Moury crossed the line for SVXC first in 81st place. Abby Kreber, Grace Graner, Hannah Jones, Freya Davis, Claire Riehl, and Sonya Dietz completed the varsity lineup. The boys race saw them finish 9th out of 34 teams. Eli DeWitt earned medallist honors finishing in 18th place. Max Smith (31st) and Ethan Barnett (55th) also ran strong races. Connor Smith, Ryan Karpinski, Ryan Domencic, and Sawyer Shoup completed the team. The girls JV team fininshed 6th out of 12 and the boys JV team finished 3rd out of 17 in the JV races. Canaan Sauers (11th) and Julian Varlotta (15th) earned medallist honors in the boys JV race.

Race Results: http://runhigh.com/2022RESULTS/R092422DA.html

Race Photos: Foundations Photo Page

Race Videos: Race videos available on MileSplit. You must have a subscription to watch.

vs Shaler, September 20, 2022

The Seneca Valley cross country teams prepared for the weekend's PIAA Foundations meet with a matchup against Shaler. The girls won their race 15-50. The boys won their matchup by default due to Shaler only fielding 3 runners.

Race Results: https://wolfcreektrackclub.com/shaler-seneca-valley-hs/

Race Photos: Shaler Photo Page

Race Videos:

vs Butler & Pine Richland, September 13, 2022

The Seneca Valley cross country teams started their section meets with a home matchup against Butler and Pine Richland. This meet also marked the debut of the new 5k course bringing back the Orchard and Sky Hill. The boys team swept the meet defeating Butler 23-36 and Pine Richland 18-42. The girls finished with a split. They beat Butler 15-46 but dropped their matchup with Pine Richland 37-19.

Race Results: https://wolfcreektrackclub.com/butler-pr-sv-hs-results-2022/

Race Photos: Butler/Pine Richland Photo Page

Race Videos:

Red, White, and Blue Invitational

The teams began their competitive season at the 20th annual Red, White, & Blue Classic held at White Oak Park. The inviational gives all the ahtletes a chance to run with varsity, junior varsity, and freshman races. The varsity girls ran first finishing 13th out of 33 teams on the double loop 5k course. The varsity boys took 7th place out of 32 teams. Eli DeWitt took home medalist honors with a 25th place finish in the boys race. Seneca Valley had two medalists in the freshman races as Julian Varlotta finished 11th in the boys race and Hannah Jones finished 10th in the girls race.

Race Results: http://runhigh.com/2022RESULTS/R091022AA.html

Race Photos: RWB Photo Page

Race Videos:

Currently the only available videos are on Mile Split, but you must have a subscription. https://pa.milesplit.com/meets/484213-20th-annual-red-white-and-blue-classic-2022/videos

Butler County Fall Classic

Seneca Valley became the new host for the fall pre-season scrimmage with the Butler County schools this year. It was a good chance to race and prepare for the season. Race results can be found at Wolf Creek Timing.

Race Videos:

3rd Annual Socially Distance Relay

Continuing the new tradition, the team had a fun time competing against each other in their wacky pre-season race. The girls were split into 4 teams and the boys split into 3 teams. Each team selected a name and an item to be their baton for the race. A 2 mile course that included the serpentine, the jug handle, and the nature trail was run for each leg. The runner of the last leg had to complete the course backwards. Both races came down to sprint finishes with the winning girls team being 80's Ladies. The winning boys team was Team Steve.

You can check out some pictures of the competition here.

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