HSSP Fall 2020 Girls Cross Country_Layout 1 8 / 6 / 20 9 : 27 AM Page 3 seniors from a team that placed third at sectionals Leah Rivenburgh and Anu Bezwada are other and 15th at states to go with a fourth in the county senior leaders who placed 28th and 33rd , respec - and a sixth in the conference . But there is enough tively , at sectionals . Bezwada also placed ninth talent in place for Seneca to make its presence felt at the BCSL meet and Rivenburgh took 11th . at the big meets again this fall . Maggie Goettle and Claire Bodine are also veterans in the deep senior class who will have an impact . Junior Kaitlyn Eagles and seniors S H A W N E E Annabelle Jin and Robin Lee will also look to RENEGADES contribute . OUTLOOK : The Quakers finished in the top five at RUNNERS TO WATCH : A program that the county and sectional meets last year before onsistently turns out stellar runners c taking 13th at states . Inglis and the rest of the has found its latest standout in soph - seniors should keep them in the mix at the omore Kate Ruona . Her fantastic rookie season featured a time of ig races again . b 18 : 14.60 at sectionals for third place , followed by an eighth at states and a M O O R E S T O W N 33rd at the Meet of Champions . She also took sec - F R I E N D S ond at the Olympic Conference Championships PAUL VI’S FOXES and third at the Burlington County Open and will KATIE SPARKS look to keep the momentum going in her second RUNNERS TO WATCH : season . Sydney Kiernan is another talented sopho - Kat Johnson emerged more who was the Burlington County JV champi - as Moorestown on before making a major contribution on varsity Friends ’ No . 1 with a 26th - place finish in the conference and a runner last year and P A U L V I 43rd at sectionals . She also competed at states . should be even Junior Madison Koveloski had several strong per - better in the role as a senior . Named the EAGLES formances , including a 12th at the county meet , team’s MVP , she posted a time of 24 : 25 to and senior Melanie place 39th at sectionals and will look to run in RUNNERS TO WATCH : Paul VI Hasson is another solid veter - the early 20s this fall . Seniors Amy Yin and brings back No . 1 runner an . Seniors Ashley Olson , Kaitlyn Burton and Jamie Neff finished within seconds of each Katie Sparks , a senior who Meghan Hickey are other experienced returners . other at the Friends Schools League Champi - had a long list of accom - OUTLOOK : The Renegades finished in the top five at onships and are other key veterans , along with plishments in 2019 . After the county , conference and sectional meets last senior Cadence Roy , who was awarded most clocking a 19 : 21.72 at the Olympic year before finishing eighth at states . They always improved last season . Sophomores Eva Conference meet to finish fifth , seem to be in the mix at the major races , and Vanterpool and Ava Savino both showed she went on to place second at sectionals and that should be the case again this year under promise as freshmen , while other runners ninth at states before capping things off at the new head coach Jason Kendall , with Ruona hoping to contribute are seniors Gabby Makar , Meet of Champions . She is primed for a big final contending for individual titles . Sara Coppola and Abigail campaign . Three sophomores made the top Dawson and 25 at sophomores Vivian Messina , Sarah Mitchell sectionals as rookies : Kamryn Cieslik in 12th , Anna W A S H I N G T O N and Natalie Vana . Kira Patel , Hannah Puc and Dougherty in 15th and Samantha Swearington in T O W N S H I P Luz Siaca Sanchez are freshmen to watch . 23rd . They will look to take things up a notch in MINUTEMAIDS OUTLOOK : The Foxes have a lot of senior leadership their second year . Juniors Carlyann Carey and and that will be crucial as they set the tone for Sunni Cromwell and sophomores Mia McNally RUNNERS TO WATCH : the younger runners in the program . and Lauren Berke are other returners expected to After playing field have an impact . hockey in her first two OUTLOOK : Last year was another successful one for years at Washington the Eagles , who captured their third straight Township , Maura Keane sectional title , placed sixth at states and fifth in the switched to cross country last fall and had an conference . With Sparks leading a veteran lineup , immediate impact . Her accomplishments more of the same can be expected in 2020 . included a runner - up finish at the Gloucester County meet and a time of 18 : 53.60 at sectionals for sixth place . Keane , who also placed seventh S E N E C A at the Olympic Conference meet , went on to GOLDEN EAGLES place 22nd at states and qualified for the Meet of Champions , where she clocked a time of 19 : 49 RUNNERS TO WATCH : Emma Klouchek at Holmdel’s challenging course . It will be returns as Seneca’s No . 1 runner exciting to see what she can do as a senior . and is looking forward to a big sen - Senior Rachel Meloni , junior Mackenzie Cochran ior season . She posted a time of and sophomore Maggie Hunt all placed in the 19 : 50.10 at sectionals to place top 35 at the county meet and will be key runners fourth and also took sixth at the this fall . Other top competitors are seniors Burlington County Open and Ashton Wisely and Mackenzie Sozio and juniors eighth at the Olympic Conference Faith Cardente and Jade Figueroa , while junior Championships . Emma Daniels and Veronica Kelly and sophomore Katelyn Arnold Emily Vosler are other seniors who will MOORESTOWN will also look to contribute . help set the pace . Daniels took 32nd at sectionals FRIENDS ’ OUTLOOK : Keane’s emergence last year helped the and Vosler placed 48th . Sophomores Danielle KAT JOHNSON Minutemaids place third in the county , seventh Shoemaker and Danielle Wheeler made progress in as rookies and other contributors are juniors the conference and 10th at sectionals . They Ali Weir and Jennifer Barton . should be a team to watch at those races OUTLOOK : The Golden Eagles graduated some key again in 2020 . 46 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 11 issue 5 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM