The Lancaster-Lebanon League County Cross Country Coaches Association held its annual honors banquet last week at the Double Tree Resort in Lancaster.
Not surprisingly, the two L-L Runners of the Year were unanimous choices — Ella Wolfe of Hempfield and Colin Whitaker of Lampeter-Strasburg.
Whitaker, a University of Notre Dame commit, had a remarkable season. Early this fall, he ran the second-fastest time in Pennsylvania history, a 14:42 in the 5,000 meters during the Adidas Challenge. Whitaker followed that with a league championship, a District Three title, and a runner-up finish in the PIAA Class 2A championships. Whitaker’s silver is also the fourth medal he collected from the state meet.
Wolfe became one of the most decorated female cross country runners in Hempfield history. She cruised to league and district titles before ending her year as the fourth-best Class 3A runner at the state meet. The senior standout, who will head to the University of Arizona on a triathlon scholarship, won the USA Triathlon National Championship on Aug. 5, the youngest female to do so.
The L-L’s Courageous Runner award went to Conestoga Valley’s Carson Miller.
Here are the individual honors.
Boys
Section One
First team
• Adam Kingston, junior, Manheim Township
• Kaleb Kabakjian, senior, Penn Manor
• Ramon Urena, senior, Lebanon
• Cole Stevens, junior, Manheim Township
• Matthew McNair, junior, Penn Manor
• Sam Freedman, senior, Hempfield
• Lincoln Weaver, sophomore, Warwick
Second team
• Ethan Peffley, junior, Manheim Township
• Gunner Geib, senior, Manheim Township
• Tristan Weaver, junior, Penn Manor
• Summit Smoker, senior, Warwick
• Travis Furmanski, sophomore, Cedar Crest
• Emerson Long, senior, Hempfield
• Spenser Ashba, sophomore, Hempfield
• Dylan DelVecchio, senior, Manheim Township
Section Two
First team
• Colin Whitaker, senior, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Jaycen Conrad, senior, Elizabethtown
• Jackson Kay, senior, Elizabethtown
• Dante Checco, sophomore, Elizabethtown
• Jack Myers, sophomore, Elizabethtown
• Brad Kreider, senior, Elizabethtown
• Gavin Reimers, senior, Garden Spot
• Kyle Reidenbaugh, freshman, Ephrata
Second team
• Micah Brydon, junior, Donegal
• Luke Smith, senior, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Dalton Fink, junior, Elizabethtown
• Michael Colosi, sophomore, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Caanan Rohrer, freshman, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Nathan Merlo, senior, Elizabethtown
Section Three
First team
• Landon Hostetter, junior, Annville-Cleona
• Tyler Shunk, senior, Northern Lebanon
• Chad Keller, junior, Elco
• Jack Holub, senior, Octorara
• Luke Hentz, sophomore, Northern Lebanon
• Matthew Clemson, junior, Annville-Cleona
• Samuel Domencic, senior, Annville-Cleona
• Oliver Funck, sophomore, Annville-Cleona
• David Moran, sophomore, Annville-Cleona
Second team
• Alex Sheaffer, senior, Lancaster Catholic
• Jared Hordorovich, senior, Octorara
• Z Moyer, sophomore, Annville-Cleona
• Jonah Zink, sophomore, Pequea Valley
• Gabe Asper, junior, Elco
Coaches of the Year
• Section One: Kevin Stover, Manheim Township
• Section Two: Ed Barlow, Elizabethtown
• Section Three: Caitlin Heller, Annville-Cleona
Sportsmanship Awards
• Section One: Lebanon
• Section Two: Elizabethtown
• Section Three: Elco
Girls
Section One
First team
• Ruby Garner-Valle, freshman, McCaskey
• Elena Barrall, junior, Manheim Township
• Eliana Schneider, sophomore, Cedar Crest
• Ava Shirk, senior, Manheim Township
• Gabrielle Thiry, senior, McCaskey
• Isabella Shertzer, senior, McCaskey
• Lexie Kauffman, sophomore, Manheim Township
Second team
• Ella Hartel, senior, Warwick
• Lizzie Lowe, senior, Cedar Crest
• Kaila Atteberry, sophomore, Manheim Township
• Molly Siebert, senior, Hempfield
• Seana Dougherty, senior, Conestoga Valley
• Ella Wolfe, senior, Hempfield
• Alleha Glenn, junior, Warwick
• Sidoney Freeman, senior, Warwick
• Marina Papadimitriou, senior, Manheim Township
• Leah Richie, sophomore, Warwick
Section Two
First team
• Ali Fink, junior, Elizabethtown
• Paige Reeser, senior, Cocalico
• Kathryn Fernald, junior, Donegal
• Ella Pfautz, sophomore, Ephrata
• Molly Myers, sophomore, Donegal
• Reagan Ibach, junior, Manheim Central
• Julie Lindberg, senior, Manheim Central
Second team
• Keira Smecker, junior, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Hannah Miller, junior, Ephrata
• Abigail Ballard, freshman, Donegal
• Christine Wagner, senior, Solanco
• Kayla Reidenbaugh, senior, Ephrata
• Lilah Schwartz, freshman, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Isabella Brown, freshman, Solanco
Section Three
First team
• Aubrey Ressler, sophomore, Pequea Valley
• Caleigh Vincent, senior, Pequea Valley
• Mya Trotty, junior, Octorara
• Mackenzie Stellmach, sophomore, Annville-Cleona
• Meghan McGinnis, junior, Octorara
• Emily Maag, senior, Annville-Cleona
• Eden Lin, junior, Lancaster Catholic
Second team
• Maggie Logan, freshman, Lancaster Catholic
• Jessica Ferrara, senior, Octorara
• Leah Tshudy, sophomore, Annville-Cleona
• Shawna Donough, junior, Elco
• Reagan Zwally, freshman, Elco
• Munira Siegrist, freshman, Lancaster Mennonite
• Olivia Zook, sophomore, Lancaster Mennonite
• Abigail Beiler, junior, Pequea Valley
Coaches of the Year
• Section One: Kevin Stover, Manheim Township
• Section Two: Phil Koser, Donegal
• Section Three: David Thaler, Octorara.
Sportsmanship Awards
• Section One: Hempfield
• Section Two: Solanco
• Section Three: Northern Lebanon
