Photo: PAUPACK XC Wallenpaupack runner June Brown
Photo Credit: Paupack XC Instagram
By: Joseph Ward
The Wallenpaupack Varsity Boys (19-3 overall; won vs. Lackawanna Trail 23-36, Lakeland 25-36, Western Wayne 15-50) and the Varsity Girls (19-3 overall; won vs. Lackawanna Trail 21-34, Lakeland 21-35, Western Wayne 20-36) delivered outstanding, pack-oriented performances at Lackawanna Trail. Senior June Brown (2nd place, 19:53) and Senior Kelcie Fillebrown (4th place, 21:14) led the girls’ team by outpacing rival top runners, while Freshman Alydia Olsommer (8th, 22:03), Sophomore Bree Brandt (14th, 23:50), Senior Lillian Williams (21st, 25:10), and Freshman Harper Ranello (33rd, 28:50) kept the unit strong through the course. On the boys’ side, the “Fab Four” Junior Dan Salinas (4th, 18:16), Junior AJ Freeman (5th, 18:23), Sophomore Benson Kizer (6th, 18:32), and Senior Chase Predmore (8th, 18:44) tightly controlled the lead pack, supported by Freshman Seth Predmore (11th, 19:04) and Sophomore Jaden Jovanovic (12th, 19:13) to achieve a sub-one-minute spread across their top six runners. Freshman Landon Buselli (17th, 21:04), Sophomore David Gerald (18th, 21:10 with a PR), Junior Zach Eckes (24th, 21:21), Junior Jayden Guo (29th, 21:48), Junior Joe Ward (34th, 22:29), Sophomore Evan Guccini (36th, 23:07), Sophomore James Busso (37th, 23:46), and Sophomore Azrael Rodriguez (42nd, 25:47) showed tremendous grit fighting through tough stretches, establishing crucial momentum as both teams head into Districts as cohesive packs.
