Crestwood placed three runners in the top 30 percent of the field Saturday morning to finish 13th out of 20 teams in the Class 3A girls race in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Cross Country Championships on the Hershey Parkview Course.
Three-time District 2 champion Molly DeMarzo closed out her career with a 42nd-place finish in the 238-runner field and two of her younger teammates gave the Lady Comets the top three finishers among District 2 entries in the race.
Freshman Ella Novelli was 55th and sophomore Maggie Kozich was 64th.
North Allegheny ran away with the title, 62-149, over Dallastown.
Mia Cochran from Moon won with the day’s fastest girls time of 18:08.5. DeMarzo finished in 19:57.2.
The top 25 in each race earn medals.
Full results for District 2 runners:
Medalists
None
Crestwood runners
| Runner | Class | Place | Time |
| Molly DeMarzo | Sr. | 42 | 19:57.2 |
| Ella Novelli | Fr. | 55 | 20:15.8 |
| Maggie Kozich | So. | 64 | 20:21.7 |
| Emily Leicht | Fr. | 196 | 22:05.3 |
| Ellie Kozich | So. | 204 | 22:17.3 |
| Kaelyn Barker | Fr. | 219 | 22:59.1 |
| Maggie Riccio | So. | 232 | 24:41.5 |
Other individuals
| Runner | School | Class | Place | Time |
| Bella Noreika | Scranton | So. | 107 | 20:54.5 |
| Kaya Meier | Delaware Valley | So. | 108 | 20:55.1 |
| Jillian Wolk | Hazleton Area | Jr. | 155 | 21:28.4 |
| Margaret Holderith | Delaware Valley | Jr. | 184 | 21:57.9 |
| Morgan Anderson | Wallenpaupack | Jr. | 190 | 22:00.9 |
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PIAA Class 2A girls: https://nepasportsnation.com/dallas-freshman-earns-state-medal/.
PIAA Class A girls: https://nepasportsnation.com/kate-korty-montrose-team-finish-third-in-state-in-class-a/.
To check for more updates from Saturday’s PIAA Championships or visit past coverage, go to: https://nepasportsnation.com/fall-sports/cross-country/.
