The thirty-ninth annual Delaware County Cross Country Championships were
held on Saturday October 12, 2002 at Rose Tree Park, Media. Six hundred
thirty runners from twenty three Delaware County high schools registered for
the event sponsored by the Delco Road Runners Club. Four hundred and sixty
three finished the 3.1 mile course on a overcast day. A light rain fell
during some of the events.
Cardinal O'Hara High School won the varsity boys' race with 32 points for
the third consecutive year. Monsignor Bonner High School scored 75 points
for second place and Penncrest High School was third with 131 points.
Cardinal O'Hara High School won the varsity girls' race with 34 points.
Haverford High School was second with 100 points and Upper Darby High School
was third with 134 points.
The Girls' Junior Varsity Team Award went to Haverford High School with
36 points. The Boys' Junior Varsity Team Award went to Monsignor Bonner
High School with a score of 30 points.
Individual winners were:
| 1st |
Vince Gravelle |
Senior |
O'Hara |
16:04 |
| 2nd | Steve Hallinan | Junior | O'Hara | 16:17 |
| 3rd |
Ed Dutch |
Senior |
Haverford |
16:23 |
| 1st | Katie Kelly |
Freshman | O'Hara |
19:00 |
| 2nd |
Danielle Schopf |
Senior |
O'Hara |
19:21 |
| 3rd |
Mary Debevec |
Junior |
O'Hara |
19:26 |
| 1st |
Dan McDevitt |
Freshman |
Bonner |
17:37 |
| 2nd |
Craig Brown |
Sophomore |
Chester |
17:40 |
| 3rd |
Lurenzo Releford |
Junior |
Bonner |
17:44 |
| 1st |
Ashlee Sutter |
Sophomore |
O'Hara |
21:44 |
| 2nd |
Janette Spreen |
Junior |
Radnor |
22:00 |
| 3rd |
Tara Mitnick |
Freshman |
Ridley |
22:02 |
| 1st |
Matt Berrodin |
Freshman |
O'Hara |
17:58 |
| 2nd |
Mike Howanski |
Sophomore |
Chichester |
18:08 |
| 3rd |
Jim Hamill |
Freshman |
O'Hara |
18:12 |