2020 Schedule:
Sept. 15 - DIERUFF (4 pm) - Won 15-50 (1. Geoff Kleinberg, 16:59, 2. Ethan Strezempek, 17:18, 3. Nic Buonanno, 17:19, 4. Keshav Shankar, 17:30, 5. Sam Dalton, 17:32)
Sept. 22 - ALLEN (4 pm)
Sept. 29 - CCHS (4 pm)
Oct. 6 - WHITEHALL (4 pm)
Oct. 14 - @ Parkland (3:30 pm)
Oct. 28 - District XI Meet (TBA)
Home meets (CAPS) @ Lower Macungie MS
10/17/18
Boys harriers finish fourth at EPC Meet; Shankar highest placewinner
The Emmaus boys cross country team had its highest finish in recent history on Wednesday at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Championships at the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course as the Hornets placed fourth overall in the 16-team race.
"We did a tremendous job of staying as a pack and moving our way up during the race," said Emmaus first year coach Kelly Bracetty. "Our top four runners were only 11 seconds apart and our top six within 26 seconds which is unheard of during a championship race."
Sophomore Keshav Shankar was the Hornets highest placewinner finishing 15th overall in a time of 17:33, while teammates senior Jacob Brown and junior Paul Petre were not far behind, placing 17th (17:38.6) and 18th (17:38.9), respectively.
Junior Mark Magee finished 22nd overall crossing the finish line in 17:44, while fellow junior Mason Brown was 31st (17:57) and sophomore Geoff Kleinberg 32nd (17:59).
Easton senior Joseph Ozgar won the boys race in a time of 16:36, just seconds of Parkland senior Riley Williamson (16.37.2). The Trojans cruised to the team title with a score of 39, while Easton was second (66), Stroudsburg third (71).
"The good news is that eight of the top nine finishers overall in the boys race are seniors and with our solid group of underclassmen we want to fill those shoes next year," said Bracetty. "Our boys have the potential to be district champs next year if they continue to work hard in the off-season."
RESULTS (Team):
- Parkland 39, 2. Easton 66, 3. Stroudsburg 71, EMMAUS 103, 5. Nazareth 118, 6. Liberty 156, 7. Northampton 186, 8. Freedom 263, 9. CCHS 275, 10. PME 313, 11. PV 330, 12. Dieruff 377, 13. ESS 383, 14. Becahi 406, 15. Whitehall 427, 16. PMW 469
Emmaus 17, Pleasant Valley 46
2018 Preview
Head coach - Kelly Bracetty (1st year)
Last year - 11-6 (5th place EPC Meet/4th place District XI Meet)
Losses to graduation - Charlie Norelli
Returnees - Sr. Jacob Brown, Jr. Mason Brown, Jr. Mark Magee, Jr. Ian Cox, Jr. Paul Petre, Sr. Will Bassett, So. Keshav Shankar, So. Jeff Kleinberg, So. Tristan Schmidt, So. Cameron Carter, Jr. Ian Cox
Newcomers - Fr. James Manley, Jr. Colin Schaffer
Coach Bracetty - "We have a lot of guys returning and the best part about that returning group is that they are so competitive with each other and they are all fighting not only to make themselves better but the team better as a whole."
"They had the best spread by far in the entire district last year with the top five runners all within 30 seconds of each other and when you get that, they can be unstoppable. This season it's going to take all of them to push each other and motivate each other to have that common team goal in mind."
EPC top challengers - Easton, Parkland
Season-opener - Tuesday, Sept. 11 vs Easton/Nazareth/Northampton @ Lehigh Parkway
Follow the team on social media: Twitter: @Emmaussports, @EmmausXC
Aug. 31, 2018
Cross Country teams to open season at Northampton Invitational
The Emmaus girls' and boys' cross country teams will open their season on Saturday morning as they make their first-ever appearance the Northampton Invitational at Bicentennial Park in East Allen Township.
The invitational, now in its 11th year, is one of the largest in the area with 38 different schools and over 1,000 athletes competing in six races.
First-year head coach Kelly Bracetty's team will compete against teams from Archbishop Wood, Berks Christian, Bethlehem Catholic, Boyertown, Building 21, Central Bucks East, Collegium Charter, Council Rock South, Downingtown East, Easton, Emmaus, Exeter, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Holland, Lansdale Catholic, Lehighton, Louis Dieruff, Mahanoy, Marian Catholic, Northampton; Oley Valley, Palmerton, Pennridge, Pope John Paul II, Quakertown, Reading, Schuylkill Valley, Shenandoah Valley, Souderton, Southern Lehigh, Stroudsburg, Susquehanna Community, Tamaqua, Upper Dublin, Upper Perkiomen, William Allen and Wilson.
Action gets underway at 9 a.m. with the girls varsity race followed by the boys race at 9:45 a.m.
First-year head coach Kelly Bracetty has announced the seven girls and boys competing in the varsity division.
The girls lineup consists of sophomore Keerstin Augustin, senior Edna Creelman, senior Abby Heilenman, sophomore Clara Kennedy, senior Amanda LaVana, sophomore Kera Reinhard and senior Marley Wait.
The boys will feature senior Jake Brown, junior Mason Brown, sophomore Cameron Carter, junior Ian Cox, sophomore Geoffrey Kleinberg, junior Mark Magee and sophomore Keshav Shankar
The Junior varsity races will start at 10:30 a.m. for the girls followed by the boys at 11:15 a.m. There will also be middle school races for girls (noon) and boys (12:30 p.m.). Awards will be presented at 1 p.m.
Follow the team this season on twitter (@Emmaussports) and (@HornetsXC)
| Joseph Alston | Sr |
|---|---|
| Brendan Baig | So |
| Tyler Bannon | Fr |
| William Bassett | Sr |
| Mason Brown | Jr |
| Jacob Brown | Sr |
| Cameron Carter | So |
| Alexander Correa | Sr |
| Ian Cox | Jr |
| Jon Csensits | Sr |
| Matt Dapper | So |
| Liam Durso | So |
| Cameron Fanning | So |
| Dylan Friend | Fr |
| Nicolas Gilboy | Fr |
| Alex Harmon | So |
| Landon Kershner | So |
| Geoffrey Kleinberg | So |
| Gabriel Krem | Fr |
| Harry Lin | So |
| Mark Magee | Jr |
| James Manley | Fr |
| Sean mcGlone | Sr |
| Matt Norton | Fr |
| Paul Petre | Jr |
| John Rush | Jr |
| Kyle Ryan | So |
| Colin Schaffer | Jr |
| Tristan Schmidt | So |
| Arthur Schmidt | Jr |
| Keshav Shankar | So |
| Ben Shimer | Jr |
| Noah Szankovics | Jr |
| Jack Thomas | Jr |
| Ryan Todd | Jr |
| Angel Wan | Jr |
| Brendan Ward | Jr |
| Zachary Whalen | So |
| Johnny Yang | Sr |
| Jacob Young | Sr |