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I recently received cross country results from historian Art Hindle that allowed me to complete my list of WPIAL and PIAA cross country champions, both individual and team. These results were originally compiled by WPIAL historians Chuck Hemphill and Don Mollenauer, who have since passed away. My thanks to Art, Chuck, and Don for their research. I will be posting more of their past results in the upcoming months. With a complete list of champions, I updated my lists of boys and girls athletes who have won two or more WPIAL titles. Those individuals are listed below. The most recent additions to the list are Oakland Catholic's Hannah Schupansky and Quaker Valley's Annie Wicker, who both won their second title during the 2018 season. The WPIAL began sponsoring girls championships in 1974. Since then, there have been 20 girls who have won at least two titles. Latrobe's Natalie Bower (2005-08) and Vincentian's Marianne Abdalah (2013-2016) are the only four-time champs in WPIAL history. The WPIAL boys championships began in 1935. Since then, there have been only 18 boys who have won at least two titles. Quaker Valley's Zach Skolnekovich (2014-16) is the only three-time champion. Click here to see the year-by-year lists of WPIAL and PIAA champions, team and individual. Below are the boys and girls lists of multiple champions. WPIAL Boys - Three-Time Champs Zach Skolnekovich, Quaker Valley (2014, 2015, 2016) WPIAL Boys - Two-Time Champs Mario Palmer, Canonsburg (1938, 1939) Dick Plummer, Mt. Lebanon (1945, 1946) Joe Thomas, Uniontown (1958, 1959) Jerry Richey, North Allegheny (1965, 1966) Randy Deemer, Riverside (1967, 1968) Gary Hoffstetter, North Allegheny (1974, 1975) Jon Burton, Beaver (1980, 1981) Fran Barry, West Mifflin South (1982, 1983) Eric Carter, Penn Hills (1982, 1983) Jay Novak, Richland (1984, 1985) Carlos Gibbs, Waynesburg (1988, 1989) Michael Sanford, Pine-Richland (1994, 1996) Scott Munroe, South Park (1998, 1999) Shawn Cavanaugh, Mt. Lebanon (1999, 2000) Dan Erny, Brentwood (2001, 2002) Scott Van Kooten, Central Catholic (2005, 2006) Domenic Perretta, Beaver Falls (2014, 2015) WPIAL Girls - Four-Time Champs Natalie Bower, Latrobe (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Marianne Abdalah, Vincentian (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) WPIAL Girls - Three-Time Champs Julie Hamilton, Neshannock (1974, 1975, 1976) Kristine Stoehr, Richland (1986, 1987, 1988) Jenna Bartolomeo, Ellwood City (1991, 1992, 1993) Chrissy Schneider, Hempfield (1993, 1994, 1995) Lauren Bricker, Hempfield (1999, 2000, 2001) Maxine Markfield, Quaker Valley (2000, 2001, 2002) Kacey Gibson, Neshannock (2005, 2006, 2007) Brianna Schwartz, Shaler (2012, 2013, 2014) WPIAL Girls - Two-Time Champs Leigh Kinkaid, Franklin Regional (1977, 1978) Rachael Brooks, Mars (1977, 1978) Kim McKay, Bethel Park (1982, 1983) Jackie Pupi, Beaver (1981, 1983) Elaine Laird, Sacred Heart (1986, 1987) Carole Zajac, Baldwin (1988, 1989) Jill Kern, North Hills (1990, 1991) Mary Beth Acker, Neshannock (1995, 1996) Stacey Vidt, Hampton (1997, 1998) Margo Malone, North Hills (2010, 2011) Hannah Schupansky, Oakland Catholic (2017, 2018) Annie Wicker, Quaker Valley (2017, 2018) |