| The Philadelphia Catholic League and Philadelphia Public League Championships for Cross Country |
Philadelphia Catholic Cross Country /Boys Championships (This listing is best of our knowledge) Updated 1/7/07
Thanks to Fred Rosenfeld, Joe Ryan, Ed Ulmer and Ted Silary for some of the stats for Public and Catholic League.
Year Team Champion (Coach) Individual Champion /School Time /Course .
1944 North Catholic NA NA
1945 West Catholic (Brother Luke Mullin) ) NA NA
1946 North Catholic NA NA
1947 North Catholic NA NA
1948 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1949 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1950 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1951 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1952 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1953 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1954 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1955 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1956 West Catholic (Mullin) NA NA
1957 *Cardinal Dougherty (Jack St Clair) Pat Trainer/Monsignor Bonner 11:54/33rd and Dauphin (2.3 Miles)
1958 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Frank Carver/Cardinal Dougherty 11:53/33rd and Dauphin
1959 West Catholic (Tuppeny) Turner/St. Thomas More 11:53.4/33rd and Dauphin
1960 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) NA NA
1961 Cardinal Doughery* (Saint Clair) Mike Coffee/ Cardinal Dougherty 11:38/33rd and Dauphin
1962 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Tom Donnelly/La Salle 11:34+/33rd and Dauphin
1963 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Tom Donnelly/La Salle 11:20+/33rd and Dauphin
1964 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Tom Donnelly/La Salle 11:19+/33rd and Dauphin
1965 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Jay Lyons/Roman Catholic NA/Belmont Plateau (2.3 Miles)
1966 Bishop McDevitt* (Gibbons) Jay Lyons/Roman Catholic NA/Belmont
1967 Cardinal Dougherty (Saint Clair) Frank Kreeger/Cardinal Dougherty 13:33/Belmont
1968 Monsignor Bonner Mike Tomzack/Father Judge NA/Belmont
1969 Archbishop Wood (Tom Donnelly) Mike Tomzack/Father Judge NA/Belmont
1970 Bishop McDevitt Bob Tomzack/Father Judge NA/ Belmont
1971 La Salle (Tom Donnelly) John Jennings/Cardinal Dougherty +#12:54/Belmont
1972 La Salle (Donnelly) John Jennings/Cardinal Dougherty *#12:41/Belmont
1973 Archbishop Ryan (Ed Ulmer) Jim Craney/Roman Catholic NA/Belmont Plateau (2.9 Miles)
1974 Monsignor Bonner (Father O'Leary) John Burns/La Salle +#14:18/Belmont
1975 Archbishop Ryan (Ulmer) Mike Thom/Archbiship Ryan 14:25/Belmont
1976 Archbishop Ryan (Ulmer) Mike Ludovichi/Archbishop Wood 15:01/Belmont
1977 Archbishop Ryan (Ulmer) Tim Naylor/Archishop Ryan NA/Belmont
1978 Archbishop Ryan (Ulmer) Charles Kelly/Roman Catholic NA/Belmont
1979 Archbishop Wood (John Sharp) Joe Abrams/Bishop Egan 14:12+/Belmont
1980 Cardinal O'Hara Martin Loscalzo/Archishop Wood 14:29/Belmont
1981 Cardinal 0' Hara NA /Belmont
1982 La Salle (Pat Devine) Steve Gallagher/La Salle 15:01/Belmont
1983 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) NA /Belmont
1984 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Bill Donovan/Monsignor Bonner NA/Belmont
1985 Monsignor Bonner Bill Donovan/Monsignor Bonner 14:43/Belmont
1986 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Michael Ewing/Archbishop Wood 15:41/Belmont
1987 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Shawn Schneider/Archbishop Ryan 14:44/Belmont
1988 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Matt McCloskey/Archbishop Ryan 15:12/Belmont
1989 Saint James Al Connelly/Bishop Egan 16:40+/Belmont Plateau (3.1 Miles)
1990 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Mike McLafferty/Bishop Egan 16:17+/Belmont
1991 Archbishop Wood (Sharp) Brendan Benner/Monsignor Bonner 16:30/Belmont
1992 Saint James Brendan Benner/Monsignor Bonner 16:16.5+/Belmont
1993 Archbishop Ryan (Ulmer) Kevin McGinnis/Monsignor Bonner 16:23.2/Belmont
1994 Monsignor Bonner Jack Horgan/La Salle 16:24/Belmont
1995 Arcbishop Wood (Sharp) Dave McLafferty/Conwell-Egan 16:28.4/Belmont
1996 St Joseph Prep (Cockenburg) Steve Walsh /Saint Joseph Prep 16:25.3/Belmont
1997 La Salle (Devine) Ryan Cobb/Cardinal O'Hara 16:41/Belmont
1998 Father Judge Mike Donoghue/La Salle 16:30/Belmont
1999 Father Judge Kevin Carroll/Father Judge 16:24/Belmont
2000 Cardinal O'Hara (Tom Kennedy) Matt Mereba/Cardinal Dougherty +16:11/Belmont
2001 Cardinal O'Hara (Kennedy) Steve Hallinan/Cardinal O'Hara 16:13/Bemont
2002 Cardinal O'Hara (Kennedy) Steve Hallinan/Cardinal O'Hara 16:19/Belmont
2003 La Salle (Devine) Steve Hallinan/Cardinal O'Hara +15:44/Belmont
2004 La Salle (Devine) Sean McGinley/La Salle 16:08/Belmont
2005 La Salle (Devine) Greg Thomas/Cardinal O'Hara 16:01/Belmont
2006 La Salle (Devine) Phil Wood/La Salle 16:04/Belmont
2007 La Salle (Bilecki) Dan Lowry/La Salle 16:31/Belmont
* Team also won the Eastern Cross Country Championship (Van Cortland Park, New York City) that year
+ Philadelphia Catholic League Championship Meet Record
Team Championships
West Catholic 11 Championships Archbishop Ryan 6 Championships Saint James 2 Championships
Archbishop Wood 10 Championships Cardinal O'Hara 5 Championships North Catholic 2 Championships
Cardinal Dougherty 9 Championships Monsignor Bonner 4 Championships Saint Joe Prep 1 Championship
La Salle 9 Championships Bishop McDevitt 2 Championships
Philadelphia Catholic League Cross Country /Girls Championships
Year Team Champion (Coach) Individual Champion/School Time/Course .
1977 Archbishop Wood NA NA/Belmont Plateau
1978 Cardinal Dougherty NA NA/Belmont
1979 Bishop Conwell NA NA/Belmont
1980 Cardinal Dougherty NA NA/Belmont
1981 Cardinal Dougherty NA NA/Belmont
1982 Cardinal Dougherty NA NA/Belmont
1983 Cardinal Dougherty NA NA/Belmont
1984 Bishop McDevitt NA NA/Belmont
1985 Bishop McDevitt NA NA/Belmont
1986 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1987 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1988 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1989 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1990 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1991 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1992 Cardinal O'Hara NA NA/Belmont
1993 Bishop Kennedy-Kendrick NA NA/Belmont
1994 Archbishop Prendergast Welding/Cardinal O'Hara NA/Belmont
1995 Archbishop Wood Erin Durning/Archbishop Wood NA/Belmont
1996 Archbishop Wood Denise Fergus/Kennedy-Kendrick NA/Belmont
1997 Archbishop Wood Sheila Klick/Archbishop Prendergast NA/Belmont
1998 Arch Prenderagast (Carr) Sheila Klick/Archbishop Prendergast *18:36/Belmont Plateau(3.1 Miles)
1999 Arch Prendergast (Carr) Tara Johnson/Archbishop Prendergast 19:08/Belmont
2000 Arch Prendergast (Carr) Jackie Kelly/St. Hubert 19:15/Belmont
2001 Cardinal O'Hara Amy Kelly/St Hubert 18:59/Belmont
2002 Saint Hubert Amy Kelly/St Hubert 19:37/Belmont
2003 Saint Hubert Amy Kelly/St Hubert 18:58/Belmont
2004 Cardinal O'Hara Katie Kelly/Cardinal O'Hara 19:51/Belmont
2005 Cardinal O'Hara Colleen Boland/Archbishop Prendergast 19:27/Belmont
2006 Cardinal O'Hara Beth Kelly/Cardinal O'Hara 18:44/Belmont
2007 Cardinal 0'Hara Caitlin Storbeck/Archbishop Carroll 19:57/Belmont
* Philadelphia Catholic League Championship Meet Record
Team Championships
Cardinal O'Hara 12 Championships Archbishop Wood 4 Championships Bishop Conwell 1 Championship
Cardinal Dougherty 5 Championships Saint Huberts 2 Championships Kennedy-Kendrick 1 Championship
Archbishop Prendergast 4 Championships Bishop McDevitt 2 Championships
Philadelphia Public League Cross Country Championships
Year Team Champion Individual Champion Time/Course .
1948 Overbrook Don Bagby/West Philadelphia 12:26/33rd and Dauphin (2.3 miles)
1949 Overbrook Don Bagby/West Philadelphia *#11:42.5/33rd and Dauphin
1950 Overbrook William Griggs/Overbrook 12:02
1951 Overbrook Gene Brodie/Overbrook 12:10
1952 Overbrook
1953 Overbrook
1954 Overbrook
1955 West Philadelphia John Stokes/na
1956 West Philadelphia John Stokes/na
1957 Overbrook
1958 West Philadelphia
1959 Overbrook Fred Anderson/Overbrook 11:42.3
1960 Overbrook Ben Moore/Overbrook
1961 Overbrook Josh Brown/Simon Gratz 11:57
1962 Overbrook Fred Daniels/Simon Gratz 12:02
1963 Overbrook Moses Mayfield/Bok 11:38.4
1964 NA
1965 Overbrook Jeff Harmon/Overbrook
1966 Overbrook
1967 Overbrook
1968 Bartram Tim Kretzmann/Lincoln 12:25
1969 Overbrook (Fred Rosenfeld) Kevin Brown/Overbrook 12:11.7
1970 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Joe O'Rourke/Bartram 11:52
1971 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Dirk Skinner/Central 12:09
1972 Overbrook (Rosenfeld)
1973 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) John Mitzel/Washington 11:42
1974 Dobbins
1975 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Wallace Caine/Washington *15:13/ Belmont Plateau (2.9 miles)
1976 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Brian Pharr/Central 15:17/Belmont
1977 Central Brian Pharr/Central NA/Belmont
1978 Central George Steinbronn/Lincoln #*14:57/Belmont
1979 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Calvin Dunning/Overbrook 15:10/Belmont
1980 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) NA NA/Belmont
1981 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Shaf Tinsley/Overbrook NA/Belmont
1982 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Andre Rockeymore/Overbrook 15:30/Belmont
1983 Washington NA NA/Belmont
1984 Dobbins Mike Rose/Washington 15:07/Belmont
1985 Dobbins Sharief Hall/Dobbins 15:38.6/Belmont
1986 Central Derek Brown/Overbrook 15:41/Belmont
1987 Overbrook (Rosenfeld) Derek Brown/Overbrook 15:03.1/Belmont
1988 Overbrook (Shutout win) Will Cambell /Overbrook 15.13.2/Belmont
1989 Central Aaron Barkley/Overbrook *17:14/Belmont Plateau (3.1 miles)
1990 Dobbins Robert Bond/Dobbins *16:54/Belmont
1991 Central Robert Bond/Dobbins 17:07/Belmont
1992 Overbrook Dante Zappala/Central 17:03/Belmont
1993 Central Phillip Pessa/Overbrook 17:16/Belmont
1994 Central Darrl Tate/Central 17:07/Belmont
1995 Central Nate McGalister/Central 17:24.8/Belmont
1996 Central Marlin Barrier/Ben Franklin 17:15/Belmont
1997 Central Marlin Barrier/Ben Franklin *16:43/Belmont
1998 Simon Gratz Gerald Bright/Central 17:14 /Belmont
1999 Central (Rosenfeld) Walter Harley/Simon Gratz 16:31/Belmont
2000 Central (Rosenfeld) Gerald Bright/Central 17:07/Belmont
2001 Central (Rosenfeld) Mike Syrnick/Central 16:29/Belmont
2002 Central (Rosenfeld) Mike Syrnick/Central 16:37/Belmont
2003 Central (Rosenfeld) Mike Syrnick/Central 16:40/Belmont
2004 Central (Rosenfeld) Pat Carr/Central 17:11/Belmont
2005 Engineer and Science Trevon Rainford/Engineer and Science 16:23/Belmont
2006 Central Terrence Lee/Engineer and Science 16:37/Belmont
2007 Masterman (St Clair) Terrence Lee/Engineer and Science #+16:04/Belmont
+ Philadelphia Public League Championship Meet Record
#Philadelphia Public League Course Record
Team Championships
Overbrook 30 Championships Dobbins - 3 Championships Simon Gratz- 1 Championship
Central 17 Championships West Philadelphia - 3 Championships Bartram - 1 Championship
Engineer and Science- 1 Championship Masterman 1 Championship
Philadelphia Public League Girls Cross County Championships
Year Team Champion Individual Champion Time/Course
2003 Central (Rosenfeld) Evan Vance/Central 20:43
2004
2005 Engineering and Science Lavaughn Jones/Engineering and Science 19:14/Belmont
2006 Engineering and Science Shatievah LewisPaul /Robeson 19:38/Belmont
2007 Paul Robeson Jena Arnold/Engineering and Science +* 19:05/Belmont
* New Phila. Public League Course Record + New Public League Championship Record
Compiling Rest of PCL Girls at this time
City Title For Cross Country
* Being Compiled at the time
Philadelphia City Title for Track and Field (Boys)
Year Winner Coach Points Runner-up Points
1944 Overbrook 77 2/3 West Catholic 43 1/3
1945 Central 77 North Catholic 44
1946 Central 63 North Catholic 36
1947 Bartram 52 2/3 West Catholic 45 1/3
1948 Overbrook 61 2/3 Roman Catholic 33 1/3
1949 Overbrook 62.5 Saint Thomas More 36.5
1950 Overbrook 56.5 West Catholic 42.5
1951 Central 52 West Catholic 47.5
1952 West Catholic Brother Luke Mullin 55.5 #Bartram 39.5/ Overbrook 26
1953 Bartram 59.5 West Catholic 39.5
1954 West Catholic Brother Luke 59 Northeast Public 40.5
1955 West Catholic Brother Luke 59 1/4 Northeast Public 39 3/4
1956 Northeast Public 59 1/4 West Catholic 39 3/4
1957 West Catholic Brother Luke 61 West Philadelphia 38
1958 Roman Catholic Lou Nicastro 66 Overbrook 33
1959 Overbrook Vernon Young 55 1/2 Roman Catholic 43 1/2
1960 Overbrook Vernon Young 75 La Salle 25
1961 Overbrook Vernon Young 53 Father Judge 46
1962 Central Ed Veith 54 Roman Catholic 33
1963 Overbrook Vernon Young 60 Father Judge 39
1964 Overbrook Vernon Young 50 Father Judge 49
1965 Overbrook Vernon Young Monsignor Bonner
1966 Overbrook Vernon Young 58 North Catholic 41
1967 Overbrook Vernon Young 63 Bishop McDevitt 36
1968 Overbrook Vernon Young 67 Bishop McDevitt 53
1969 Overbrook Jonas Harding Cardinal Dougherty
1970 Overbrook Jonas Harding 77 Bishop McDevitt 43
1971 MEET CANCELLED
1972 Overbrook Jonas Harding 73 Cardinal Dougherty 63
1973 Overbrook Jonas Harding 72 Cardinal Dougherty 54
1974 Overbrook Jonas Harding 106 Cardinal O'Hara 30
1975 Overbrook Jonas Harding 91 Father Judge 45
1976 Overbrook Jonas Harding 73 Archbishop Ryan 65
1977 Overbrook Fred Rosenfeld 74 Archbishop Ryan 58
1978 Overbrook Fred Rosenfeld 79 Cardinal Dougherty 51
1979 Overbrook Fred Rosenfeld 80 Bishop Mc Devitt
# Overbrook and Bartram competed in this meet due to a tie in the Public League Championship
1979 Was the last time the City Title in Cross Country and Track were held due to a conflict with Title IX lawsuits.