Philadelphia Catholic Cross Country /Boys Championships (This listing is best of our knowledge) Updated 11/2008 Thanks to Fred Rosenfeld, Joe Ryan, Ed Ulmer and Ted Silary for some of the stats for Public and Catholic League. ** Team also won the Eastern Cross Country Championship (Van Cortland Park, New York City) that year +Philadelphia Catholic League Championship Meet Record at the time # Belmont Plateau Course Record at the time. *** New Course Record Set 9/19/2009 Joe Rossa (West Windsor-Plainsboro North) @ Briarwood Invitation- 15:19.3 Team Championships West Catholic 11 Championships Archbishop Ryan 6 Championships Saint James 2 Championships La Salle 11 Championships Cardinal O'Hara 6 Championships North Catholic 2 Championships Archbishop Wood 10 Championships Monsignor Bonner 4 Championships Saint Joe Prep 1 Championship Cardinal Dougherty 9 Championships Bishop McDevitt 2 Championships Philadelphia Catholic League Cross Country /Girls Championships * Philadelphia Catholic League Championship Meet Record Team Championships Cardinal O'Hara 14 Championships Archbishop Wood 6 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 + 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 Masterman- 4 Championships West Philadelphia - 3 Championships Engineer and Science- 1 Championship Bartram - 1 Championship Philadelphia Public League Girls Cross County Championships * New Phila. Public League Course Record + New Public League Championship Record We are 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 2009** Cardinal O'Hara Tom Kennedy 117 2010 La Salle Patrick Devine 120.5 2011 Father Judge Mike Leonard 122 # 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. ** City Title re-established by "unofficially" having Phila Catholic League and Phila Public League teams competing again in District 12. District 12 split into AA (small) and AAA (large) schools. AAA team has won the Public or Catholic League Championship the week previous to the state qualifier unless it is specified therefore the AAA team had defeated the AA team in the League Championship. |
| The Philadelphia Catholic League and Philadelphia Public League Championships for Cross Country |
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