Team Information

• School Name: Riverview
• Classification: WPIAL-A
• Head Coach: Palma Ostrowski
• Assistant Coaches: Molly Kennedy, Marlee Deluca
• Returning Lettermen: 7

2023 Record

• Section: 8-1 (Undefeated in A duals; only loss to AA PIAA champ Hampton)
• Invitationals: Podium finishes in all 4 invitationals
  • Gateway: 2nd behind Fox Chapel (AAA)
  • Uniontown: 3rd behind University School (AAA) and Morgantown (AAA)
  • Maryland Charm City: 2nd behind Gilman School (2nd in Md Large Private School)
  • Tri-State: 1st

2023 Team Accomplishments

• WPIAL A Champions
  • 2nd title in the last 3 years (2023, 2021)
• Athlete Highlights:
  • PIAA Runner-up
    • Top 5 in the last 4 non-COVID years (2019: 2nd; 2021: 3rd, 2022: 5th, 2023: 2nd)

2023 Individual Accomplishments

• Chris Barnes (Sr):
  • Medaled in all 4 invitationals
  • PIAA State Medalist (22nd)
  • WPIAL Medalist (11th)
  • PR: 16:20 (Maryland Charm City)
• Holden Deasy (Sr):
  • Medaled in 3 invitationals
  • WPIAL Medalist (7th)
  • PR: 16:51 (White Oak, TSTCA)
• Micah Ivy (Sr):
  • Medaled in 3 invitationals
  • WPIAL Medalist (13th)
  • PR: 17:13 (White Oak, WPIALs)
• Ashton Saunders (Soph):
  • Medaled at Gateway Invitational
  • WPIAL Top Freshman (16th overall)
  • PR: 17:23 (White Oak, WPIALs)
• Braden Longstreth (Jr):
  • WPIAL: 8th among Sophomores (40th overall)
  • Track: Member of 4x800m relay; 9th place PIAA AA
  • PR: 18:05 (White Oak, WPIALs)

Notable Newcomers

• Oscar Smith (Fr)

Team Outlook

Coaches’ thoughts on the upcoming season:
Any year that ends with the team making it to Hershey is a good year. Our boys have been fortunate to finish in the top 3 at WPIALs in all nine years since the PIAA moved to 3 classifications. With 7 of our top 8 runners returning from our 2023 WPIAL championship and PIAA runner-up team, we have a reasonable chance of being in the mix again in 2024.

The team favorite for the WPIAL-A is likely Winchester Thurston, who had a fantastic spring track season and has all 5 scorers returning from last year’s 3rd place PIAA XC team. With defending state champ Annville-Cleona, the only single-A team that beat us in any race in 2023, moving up to AA, Winchester Thurston is probably the favorite to earn another PIAA trophy, although a team always emerges from the East.

Mohawk, with a very strong 1-2, perennial power Eden Christian, and Shady Side Academy, who replaced Ellwood City in single-A, each should be contenders for the 3 WPIAL state spots as well.

Individually, each of our three senior returning WPIAL medalists (Christopher, Holden, and Micah) are seeking to return to the WPIAL podium and each should have at least a chance to contend for a PIAA medal. In addition to PIAA XC team and individual medals in 2023, Chris has 9 WPIAL XC and track medals, while Holden and Micah each have earned 6, making the senior threesome the most accomplished class in Riverview XC history.

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Team Information

• School Name: Riverview
• Classification: WPIAL-A
• Head Coach: Palma Ostrowski
• Assistant Coaches: Molly Kennedy, Marlee DeLuca
• Returning Lettermen: 7

2023 Record

• Section: 6-3 (Undefeated in A duals)

Team Accomplishments

• 2023 Team WPIAL Runner-up
• 2023 PIAA (13th place)
• Podium finish at Uniontown (top A) and Tri-States (2nd)

2023 Athlete Highlights

Top Returners:

• Lily Bauer (Sr):
  • 3 invitational medals
  • WPIAL Medalist (12th)
  • PR: 20:34 (Maryland Charm City)
• Grace Johnson (Jr):
  • 2 invitational medals
  • PR: 21:11 (TSTCA)
• Hannah Hudack (Soph):
  • 1 invitational medal
  • PR: 22:17 (Maryland Charm City)
• Rosa Lascola (Jr):
  • PR: 23:20 (White Oak, WPIALs)
• Lily Hood (Sr):
  • Tiebreaker for WPIAL runner-up in ‘23
  • PR: 22:49 (Maryland Charm City)

Notable Top 7 Newcomers

• Juliette Brun (Soph)
• Catie Hoolahan (Soph)

Team Outlook

Coaches’ thoughts on the upcoming season:

Our girls’ team enters the 2024 season as the defending WPIAL runner-up, seeking its 3rd consecutive state berth and 4th in the last 6 years. Last year, we entered the district championship as one of 6 teams with a realistic shot at one of the 4 qualification spots. We were very fortunate as our girls ran their best race, and a few other top teams didn’t have their best day. This year, we see a similar deep group battling for states, as 6 WPIAL teams project to be in the PIAA top 15 (Winchester Thurston, OLSH, Shady Side Academy, Eden, Carlynton/BC, and Riverview). Thus, while we could be better than last year, the depth of the WPIAL will make it a challenge to match last year’s championship accomplishments.

A big success factor from the ’23 season was the performance of our dual-sport athletes. Four of our eight returners were starters on Riverview’s state runner-up soccer team and will be splitting time between soccer and XC again in ’24. We will need to manage that dual-sport balance even better than last year to have a shot at returning to Hershey.

Individually, Sr. Lily Bauer (sister of 2023 800 state champion Amby– William & Mary) has participated in the PIAA XC meet each of her 3 years. Last summer, she was battling a basketball injury, so we are encouraged that this year she has been injury-free. She has improved each year at both WPIALs and PIAAs, and if she continues that trend, she has a chance to be near the PIAA medal stand in ’24.

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