Burning XC Questions – 2025


Can the North Allegheny girls claim an incredible 8th straight WPIAL team championship?

Norwin girls returns a deep, talented roster with six of its top seven back after a runner-up finish at WPIALs last season—can they be the ones to stop the North Allegheny dynasty?

South Fayette girls dominated the 4x800m during the outdoor track and field WPIAL season—but will that success translate to the 5K?

North Catholic girls returns a strong lineup—can they compete for both the WPIAL and PIAA championships?

Will OLSH girls place seven runners in the top 25 at the WPIAL Finals?

Hampton has been one of Western PA’s top programs over the last five years (Girls: 2024 WPIAL champions; Boys: 2023 WPIAL & PIAA champions). What will 2025 bring for both squads?

Quaker Valley’s boys are reigning AA champions in both track and cross country—can they repeat on the XC course?

Riverview’s boys have won 3 of the last 4 WPIAL titles with a young roster—can they make it 4 out of 5?

North Allegheny’s boys return just one runner with championship experience from the 2024 WPIAL Championships. Is this season a reload, or a rebuilding year?

The AAA boys’ team title could turn into a six-team showdown—who will peak at White Oak Park in October?

Can District 8 powerhouse Taylor Allderdice’s boys team challenge the WPIAL’s best and contend at the highest level?

The Winchester Thurston boys are the only returning PIAA team champions—can they go back-to-back in 2025?

Shady Side Academy’s boys dropped to Class A in 2024 and improved every meet—will they turn heads and contend for a WPIAL title in 2025?

How many WPIAL teams will defend their championships in 2025?

How many WPIAL teams will grab the Hershey bar and a PIAA championship trophy?

Annabel Johnson is the only returning individual WPIAL champion from 2024—how fast will she run, and can she defend her title?

Madeline Meeuf, the 2023 AA champion, missed 2024 due to injury—can she reclaim the crown?

In Single A girls, only eight athletes have been crowned champion in the past 13 years—will Abby Weinstein, Eva Crofford, or Mya DiMaio Grace keep that streak alive, or will a new face break through?

In Single A boys, Zachary Shara, Ashton Saunders, Carter Kent, Brayden Douglass, and Scott McConnell all return—but who will take the gold this year? Or will a new contender break through and claim the crown?

Andrew Peigh was the WPIAL AAA runner-up in 2024—can he reach the top of the podium in 2025?

Who will be the next AAA boy to rise to championship-contender status? Griffin Martin, Samuel Plazio, Evan Yurasko, Ryan Ewing, and Brennan Patterson all finished in the top 15 last season—but which one will step up and break into the top 3 this year?

AAA Girls: Thirteen seniors finished in the top 20 last year. Can junior Cecilia Ressler secure another top-10 finish—and maybe even crack the top 5 in 2025?

AA Girls: Three freshmen—Anna Morris, Lucy Montagnese, and Caroline Sell—finished in the top 10 at last year’s WPIAL Finals. Now, with a year of experience and familiarity with the 3.1-mile course, how fast can they go in their sophomore season?

Grace Fritzman and Annie Czajkowski (medalists in the 1600m & 3200m in 2025)—can they carry that momentum into the XC season?

Jonah Montagnese, the defending 1600m state champion and fastest AA 3200m runner last year, now steps up to the 5K—will we see a sub-15 at White Oak Park in late October?

How many WPIAL individual state champions will be crowned this year?

Which incoming freshmen will make an immediate splash in the WPIAL?

Which new stars will rise by November to join the list of WPIAL standouts at the PIAA Championships?

How many WPIAL boys will break 15:30 in the 5K this season?

How many WPIAL girls will crack the 18:00 barrier in 2025?


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