The Sports ReportsIt was a thrilling season for area girls’ runners this fall, with plenty of excitement on both sides of the border.
Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek picked things up a notch in her sophomore season, going undefeated in NTL dual meets, taking second at the District IV, Class AA Championships, and earning a top-six finish at the PIAA, Class AA Championships, making her The Sports Reports' 2024 All-Region Girls’ "Runner of the Year."
Corning’s Olivia Martinec took the running world by storm in her first season. She was third at the STAC and sectional meets, while also taking 40th at the state championships, earning her the "Newcomer of the Year" honors.
The "Breakout Runner of the Year" was Elmira’s Madalyn Wise, who took a big step forward this year. She was ninth at the STAC Championships, and a state qualifier as she took sixth at the Section IV, Class A race.
The NTL saw Towanda rise to the top as it went undefeated in dual meet action. They also took third in a very tough District IV, Class AA field - the only two teams ahead of them were second and third in the state. That makes coach Mike Maurer and his crew the "Coach of the Year."
On the first team are Kosek, Martinec, Towanda’s Izzy Larson, Athens’ Sara Bronson, Owego’s Jaelyn Chrysler, Troy’s Alyssa Parks, CV’s Natalie Yonker, and Corning’s Lauren Roche.
On the second team are Athens’ Alissa Vough, Corning’s Kyra Gross, and Lelia Ianovici, Elmira’s Ella Devlin, and Wise, Towanda’s Mary-Kate Eberlin, Horseheads’ Mackenzie Baker, Wyalusing’s Megan King, and NEB’s Anaiah Kolesar.
On the third team are Corning’s Elianna Schneider, and Madi Sweet, Waverly’s Mackenzie Chamberlain, and Harper Minaker, Horseheads’ Suzanne Sydlansky, Athens’ Ava Hughes, Towanda’s Kenzie Brown, CV’s Tori Stratton, NEB’s Sophie Bennett, and Sullivan County’s Zoey Reese.
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Runner of the Year: Lauren Kosek, Wellsboro
Newcomer of the Year: Corning’s Olivia Martinec
Breakout Runner of the Year: Elmira’s Madalyn Wise
Coach of the Year: Mike Maurer, Towanda
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FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Wellsboro’s Lauren Kosek
Corning’s Olivia Martinec
Towanda’s Izzy Larson
Athens’ Sara Bronson
Owego’s Jaelyn Chrysler
Troy’s Alyssa Parks
Cowanesque Valley’s Natalie Yonker
Corning’s Lauren Roche
SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION
Athens’ Alissa Vough
Elmira’s Ella Devlin
Towanda’s Mary-Kate Eberlin
Corning’s Kyra Gross
Corning’s Leila Ianovici
Northeast Bradford’s Anaiah Kolesar
Wyalusing’s Megan King
Elmira’s Madelyn Wise
Horseheads’ Mackenzie Baker
THIRD TEAM ALL-REGION
Horseheads’ Suzanne Sydlansky
Athens’ Ava Hughes
Waverly’s Mackenzie Chamberlain
Waverly’s Harper Minaker
Corning’s Elianna Schneider
Corning’s Madi Sweet
Sullivan County's Zoey Reese
Towanda’s Kenzie Brown
Cowanesque Valley’s Tori Stratton
Northeast Bradford’s Sophie Bennett
