Championship week is here! 🏆 We break down the Central League and Inter-Ac League Championships, highlighting the top contenders, individual matchups, teams to watch, and storylines that could shape the races. Who will rise to the occasion and bring home the hardware? It's time to get ready for championship racing in DELCO! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

The DELCO XC Championships delivered everything we could ask for: dramatic finishes, historic team victories, breakout performances, and some incredible racing across Delaware County!

On this episode of the DELCO XC Podcast, Kevin Kee breaks down all the action from the championship races, including Radnor's Coco Conner winning a thrilling girls' individual title and Connor Walsh capturing the boys' championship. On the team side, Episcopal Academy claimed the girls' crown, while Ridley made history by winning its first boys' team title since 1997!

🔥 Inside this episode:

• 🥇 Coco Conner's thrilling victory in a four-runner battle for the girls' title

• 🏆 Connor Walsh and Rowan Carr battling for the boys' individual championship

• 💪 Episcopal Academy's pack running powering the girls to the team title

• 🟢 Ridley's historic boys' team championship and the connection to the 1997 champions

• ⚔️ Springfield's emergence as a girls' team contender

• 🏃 The Penncrest-Haverford battle for second on the boys' side

• 🌟 JV and novice race highlights, plus a look at DELCO's future stars

Plus, we recognize our DELCO XC Runners of the Week, celebrate standout performances, and look back at a championship meet that felt like DELCO XC at its very best!

Thank you to everyone who came out, supported the runners, and continues to support the DELCO XC Podcast!

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🏆 DELCO CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW! 🏆

The biggest race of the DELCO XC season is here! Kevin Kee breaks down the biggest storylines heading into the DELCO Championships and makes his predictions for what could be an unforgettable day of racing.

🔥 On this episode:

• 🧩 A Missing Piece for Episcopal Academy — Can they overcome a key absence?

• 🏆 History Could Be Made for Marple Newtown — Could the Tigers make DELCO history on the girls side?

• ⚔️ Freshman vs. Freshman — Tru Chubbs vs. Ryan McNamee: Who will come out on top?

• 🏆 Top 5 Teams — Who will claim the team championships?

• ⭐ Top 10 Individuals — Which runners have what it takes to finish among DELCO's best?

• 🔮 The Biggest Storylines — The matchups, teams, and individual battles you need to watch

The predictions are in. The storylines are set. Now it's time to see who delivers when it matters most.

DELCO CHAMPIONSHIPS — LET'S GET READY TO RACE! 🏃‍♂️💨🏃‍♀️💨

🔥 THE ROAD TO DELCOs IS HERE! 🏆

The DELCO XC Podcast is back with a massive championship-season episode as we break down a scorching weekend of racing at Paul Short and Salesianum!

With the Delaware County Championships just ONE WEEK AWAY, the rankings are heating up — and so are the teams.

🏆 DELCO TOP 5 RANKINGS
We reveal the latest Top 5 teams on both the girls and boys sides:

🏃‍♀️ Girls:
1️⃣ Marple Newtown
2️⃣ Episcopal Academy
3️⃣ Haverford
4️⃣ Radnor
5️⃣ Strath Haven

🏃‍♂️ Boys:
1️⃣ Ridley
2️⃣ Penncrest
3️⃣ Haverford
4️⃣ Episcopal Academy
5️⃣ Strath Haven

We also give honorable mentions to teams like Penncrest, Springfield, Radnor, and Garnet Valley as the championship picture continues to take shape.

🔥 PAUL SHORT BREAKDOWN
We dive into the biggest performances from DELCO teams at Paul Short, including:

• Episcopal Academy's incredible girls pack
• Radnor's strong showing
• Penncrest's combination of front-end firepower and depth
• Haverford's tight scoring pack
• Strath Haven's impressive front four
• Garnet Valley's quietly impressive 1-5 spread
• Ridley's five runners under 17 minutes
• Penncrest's depth and potential bounce-back
• Haverford's dangerous front three
• Episcopal's incredible boys depth

And we talk about one of the most impressive team performances of the weekend — Strath Haven's boys putting four runners between 16:51 and 17:00!

🏃‍♂️ SALESIANUM
We head to Salesianum and highlight Springfield's team victory, along with the impressive depth of Haverford School and Springfield's Varsity B boys squad.

🏆 RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
Presented by Ridley Running Company!

🏆 DELCO CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE NEXT!

The rankings are set. The teams are getting healthy. The packs are tightening.

One week until Rose Tree Park.

Who is ready?

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🤝 Runner of the Week presented by Ridley Running Company

The DELCO XC Podcast is back with a packed episode as Delaware County cross country continues to heat up!

We kick things off with the latest DELCO Top 5 Rankings on both the girls and boys sides before diving into a full breakdown of the Downingtown West Whippets Invitational.

On the girls side, we break down Marple Newtown's impressive front five, Haverford's incredible pack running, Episcopal Academy's combination of experience and youth, Agnes Irwin's strong front end, Garnet Valley's depth, and the developing groups at Delaware County Christian and Cardinal O'Hara.

Then we turn to the boys, where Haverford's unbelievable compression steals the spotlight. We also break down Marple Newtown's low-stick strength, Garnet Valley's depth, Sun Valley's young front-end talent, and the developing packs at Delaware County Christian and Cardinal O'Hara.

Plus, we head over to the Foundation Invitational at Big Spring to check in on Archbishop Carroll's girls and boys.

And, of course, we recognize this week's DELCO XC Runners of the Week, presented by Ridley Running Company!

As October approaches, the championship season is getting closer — and the team races across DELCO are getting tighter.

Who has the best pack?
Who has the best front runner?
Which teams are closing their gaps?
And which programs are starting to make their move?

It's all here on the latest episode of the DELCO XC Podcast!

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DELCO XC is starting to take shape! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

This week on the DELCO XC Podcast, Kevin Kee breaks down a huge weekend of Delaware County cross country action, including the Adidas XC Challenge in North Carolina, the George School Invitational, and the Ben Bloser Bulldog Invitational.

We take a deep dive into the teams beginning to establish their identities — from Springfield's powerful front two, to Episcopal's incredible depth, Marple Newtown's dominant girls pack, Strath Haven's complete lineup, Penncrest's combination of elite low sticks and depth, Ridley's front-end firepower, Haverford Township's unbelievable pack, and Garnet Valley's team compression.

Plus, we reveal this week's DELCO Top 5 Rankings:

🏃‍♀️ Girls

1. Marple Newtown
2. Episcopal Academy
3. Strath Haven
4. Haverford
5. Radnor

🏃‍♂️ Boys

1. Ridley
2. Penncrest
3. Strath Haven
4. Episcopal Academy
5. Haverford

And of course, it's time for the Runner of the Week, presented by Ridley Running Company!

🏆 Boys
🏆 Girls

From superstar low sticks to tightly packed teams, freshmen making an impact, and runners fighting for varsity spots, DELCO XC is getting deeper and more competitive every week.

The championship season is still ahead — and the next few weeks could change everything.

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The latest DELCO XC Pod episode is packed with team rankings, invitational breakdowns, and two standout Runners of the Week, proudly presented by Ridley Running Company!

🏃‍♂️ DELCO Boys Top 5
The rankings stay unchanged this week, with Strath Haven holding onto the #1 spot, followed by Ridley, Penncrest, Haverford, and Episcopal Academy. With all five teams off, there was no reason to shake things up.

🏃‍♀️ DELCO Girls Top 5
Marple Newtown remains #1 after another impressive showing at Briarwood. Episcopal Academy, Springfield, Strath Haven, and Haverford round out the Top 5, while Radnor continues to make a strong case for consideration.

🏃‍♂️ Briarwood Boys — Marple Newtown & Archbishop Carroll
We break down the contrasting team pictures of Marple Newtown and Archbishop Carroll. Julian Bothma continues to provide Marple with an elite low stick, while Garret Hager, Pj Lee, Owen Cowley, and Cayden Wark are forming an increasingly dangerous pack behind him.

For Carroll, sophomore Markell Houston continues to show consistency up front, but the Cardinals are still looking to close the gaps behind their young leader.

🏃‍♀️ Briarwood Girls — Why Marple Newtown Is #1
This is where Marple really makes its case.

Sloane Smith wins the race in 19:42, but the bigger story may be what happens behind her. Jessica DeMaio, Avery DeCecco, and Brooke Davis finish 6th, 7th, and 9th, giving Marple three runners separated by just 12.6 seconds.

Four Marple runners finish inside the Top 21.

That's not just depth. That's team scoring power.

🏃‍♀️ Silver Lake Invitational — Agnes Irwin & Cardinal O'Hara
Davis Bauman puts together a statement performance for Agnes Irwin, winning the Silver Lake Invitational in 19:36.40 and setting a new course record.

We also break down Agnes' strong front three and what they need to do to tighten the back end.

On the O'Hara side, the girls show a tight group led by Luciana, Amalia Christie, and Monica Greco, while the boys put together a full team score led by John Paul Gallagher. O'Hara's boys show some promising compression at the back, but closing the gaps behind Gallagher will be the key to taking the next step.

🏆 Girls Runner of the Week

🏆 Boys Runner of the Week
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he DELCO XC Pod is back with our first Top 5 rankings of the 2026 season!

Kevin Kee breaks down the opening weeks of Delaware County cross country, including the Unionville Two Mile Bash, PTXC 5K, Northampton Invitational, and Abington Invitational.

On the boys' side, Strath Haven, Ridley, Penncrest, Haverford and Episcopal Academy make up our first Top 5, while Marple Newtown, Episcopal Academy, Springfield, Strath Haven and Haverford lead the girls' rankings.

But this episode is about more than rankings. It's about what actually wins cross country races: the pack.

We break down team compression, low sticks, scoring gaps and the runners who could make the biggest difference as the season develops. We also spotlight standout performances from Connor Walsh, Cassidy Jones, Cecilia Kane, Sloane Smith, Cayla Gaffney, Rowan Carr, Sean Holst-Rightley and many more.

Plus, we announce this week's Runner of the Week, presented by Ridley Running Company

It's only September. The rankings will change. The packs will tighten. And the road to November is just getting started.

This is DELCO XC. Every week, the pack changes.