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Freeport's Carlsson, Zboran named top cross-country runners

Kayla Zboran

Preston Carlsson of Knoch and Kayla Zboran of Freeport have been named Male and Female Butler County Cross-Country Runners of the Year.

The selections were determined by vote of the county's high school coaches.

The eighth annual all-county cross-country team follows. Ten of the boys selections and 12 of the girls were PIAA qualifiers this season:

Boys

Runner of the Year — Preston Carlsson, Knoch

First Team

Matt Slagle (Karns City), Ben Nickel (Seneca Valley), Scott Slaney (Mars), Chris Georgiadis (Mars), Andrew Maxwell (Slippery Rock), Brandon Grumski (Knoch), Brett Foster (Seneca Valley)

Second Team

Nathan Mrdjenovich (Mars), Chris Short (Butler), Jeromee Geibel (Butler), Sean Rundle (Butler), Alex Taylor (Seneca Valley), Alex Cetnar (Knoch), Colin Meehan (Freeport)

Honorable Mention

Drew Venesky (Knoch), Caleb Bickel (Slippery Rock), Brendan Knox (Mars), Frankie Petribni (Mars), Evan Miller (Moniteau)

Girls

Runner of the Year — Kayla Zboran (Freeport)

First Team

Rebecca Dudek (Freeport), Lauren Sauer (Seneca Valley), Abby Jones (Knoch), Mandi Moxie (Knoch), Tena Pettit (Knoch), Maggie McChesney (Mars), Shannon McChesney (Mars)

Second Team

Katie Lutz (Seneca Valley), Alexis Swiergol (Butler), Emily Jones (Karns City), Emily Schumacher (Karns City), Jessica Monberg (Mars), Mandy Hunt (Knoch), Emily Seibert (Seneca Valley)

Honorable Mention

Holly Keefer (Butler), Tori Sawhney (Butler), Heather Porter (Moniteau), Lauren Dietz (Slippery Rock), Maty Zeckzer (Seneca Valley)

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