5K brings alumni, students and parents together to support Paul VI

Alumni, students, parents and coaches put their best foot forward in Paul VI’s Annual Blue and White Alumni Run and Walk. This 5k, sponsored by the Paul VI Alumni Association and the Boys Cross Country Team, was held at Pennypacker Park, Haddonfield on October 22nd. The event supports student scholarships through Paul VI’s Annual Giving Campaign. It also provides a great opportunity for alumni and students to connect and enjoy a fun run and walk in the park. Despite the fact that was a chilly and wet morning, runners showed up in numbers and enjoyed the run.

Participants included alumni from each decade of the school’s existence. Frank Ryan, class of ’71 held the distinction of being the male runner from the earliest graduating year. "I'm not sure what took a greater toll...trying to dance to the 70's sounds at the Blue and White Gala and Hall of Fame dinner or running the Alumni 5K. Both were two very different and fun ways to celebrate PVI." he said.

Kristen Brogan, class of ’82, was counterpart as the female from the earliest graduating class. Brogan also earned the Silver Award for female alumni. She said, “I began participating two years ago as a mom by bringing snacks; my son, Jack, is a current student on the cross country team. Last year I thought it would be nice to run, so I started training, and here I am again this year. It was a great day!” Brogan also finished 2ndin the female alumna category, for the second year in row!

Helene Usher, age 11, received the award for 1st place runner under age 12, and 2nd place female runner overall. She is the daughter of alumna Helene (McGovern) Usher, Class of ’92, a top runner and captain of the Paul VI Girls XC Team and all parochial champion in high school, as well as the assistant girls cross country coach to Coach Lyons from 2001-2008. She said, ”My daughter Helene very determined in just about everything she does; and she loves to run.” It looks as though we have a future cross country champion in our mist!

The Boys Cross Country Team parents generously provided snacks and pitched in to help make this a great day. Alumni participants, families and the cross country team met for lunch at Mulligan’s in Oaklyn for a “dine & donate” following the race.

The medalists included:

1st Place Runner Overall – Coach Colin MacFarlane ’06

1st Place under age 12 and 2nd Place Female Overall – Helene Usher (age 11)!

Student Category

1st Place Female – Erin Siciliano ’18

2nd Place Female – Bridget Lyons ’20

3rd Place Female – Amelia Smith ’19

1st Place Male – Stephen Conte ’17

2nd Place Male – Ryan Tennerelli ’19

3rd Place Male – Nathan Strobl ’16

Alumni Category

1st Place Female – Erin (Sigwart) Quintangeli ’03

2nd Place Female – Kristen Brogan ’82

3rd Place Female – Karen Johnson-Cromwell

1st Place Male – Jake Durante-Koller

2nd Place Male – Stephen Sigwart ’06

3rd Place Male – Michael Rankin ’10

Earliest Grad Year Male – Frank Ryan ’71

Earliest Grad Year Female – Kristen Brogan ’82

Most Leisurely Paced – Kevin Drum ’83

Fastest And Only Faculty Member – Nick Markellos ’98

Photo Caption: left to right: Helene Usher, 1st Place under age 12 and 2nd Place Female Overall; Erin (Sigwart) Quintangeli ’03, 1st Place Female Alum; Kristen (Schroeder) Brogan ’82, 2nd Place Female Alum and Earliest Grad Year Female; Jake Durante-Koller ’14, 1st Place Male Alum; Stephen Sigwart ’06, 2ndPlace Male Alum; Frank Ryan ’71 - Earliest Grad Year Male; Kevin Drum ’83, Most Leisurely Paced; Nick Markellos ’98, Fastest/Oldest/Only Faculty Member; Nathan Strobl ’20, 3rd Place Male Student; Ryan Tenerelli ’19, 2nd Place Male Student; Coach Colin MacFarlane ’06, 1st Place Runner Overall; Stephen Conte ’17, 1st Place Male Student; Bridget Lyons ’20, 1st Place Female Student; Erin Siciliano ’18, 2nd Place Female Student; and Amelia Smith ’19, 3rd Place Female Student. (Not Pictured Michael Rankin ’10, 3rdPlace Male Alum and Karen Johnson-Cromwell, 3rd Place Female).

For more information about Paul VI High School’s Alumni Association events, please contact Mary Anne Yeager, Director of Institutional Advancement, myeager@pvihs.org , or call (856) 858-4900, ext. 343.

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Paul VI High School is a regional college-preparatory high school with 18 advanced placement courses, over 100 athletic conference championships, serving over 1100 students from throughout South Jersey. Paul VI is located on thirty-five acres in Haddonfield, New Jersey. The school has forty-five years of academic excellence grounded in Christian values and Catholic doctrine and educates for academic achievement and a total development of spiritual, moral, and social values. Paul VI is a vital presence in the educational community, helping to form young men and women capable of leading us in this century.

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