Jul 1, 2024 By Eleanor Bailey 2 min read

Logan St. John Kletter dominated the cross country scene on the local, regional and national level this school year

Despite a nagging hip injury that kept her out of many early season invitationals this fall, the Mt. Lebanon senior repeated as WPIAL champion in cross country and won the PIAA title.

On Oct. 26 at White Oak Park, the North Carolina recruit breezed to victory in 17:47.40, more than six seconds ahead of WPIAL runner-up Robin Kucler of North Allegheny. Thanks to her showing, Lebo finished runner-up in the Class 3A team standings during the WPIAL championships, behind North Allegheny.

At the PIAA Championships on Nov. 4, St. John Kletter won her first state crown after finishing runner-up as a sophomore and placing eighth as a junior. She raced a 5:52 pace to finish first with an 18:13 time. The mark was six seconds ahead of runner-up Eva Kinston from North Allegheny and 41 seconds in front of Kucler. The showing helped the Lebo girls to a top-8 finish in the team standings.

After winning the state title and her second district championship, St. John Kletter placed at the regional and national level during the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. She finished fourth at the Northeast Regional to qualify for the nationals, held in December in San Diego. She placed 34th in the national championships.

“Logan accomplished many great things in cross country,” said Lebo coach Oscar Shutt. “She learned from her disappointments to motivate her to accomplish her state cross country title as a senior.”

St. John Kletter capped her fall season by earning Gatorade Pennsylvania Girls Cross Country Player of the Year. She is the first female winner chosen from Mt. Lebanon High School. The award celebrates the nation’s top high school athletes for excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community. An honors student, St. John Kletter maintained a 4.9 GPA in the classroom.