Friday’s Liberty Bell Invitational hosted 88 teams in 14 races, including a host of NTN Southwest regionally ranked teams, and the top seeds were victorious. - SW#1 Albuquerque Academy NM boys 93 were comfortable winners over Campbell County WY 121 points, SW#6 Cheyenne Central WY 142 and SW#3 Fort Collins CO 143 points.
- SW#2 Fort Collins CO girls 52 trounced Cherry Creek CO 143 and SW#3 Campbell County WY 142.
- Fastest individuals of the day were Denver North soph Joe Manilafusa 15:12.7 and Sarah Cocco (Fairview) 18:11.3.
Course and conditions - Elevation 5280’. 60% pavement and 40% dirt canal. Rainy weather was threatening at the start, but bypassed the meet. Partly cloudy, upper 60s, low 70s. Division 1 Boys - This race was much anticipated with three of the top six regionally ranked teams. SW#1 Albuquerque Academy won with 93 points, followed by Campbell County WY (121), SW#6 Cheyenne Central WY (142), SW#3 Fort Collins CO (143) and Gallup NM (179). Individual winner was Anquel Tolev (Thornton) 15:30.9, edging Academy aces Ben Johnson 15:33.0 and Dustin Martin 15:36.9. Division 1 Girls - The last race of the day had even more Southwest ranked teams, four of the top six. SW#2 Fort Collins CO 52 points trounced Cherry Creek CO (143), SW#3 Campbell County (146), Fairview CO (162) and Rocky Mountain CO 183. SW#4 Albuquerque Academy had a disappointing day as they finished 12th . Emerging Fairview star Sarah Cocco won the race in 18:11.3, the fastest time of the day. Three other girls provided a tough challenge -- Sarah Ellie Rastall (Rocky Mountain) 18:13.2, Alexis Skarda (Fairview) 18:13.2, and Lisa Johnstone (Cherry Creek) 18:22.0. Division 4 Boys - Colorado Springs Christian School finished first followed by University, Peyton, Rocky Ford and LaJunta. Colorado Springs Christian School had their top five finished the race in the top 16. Victor Montoya (Rocky Ford) posttest the fastest time of the race with a 16:11.1 beating Noah Hoffman (Aspen) who finished with a 16:28.6. Division 4 girls - was won by Roosevelt with 55 points, then was Basalt, Platte Canyon, Holy Family, and University. The winner of this girl’s race was Kristin McGlynn who ran virtually unchallenged the whole way as she finished almost a minute faster than the second place girl. Division 3 Boys - Third race of the day was an exciting team race as Laramie (WY) beat Falcon (Co) by one point as Falcon 5th place runner was passed at the finished line. These two teams were followed by Battle Mountain, Denver North and Niwot. The winner of the boy’s race who was also the overall winner was Joe Manilafusa (Denver North) with a 15:12.7. Joe Manilafusa and his brother Erik Ndikumana who finished third have had to face a lot of obstacles in their lives. The boys were originally from Burundi until six years ago when their father was assassinated their mother then took the boys to Tanzania and finally to the United States. Girls Division 3 - was won by Mullen CO with 79 points followed by Glenwood Springs, Evergreen, D’Evelyn and Woodland Park. Jen Webers (Conifer) won in 18:34.8 beating Kelly King (Silver Creek) 18:44.7. Division 2 Boys - was won by SW#10 ranked team Dakota Ridge CO which had 79 points, Rampart CO was second with 85 points and SW#8 Wheatridge finished third with 94 points. Rounding out the top five was Grand Junction in fourth and Loveland finishing fifth. Richard Medina (Grand Junction) won the race and had the second-best boy’s time of the day winning the race with a 15:19.4. He beat Evan Appel (Dakota Ridge) 15:36.4. Division 2 Girls - saw a close race won by Kelly Waters (Monarch) 18:23.6 beating Leigh Ann Ganzar (Littleton) 18:25.5. The team race was won by Dakota Ridge with 62 points followed by Littleton (70), Greeley West (121), Sand Creek (123) and in fifth Mountain Vista with 174 points.
RESULTS
Division I Boys 1. Albuquerque (N.M.) Academy, 93.
2. Campbell County, Wyo., 121.
3. Cheyenne Central, Wyo., 142.
4. Fort Collins, 143.
5. Gallup, N.M., 179.
6. Cherry Creek, 202.
7. Chaparral, 206.
8. Rocky Mountain, 221.
9. Eaglecrest, 248.
10. Smoky Hill, 268.
1. Anguel Tolev, Thornton, 15:30.9.
2. Ben Johnson, Albuquerque Academy 15:33.0
3. Dustin Martin, Albuquerque Academy 15:36.8
4. Dean Black, Palmer 15:42.1
5. Robert Muhudin, Overland 15:52.8
6. Will Everett, Fort Collins 15:53.1
7. Taylor Kelting, Campbell County 16:01.2
8. Paul Burk, Campbell County 16:04.7
9. Bryant Mason, Fort Collins 16:05.5
10. Luke Schafer, Cherry Creek 16:06.5
Division 1 Girls
1. Fort Collins, 52.
2. Cherry Creek, 143.
3. Campbell County, Wyo., 146.
4. Fairview, 162.
5. Rocky Mountain, 183.
6. Heritage, 203.
7. Chaparral, 238.
8. St. Michaels, NM, 241
9. Boulder, 253
10. Smoky Hill, 281
1. Sarah Cocco, Fairview 18:11.3
2. Ellie Rastall, Rocky Mountain 18:13.2
3. Alexis Skarda, Fairview 18:19.8
4. Lisa Jonstone, Cherry Creek 18:22.0
5. Meredith MacGregor, Fairview 18:42.4
6. Alicia Holt, Fort Collins 18:54.1
7. Miranda Benzel, Fort Collins 18:55.8
8. Megan Gebhart, Campbell County 18:57.0
9. Sarah Lyle, Smoky Hill 18:59.6
10. Lauren Johnson, Cherry Creek (19:00.5
Division 2 Boys
1. Dakota Ridge, 79
2. Rampart, 85
3. Wheat Ridge 94
4. Grand Junction, 99
5. Loveland, 154
6. Columbine, 214
7. Monarch, 219
8. Longmont, 239
9. Littleton, 250
10. Pomona, 265
1. Richard Medina, Grand Junction 15:19.4
2. Evan Appel, Dakota Ridge 15:36.4
3. Cameron Clayton, Monarch 15:49.9
4. Kyle Simcox, Dakota Ridge 15:56.5
5. Nick Saulnier, Rampart 16:03.1
6. Grant Wahl, Columbine, 16:07.1
7. Jed Morgan, Loveland 16:19.0
8. Martin Medina, Grand Junction 16:21.1
9. Matt Curry, Rampart 16:24.1
10. Henry Cowhick, Wheat Ridge 16:25.6
Division 2 Girls
1. Dakota Ridge, 62
2. Littleton, 70
3. Greeley West, 121
4. Sand Creek, 123
5. Mountain Vista, 174
6. Monarch, 196
7. Rampart, 207
8. Highlands Ranch 220
9. Pine Creek, 234
10. Loveland, 236 1. Kelly Waters, Monarch 18:23.6)
2. Leigh Ann Ganzar, Littleton 18:25.5
3. Tosha Rogers, Dakota Ridge 18:54.6
4. Alexa Rogers, Dakota Ridge 18:55.9
5. Paige Lillo, Dakota Ridge 18:54.8
6. Kendra Gerk, Greeley West 19:10.7
7. Jen Bremser, Sand Creek 19:28.4
8. Emily Schmidt, Sand Creek 19:29.1
9. Camille Logan, Littleton 19:35.2
10. Shelby Flowers, Littleton 19:35.6
Division 3 Boys
1. Laramie, Wyo., 129
2. Falcon, 130
3. Battle Mountain, 152
4. Denver North, 168
5. Niwot, 187
6. Cherokee Trail, 188
7. D'Evelyn, 204
8. Scottsbluff, Neb., 206
9. Woodland Park, 206
10. Evergreen, 206.
1. Joseph Mahilafasha, Denver North 15:12.7
2. Kevin Williams, D'Evelyn 15:26.1
3. Erik Ndikumana, Denver North 15:57.5
4. Brian Pierre, Laramie 16:10.8
5. Chad Valladares, Scottsbluff 16:18.6
6. Nick White, Falcon 16:23.7
7. Scott Ingram, Cherokee Trail 16:27.1
8. Jeremy Bird, Moffat County 16:28.4
9. Moe Martinez, Denver North 16:29.8
10. Bobby Potrykus, Conifer 16:32.4
Division 3 Girls
1. Mullen, 79
2. Glenwood Springs, 107
3. Evergreen, 131
4. D'Evelyn, 149
5. Woodland Park, 193
6. Niwot, 224
7. Confer, 231
8. Regis, 234
9. Silver Creek, 242 10. Moffat County, 253 1. Jen Webers, Conifer 18:34.8
2. Kelly King, Silver Creek 18:44.7
3. Katrina Selsor, Glenwood Springs 19:32.6
4. Grace Shearrer, Englewood 19:35.1
5. Bryn Morrolio, Mullen 19:42.7
6. Kyla Berendger, Evergreen 19:44.0
7. Erin Brunko, D'Evelyn 19:49.5
8. Alicia Nelson, Moffat County 19:57.4
9. Melissa Buchanan, Glenwood Springs 20:00.5
10. Erin McCarthy, Mullen 20:01.3
Division 4 Boys
1. Colorado Springs Christain, 33
2. University, 54
3. Peyton, 59
4. Rocky Ford, 68
5. La Junta, 90
6. Aspen, 97
7. Brush, 103
8. Roosevelt, 110
9. Holy Family, 171
10. Faith Christian, 213 1. Victor Montoya, Rocky Ford 16:11.1
2. Noah Hoffman, Aspen 16:28.6
3. Branson Bartlett, Peyton 16:39.8
4. Aaron Alarcan, Roosevelt 16:41.0
5. Andy Eberhard, University 16:59.7
6. Brandon Reed, Colorado Springs Christian 17:03.87. Michael Williams, Colorado Springs Christian, 17:04.8
8. Luke Brohmer, Colorado Springs Christian 17:07.1
9. Kaleb Greenwood, University 17:08.4
10. Travis Stanford, Peyton 17:17.4 Division 4 Girls 1. Roosevelt, 55
2. Basalt, 79
3. Platte Canyon, 81
4. Holy Family, 99
5. University, 112
6. Aspen, 118
7. Estes Park, 147
8. Kent Denver, 152
9. Faith Christian, 156
10. Peyton, 166 1. Kristin McGlynn, Platte Canyon 18:33.5
2. Becca Huffman, Colorado Springs Christian 19:30.7
3. Jamie Christensen, Brush 19:45.8
4. Amy Lund, Basalt 19:51.7
5. Cora Gann, Peyton 19:53.5
6. Cassie Pierce, Peyton 20:21.3
7. Kristina Burk, Holy Family 20:30.3
8. Brooke Wells, Roosevelt 20:33.3
9. Kelly Mapes, Machebeuf 20:43.6
10. Hillary Hasse, Platte Canyon 20:53.4 |
