Boys

• US#10 SE #1 Jesuit(FL) runs solidly on first real xc course.
• US#19 SE #2 Winter Park (FL) loses 55-99 in first race in two weeks.
• SE #4 Hoover (AL) picks up the win over HL#6 West Plains MO and SE #5 Houston (TN) at Memphis Twi Light Classic. Posts fastest team average in the SE so far this season.
• Washington (FL) and Brentwood Academy (TN) throw down some awesome times for second straight week.
• Robert Bedsole ( Hoover, AL) blazes a 14:40.40 three mile (15:07) equivalent to remain undefeated this season.
• Bryan Sharkey (Gulliver Prep, Miami, FL) destroys Moise Joseph’s Tropical Park course record with a 15:24 in his first race of the season
• Derrick Robbins ( Woodside, VA) burns a quick 15:28 to win the Newport News Invite.

Girls

• US #15 SE #1 Holy Trinity (FL) wins big at FSU Invite. First race in two weeks.
• SE # 3 C. Milton Wright (MD) wins again. Awaits Bull Run next week.
• SE # 4 Scottsboro (AL) runs fastest 5k average in the SE this season to win Chickasaw Trails.
• SE # 5 St. Paul’s (AL) gets win over SE #6 Collins Hill(GA) and S #4 Tupelo, MS at Mobile Challenge of Champions
• SE # 8 Sacred Heart (KY) finishes distant 8 th at Carmel Classic without two of their top runners.
  Cardinal Gibbons(NC) sets record for 8 mile(5 x 2,500m) Stage Relay in Greensboro, NC). Averages 6:10.53 per mile.
• Kelly Parrish (Vanguard, Ocala, FL) runs 17:57.43 to finish 3 rd in open/college race on tough hilly course at FSU Invite.
• Frosh Emilie Amaro ( Cypress Bay, FL) wins FIU/Lourdes with a sensational 17:58.47 in her first xc race EVER.
• Elizabeth Bruce (Forsyth Country Day, NC) wins UNCW Seahawk Invite in 18:15 ankle deep mud and water.
• Kate Niehaus ( Spring Valley, SC) runs 18:20.66 to remain undefeated. Margin of victory, 1:28.

Boys recaps

FSU Invite 5k, Tallahassee, FL-

US#10 SE #1 Jesuit(FL) wins easily as Andy Biladeau cheers teammates on. Coach Boza and Biladeau opted to run the college/open race. Biladeau hit splits of 5:10, 15:30(10:20), 16:06(5K) and 23:38(4.5 miles) before finishing 4 th in 25:50.52. “ I had to go out a little slower since it was 8k,” said Biladeau. “ Overall it was OK. Right now, I’m feeling good for where I’m at. ” Biladeau finished strong, but was some confusion regarding the course led him to believe that there was one more ascent up the long hill near the finish. “ I thought we had to go up the hill a lot. I was saving a lot.” In Biladeau’s absence, James Osborne, led the way for Jesuit. He dispatched Chris Mullaney(Bishop Kinney), who is coming off an injury, on the final hill to finish in 16:12. Jesuit placed 3 in the top ten to win by 77 points. “First of all, it’s always good to win,” said Jesuit coach, Mike Boza. “ This is great preparation for the Great American race. There are a lot of similarities between these two courses. The level of difficulty according to Andy[Biladeau] are equal.” “ A couple of kids ran well. James Osborne and Peter Bandyk ran great races. Nobody had a bad race.” Boza also commented on his son who is coming back from an injury. “ I’m satisfied that he ran without pain,” said Boza. “ He ran fair for his first xc race. He has two-thirds of his game back.” After a loss by Winter Park this past week, Boza was quick to put the win into perspective. “ We realize our dream and today we were awaken to it a little bit,” said Boza. “ Last week, we went out hard and there was really nobody left to race with. Some of them had a fantasy that that might happen again. It’s given us more motivation to work. Last week, we may have thought we’d gotten there, but this week, we realize there is a way to go.” Individually, Jeremy Criscione ( Interlachen, FL) ran away with the race to win in 15:59.66. He cruised the opening half before settling down. His splits were 5:11, 5:03, and 5:14(15:28). “ I felt pretty strong in the middle miles, then picked it up in the end,” Criscione said. “ I thought I could have gone a little bit faster, but for the first race I was happy with it. I thought they were a little closer. I just tried to keep my pace. Coming out of the woods, I started to feel lethargic and then there was that big hill at the end. This was a good course. It was a true xc courses. This is one of the tougher courses I have run. photos by Mike Leary

Biladeau

Criscione

#1 Jesuit( Tampa, FL)

Two long hills of 200m-300m long. 60% grass. 40% clay trails. Wet, overcast. mid -70's. humid with light rain. Relatively good footing everywhere. Some mud. Comparable to Great American course.
Top runner Biladeau opts to run 8k open/college race and hits 5k in 16:06.

1 Tampa Jesuit 65 1 8 10 21 25 28 31
Biladeau 16:06 enroute to 25:50.52 8k
Osborne 16:12.61
Bandyk 16:48.66
Scrivner 16:55.98
Evans 17:13.08
Boza 17:19.65
Rivard 17:23.56
Edwards 17:31.92

Total 1:23:16.25 Top 5 Avg 16:39.25 Top 5 differential 1:06
Last race Hillsborough Invite 85% roads 1:20:17 avg 16:03 Top 5 differential 1:34

First Presbyterian Day Sc ( Macon, GA) FSU Invite, Tallahassee, FL

Placed 2 nd to Jesuit. Unable to run in most meets because they are an independent school.
2 First Presbyterian Day Sc 142 13 17 29 38 45 92 99
14 Bacon, Chad 12 Firstpresday 5:29.4 17:03.30 13
19 Sanders, Kelley 12 Firstpresday 5:31.1 17:08.47 17
31 Cope, Scott 10 Firstpresday 5:36.1 17:23.97 29
41 Tankard, John 12 Firstpresday 5:40.8 17:38.81 38
48 Peake, Joby 10 Firstpresday 5:43.5 17:46.93 45
95 Franklin, Matthew 12 Firstpresday 6:04.6 18:52.52 92
103 Suttle, Brandon 10 Firstpresday 6:08.4 19:04.46 99
Total Time: 1:27:01.48 Average: 17:24.30

Bishop Kinney(FL)

Only one returnee from last year’s SE #2, but they still manage 3 rd place.
3 Bishop Kenny 149 2 7 36 46 58 63 70
3 Mullaney, Chris 12 Bishop Kenny 5:16.5 16:23.35
8 Russell, Luke 11 Bishop Kenny 5:24.3 16:47.38
39 Dzikowski, Phil 12 Bishop Kenny 5:40.2 17:36.88
49 Kolb, Corey 12 Bishop Kenny 5:43.9 17:48.27
61 Collins, Stewart 12 Bishop Kenny 5:49.9 18:06.88
66 Drilling, Brian 11 Bishop Kenny 5:52.2 18:14.02
73 Theis, Brandon 12 Bishop Kenny 5:54.7 18:21.87
Total Time: 1:26:42.76 Average: 17:20.56 Top 5 differential 1:43

Holy Trinity ( Melbourne, FL) FSU Invite, Tallahassee, FL

Running without #1 runner, Austin joiner, a sub 16:00 runner. Will not have him until after Great American.
4 Holy Trinity 154 22 27 30 34 41 79 109
24 Cooke, Kyle 9 Holy Trinity 5:32.7 17:13.54 22
29 Amgott, Jonathan 10 Holy Trinity 5:35.8 17:23.12 27
32 Hale, Steven 11 Holy Trinity 5:37.7 17:29.17 30
37 Potter, Keith 11 Holy Trinity 5:40.0 17:36.13 34
44 Kelley, Shawn 12 Holy Trinity 5:41.9 17:42.05 41
82 Bird, Kevin 11 Holy Trinity 5:59.5 18:36.71 79
Total Time: 1:27:24.01 Average: 17:28.81

Edgewater Invite 5k , Orlando FL-

US#19 and SE #2 Winter Park(FL) Loses

US #19 SE #2 Winter Park lost to Orlando area rival, Colonial(1st defeat to a 4A team since 2000 state championship loss to Jefferson twin led Delray Beach Atlantic). Winter Park has missed several days of formal practices and one race.
Coach Mike Hill sensed that the missed days of practiced and the disruption of routine would be a problem before the race. On a sloppy course, his concern comes to fruition. Coach Hill wasn’t surprised by the result.
Top three runner, Caleb Vogt, did not run because of sickness and Donny Anguish, usual #2 man, had an uncharacteristically off day.

Colonial, a much smaller team, has been able to practice during the two hurricanes and came out with an impressive performance. Colonial, a Great American NIKE ROC entrant, will test themselves against SE’s top team Jesuit, at the UF Invite this coming Saturday.

1 Colonial High School 55 2 4 14 17 18 25
2 Charles, Alvin 12 Chs 16:18.02
4 Wills, Alex 10 Chs 16:35.52
15 Pagan, Javier 11 Chs 17:30.68
18 Marsh, Trevor 11 Chs 17:37.13
19 Dillet, Kyle 11 Chs 17:40.05
26 Ulrych, Aldis 12 Chs 17:52.09

Total Time: 1:25:41.40 Average: 17:08.28 Top 5 differential 1:22

Last race. None.

2 Winter Park High School 99 1 5 28 30 35 43 64
1 Hoover, Coleman 12 Wphs 16:14.49
6 Chuplis, Andrew 12 Wphs 16:39.65

Chwalisz, Brian 11 Wphs 17:57.38
31 Smalley, Remey 09 Wphs 18:06.37
36 Sickinger, Chris 12 Wphs 18:19.10
44 Schuss, Dustin 11 Wphs 18:35.49
65 Anguish, Donny 12 Wphs 19:17.85

Total Time: 1:27:16.99 Average: 17:27.40 Top 5 differential 2:21
Last race time trial- All roads 1:20:48 avg 16:10 Top 5 differential 1:34

Twilight Classic 3 miles, Memphis, TN-

SE# 3 Hoover Shines Among Region Ranked Teams

Robert Bedsole ran away with the individual title to lead Hoover to the title. The margin was a narrow one as a very good HL#6 West Plains, MO and SE #5 Houston(TN) team both finished within 11 points. Times converted to 5k using Hoffman Calculator 200m split times.
Hoover entered the race with high hopes and leaves with a win and an invitation, since accepted, to the Great American NIKE ROC.

Bedsole records another fast time on a fast course. Hoover’s team average is fastest of the season in the SE. In all three teams ran equivalent to 16:17 or faster for 5k and a total of 4 teams bettered the 17:00 for 5k barrier.

1 Hoover 42 1 4 6 15 16 64 71 2 W Plains, MO 45
1 Robert Bedsole SR Hoover 14:40.40 +37 15:07
4 Jeremy Moujoodi JR Hoover 15:15.97 +38 15:54
6 Scott Novack SR Hoover 15:23.61 +38 16:01
15 Stephen Payne JR Hoover 15:54.04 +40 16:34
16 Timothy Landry FR Hoover 15:54.50 +40 16:34
66 Steven McArthur SR Hoover 17:27.59 +43 18:10

Total Time: 1:17:08.52 Average: 15:25.71
Adjusted 1:20:10 avg 16:02 Top 5 differential 1:14 Last race 2.05m. Win over Scottsboro.  

#5 Houston( Germantown, TN)
Close third. Stephen Hill did not run for them last year at state in xc or track.
Coach Nic Fortenberry writes “ Stephen sat out the last third of last year, the state CC meet and most of track season with a stress fracture. He stayed focused, rehabbed and has seemed really determined to have solid Senior season.”
A very good showing for Houston who shows some nice depth. Very fast course.

Challenge of Champions 5k, Mobile, AL-

#4 Collins Hill( Suwanee, GA) Wins Another. This time Out of State.

Collins Hills wins by large margin of Brother Martin(LA), 2 nd at 5A state meet. Nathan Frasier overtakes teammate Jesse Marino to lead Collins Hill. Collins Hill places their top seven in the top 11. Challenging course. 99% grass and some dirt. 88 degrees/75% humidity. Run at 5:15PM. 2,000 fans. Easy win.1

Collins Hill, GA 23 1 2 5 6 9 11 17
1 Frasier, Nathan JR Collins Hill, GA 16:37.70
2 Marino, Jesse SR Collins Hill, GA 16:42.21
5 Amador, Miguel SR Collins Hill, GA 16:57.71
6 Churley, Matt SO Collins Hill, GA 17:04.83
9 Wilson, Bryan SO Collins Hill, GA 17:10.76
11 Moore, Tadd SR Collins Hill, GA 17:20.37
Total Time: 1:24:33.21 Average: 16:54.65 Top 5 differential :33

#6 Chapel Hill, NC- Home meet

No results available
Last race. 2 nd to SE#10 Spring Valley at WNCC. Total 1:25:07 avg 17:01 Top 5 differential 1:45

Great Meadows Invite The Plains, VA

- #7 JR Tucker( Richmond, VA) Wins

First big race. Opens with easy 61-85 win over Douglas Freeman. Michael Chapa leads strong four.

Total Time: 1:23:40.80 Average: 16:44.16 Top 5 differential 2:28

Last race no results available  

Douglas Freeman(VA)

Finishes 2 nd to Tucker with a solid team average.
2 Douglas Freeman High Scho 85 3 12 18 25 27 71 76
3 Andrews, Richard Douglas Freeman 16:08.92
12 Rosanelli, Cabell Douglas Freeman 17:12.10
18 Cox, Stephens Douglas Freeman 17:33.99
25 Pike, Andrew Douglas Freeman 17:50.02
27 Newsome, David Douglas Freeman 17:53.95
73 Alley, John Douglas Freeman 18:36.19
78 Donelson, Scott Douglas Freeman 18:44.36

Total Time: 1:26:38.98 Average: 17:19.80 Top 5 differential 1:45

#8 Salesianum(DE)

Centaur Invitational
9/11/2004 - DeSales University 5K, Center Valley, PA
1 56 COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, 4, 11,13, 25, 76, 77
2 93 PARKLAND 7, 12, 19,22, 33, 50, 63
3 135 SALESIANUM DE 18, 20,29, 30, 38, 55, 84

18 DELLAPELLE, DONINIC -600-SALESIANUM BOYS 17:28.0
20 GAMBOGI, ALEX -550-SALESIANUM BOYS 17:39.5
29 DONNELLY, JOE -546-SALESIANUM BOYS 17:49.6
30 KOWAL, MICHAEL -557-SALESIANUM BOYS 17:54.9
38 CROWLEY, SHAWN -545-SALESIANUM BOYS 18:00.3
55 WULFF, KEVIN -597-SALESIANUM BOYS 18:19.1
84 SEGARS, DANNY -589-SALESIANUM BOYS 18:56.4
Total 1:28:52.3 Avg 17:46.5 Top 5 differential :32

1 LUFF, SAM -195-EMMAUS BOYS 16:13.8
2 CULLIN, BRIAN -177-EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH BOYS 16:20.6
3 POMERANTZ, BRANDES -1390-COUNCIL ROCK NORTH BOYS 16:41.8
4 MAHONEY, JOHN -1377-COUNCIL ROCK NORTH BOYS 16:43.0
5 HIBBS, JOSH -304-HATBORO HORSHAM BOYS 16:47.2

Eastern Mennonite Invitational

-#9 Fort Defiance(VA) Wins Opener

SC Coaches Classic 5k -

#10 Spring Valley, SC Wins SC Only Meet

Spring Valley defeats all of SC best teams. Ridgeview was a close second. Steven Luckie ran JV race in 18:35. He was predicted to be one of their top 5 runners. Another top 5 candidate, William Hunter, did not run.

Spring Valley Coach and meet director, John Jones, writes

“We added .1 to the course of two years ago. The condition of the course was poor ( grass was tall and the sand was deep and loose). It ran slow and has a big hill that you do twice so it was a good test of strength. We ran solid but not great and are happy with the win. Ridgeview is tough but not deep. Northwestern would have shown better but they all got stung multiple times by wasps at practice on Friday. Dorman is getting better. For Mill has the kids to be very good but has not gotten them all to a meet yet and those there look tired.”

1 Spring Valley 72 1 6 13 15 37 39 47
1 Reid Wilson 12 Spring Valley 16:21.04
6 Justin Hunter 11 Spring Valley 17:14.28
13 Mike Doucette 11 Spring Valley 17:27.28
15 Daniel Knight 11 Spring Valley 17:27.69
38 Darian Hodges 12 Spring Valley 18:05.19
40 Dan Marino 11 Spring Valley 18:06.85
48 Aaron Watkins 12 Spring Valley 18:14.56
Total Time: 1:26:35.48
Average: 17:19.10
Top differential 1:44

Last race, 1 st place at WNCCC over SE#6 Chapel Hill(NC). Total 1:25:12 avg 17:03 Top 5 differential 1:46  

Ridgeview(SC)
Finishes just 11 points behind SE #10 Spring Valley.
2 Ridge View 83 2 11 16 26 28 55
2 Aubrey Darnell 12 Ridge View 16:27.07
11 David Mead 11 Ridge View 17:22.25
16 Jonathan Bakutes 12 Ridge View 17:29.09
26 Cornelius Harvin 11 Ridge View 17:43.90
28 Joey Geller 12 Ridge View 17:45.97
56 Ryan Orland 11 Ridge View 18:22.59

Total Time: 1:26:48.28 Average: 17:21.66 Top 5 differential 1:18

Last race, no results available.

3 Dorman 132 9 21 23 25 54 61 69
Total Time: 1:28:39.60 Average: 17:43.92
4 Northwestern 162 5 18 29 32 78 79
Total Time: 1:29:11.09 Average: 17:50.22
5 Fort Mill 188 14 31 42 49 52 111
Total Time: 1:30:07.58 Average: 18:01.52  

Notables – In order of team averages this week  

Washington( Pensacola, FL) Mt. Vernon, IL Invite 5k

The Wildcats made ten hour drive to Coach Whiteside’s home state to post another win.

“ I was really happy with how we ran,” said Whiteside. “ Mitchell didn’t run well, but everyone else came back well after our home opener. Stef Ackerman always runs terribly his first meet and bounced back nicely.”
Washington registers second sub 17:00 team average in as many weeks.
This week’s match-up with SE#1 Jesuit and upset minded Colonial is off. Hurricane Ivan is targeting the panhandle.

Thomas Jefferson(VA) Monroe Parker Invitational

Burke Lake 2.98 Mile Course, Burke Lake, VA

Jefferson blows away the field with an impressive performance with 43-123 victory over Lake Braddock. Times converted to 5k using Hoffman calculator. Added 200m splits times, next to actual time, to 2.98 mile times. Team is extremely deep. 6 have run between 9:53 and 10:18. They have 4 others who have run between 4:32-4:39.

1 T Jefferson XC 43 4 6 7 11 15 22 31
4 #966 Smith, Kyle T Jefferson XC 15:36 +39 16:15
6 #940 Katilie, Chris T Jefferson XC 15:42 +39 16:21
7 #954 Norland, Paul T Jefferson XC 15:46 +39 16:25
11 #965 Singh, Hersh T Jefferson XC 15:52 +39 16:31
15 #951 McHugh, Aiden T Jefferson XC 16:13 +41 16:54
22 #932 Grimsley, Kyle T Jefferson XC 16:35 +42 17:07
31 #942 Komen, James T Jefferson XC 16:47 +42 16:29
Total Time: 1:19:09.00 Average: 15:49.80 Adjusted 1:22:26 Avg 16:29 top 5 differential :36
Last race, no results available  

Brentwood Academy(TN)

UTC/Powerade Invite Chattanooga, TN

BA manhandles competition with 45-79 win over Walton(GA). Bumbalough wins again and teammates stack up nicely behind him.

Brentwood 1 6 7 13 18 (20) (45) = 45
1 Andrew Bumbalough Brentwood 15:49
6 Clay Adams Brentwood 16:47
7 Craig Mockmore Brentwood 16:49
13 Ross Robinson Brentwood 16:56
18 Hunter Adams Brentwood 17:13
20 Eric Schmidt Brentwood 17:24
45 Aaron Broach Brentwood 18:20

Total 1:23.34 Avg 16:43 Top 5 differential 1:24
Last race, win at Mid State Preconference 3 miles Converted 5k times 1:26:08 avg 17:14 Top 5 differential 1:59  

Parkview(GA)

Carrollton Orthopedic Clinic Invitational 5k

After finishing a close second to Collins Hill at the Stage Relays, Parkview has blazed to wins at the Clara Bowl Berry College(GA) and this weekend’s Orthopedic Clinic 5K.

Carrollton is a hilly course, with a ;light incline at a 1/2 mile, then another around 2 miles. There is another hill on the last mile and the course finishes going down hill.

1 Parkview 50 3 9 11 12 15 18 20
  3 Erickson, Alex Parkview 16:11.59
9 Winston, Michael Parkview 16:43.74
11 Lynch, Marcelis Parkview 16:46.04
12 Pinson, Josh Parkview 16:52.12
15 Converse, Brian Parkview 17:10.01
18 Gilliam, Bradford Parkview 17:16.24
20 Ollinger, Patrick Parkview 17:21.52
Total Time: 1:23:43.50 Average: 16:44.70 Top 5 differential :59

Previous races
Posted win at Clara Bowl 1:22:50(16:34) over Marist(GA) 1:23:37 16:44 Five teams broke 17:00 there.
2 nd to Collins Hill at Stage Relays 10-18. 

Belen Jesuit(FL) FIU/Lourdes Invite Miami, FL

Belen Jesuit opens the win despite a sub par run by Eddie Arguello
1 Belen Jesuit 40 5 6 8 9 12 22 25
5 Arguello, Eduardo Belen Jesuit 16:52.31 ß- He’s normally in the mid 15’s.
6 Santuoso, Paul Belen Jesuit 16:57.92
8 Echarte, Guillermo Belen Jesuit 17:08.26
9 Jalil, Michael Belen Jesuit 17:11.46
12 Castellanos, Daniel Belen Jesuit 17:16.40
22 Cruz, Michael Belen Jesuit 17:46.64
25 Zamparelli, Javier Belen Jesuit 17:55.17
Total Time: 1:25:26.35 Average: 17:05.27 Top 5 differential :24
Last race, no results available

Cypress Bay(FL) FIU/Lourdes Invite Miami, FL

Cypress Bay opened with a win over a tough Belen Jesuit team. 2 Cypress Bay High School 57 2 3 7 21 24 29 31
2 Bonilla, Richie Cypress Bay 16:05.88
3 Ramsaran, Anil Cypress Bay 16:34.23
7 Ganiel, Kevin Cypress Bay 17:02.19
21 Fry, Jared Cypress Bay 17:46.29
24 Evans, Zach Cypress Bay 17:52.62
29 Sita, Leo Cypress Bay 18:17.54
31 Railey, Jonathan Cypress Bay 18:24.73
Also from JV 2 Medina, Rene Belen Jesuit 17:44.32 Total Time: 1:25:12.91 Average: 17:02.58 Time differential 1:41
Last race, no results available

Ocean Lakes(VA) Newport News Invitational 5k

Ocean Lakes runs solidly to win Newport New Invite. Event 1 Boys 5k Run CC A Boys 1 Ocean Lakes 56 3 5 8 17 23 3 Midland, Drew 12 Ocean Lakes 16:21.00 5 Waldron, Clancy 12 Ocean Lakes 16:46.00 8 Arocho, Liam 11 Ocean Lakes 17:04.00 17 Ritzo, Brandon 12 Ocean Lakes 17:32.00 23 Seger, Carl 12 Ocean Lakes 17:54.00 Total Time: 1:25:37.00 Average: 17:07.40 Top 5 differential 1:33
Last race, no results available

Chickasaw Trails XC Invitational

5k Oakville Indian Mounds Park, AL

After finishing second to Hoover at their own trimeet, Scottsboro finishes with a quick average on a quick course.

1 Scottsboro 39 2 4 6 11 16 20 21
2 Graves, Griff FR Scottsboro 16:19.05
4 Dutton, Zane SR Scottsboro 16:58.52
6 Hood, Cody FR Scottsboro 17:06.21
11 Springsteen, Michael JR Scottsboro 17:25.43
16 Munday, Jay SR Scottsboro 17:50.63
20 Saint, Daniel JR Scottsboro 18:02.21
21 Reed, Benton FR Scottsboro 18:04.18

Total Time: 1:25:39.84 Average: 17:07.97 Top 5 differential 1:31
Last race 2 nd to Hoover at Trimeet at Scottsboro 23-34 loss

Memphis Univ(TN)
Finishes a close second to Scottsboro.
2 Memphis Univ. School, TN 42 5 7 8 9 13 18 29
5 Adams, Hunter JR Memphis Univ 17:00.27
7 Haltom, Ken SO Memphis Univ 17:06.88
8 McClure, Donald JR Memphis Univ 17:15.95
9 Zanca, Peter JR Memphis Univ 17:18.26
13 Ghawji, Louis SO Memphis Univ 17:34.99
18 Counce, Stephen SO Memphis Univ 17:58.58
29 Green, Oliver JR Memphis Univ 18:25.04

Total Time: 1:26:16.36 Average: 17:15.27 Top 5 differential :35

Last race, no results available

Individuals  

FIU/Lourdes Invitational Tropical Park Miami, FL 5k

Brian Sharkey hits mile in 4:40, two mile in 9:40 before shattering the course record with his 15:24.22. Moise Joseph(Miami Central/UF/Haitian Olympian) held the previous record of 15:31 on the course. 0.1 mile was added on to this year’s course by meet director, Ary Montalvo and Sharkey still surpassed the margin the mark. In the two years that Joseph challenged and then broke the record, he defeated the Jefferson twins for the state 4A title.
“ I went out the first mile in 4:40 and it felt easy,” said Sharkey. “ Richie Bonilla and Eddie Arguello were close and I just kept pressing the pace. I can’t believe I ran that fast.”
Bonilla of Cypress Bay finished second in 16:05.
Course conditions were tough. 6-8 inch tall grass throughout the course and two ascents up a 75m hill(Yes, a hill) very steep hill. Temperatures were in the high 80’s to low 90’s with the typical high Florida humidity. It didn’t seem to deter Sharkey who spent his summer running in Maine amongst other places.
College race was won in 15:56.72.
Sharkey, Bryan Gulliver Prep 15:24.22  

Bryan Sharkey at Tropical Park
     
photo by Morgan Bojorquez

Newport News Invitational 5k

Derrick Robbins wins by 32 seconds.

1 Robbins, Derrick 12 Woodside 15:28.00

Girls recaps

FSU Invite, Tallahassee, FL

US#15 SE #1 Holy Trinity and Kelly Parrish (Vanguard, Ocala, FL) star

US #15 SE #1 Holy Trinity(FL) won it’s first official race. After last week’s canceled race and the possibility of a cancellation this week, Coach Doug Butler used some smooth talking to convince his administrators to allow them to compete.

“We weren’t going to be allowed to run today. I had to beg our headmaster to get to come here,” said Butler afterwards. “ Hopefully, she’s happy.”
Florida’s xc season has been thrown into chaos by the two hurricanes that swept through the state. Butler has missed several organized practices and hasn’t seen some of his kids for five or six days. It didn’t affect their performance on Saturday.

“ I was real happy. The times were slow, but we did well place wise. Three of our girls were in the top ten and two more in the top thirty, “ said Butler. “ We really haven’t race cross country since last year. The preseason jamboree was low key.”
The course was difficult for the flatlanders from Florida’s east coast.

“ We don’t run hills well. We don’t train on them and they were a little psyched out by them.”

photo by Mike Leary

Individually, the star of the day was Kelly Parrish (Vanguard, Ocala, FL). The double 1600m/3200m state champion who won despite a stress fracture in her foot last spring, is fully recovered and off to a splendid start. The junior was nearly sidelined for this race when her principal decided to cancel all athletic competitions for the week because of Hurricane Frances. She was able to get into the college/open race days prior to the meet. She dueled with FSU All-American Natalie Hughes and FSU frosh and 2003 Foot Locker finalist, Laura Bowerman(King, Tampa, FL) for most of the race. After splits of 5:46 and 5:37, Parrish even surged on the pair. But Hughes rallied and dropped her by 2.5 miles. Bowerman and Parrish traded places the final mile before Bowerman used a strong kick to finish second. Parrish crushed her former best by over 30 seconds. “ I think it was pretty well paced. It felt pretty relaxed except for the second mile where there were a lot of surges,” said Parrish who was a former cheerleading captain for her school before taking up xc her freshman year. “ I tried to throw in some surges, but it didn’t quite work out.” “ I’m really happy with my time. My coach [James Travieso. Steve Hassen’s former HS coach] has been working with me to get tot hat fitness level at this point. This was the first race of the season and you can really tell. Just getting back into race mode. Knowing when to surge and when to not. Hopefully, I can go faster. ”

#1 Holy Trinity( Melbourne, FL)

Two long hills of 200m-300m long. 60% grass. 40% clay trails. Wet, overcast. mid -70's. humid with light rain. Relatively good footing everywhere. Some mud. Comparable to Great American course.

Hale 19:17.23
Zuhlke 20:05.62
Joiner 20:08.46
Miller 20:52.46
Putnam, K 21:06.68
O'Brien 21:58.20
Putnam, L 23:04.85

Total Time: 1:41:45.12 Average: 20:21.03 Top 5 differential 1:51
Last race Wickham Jamboree 1:40:55:00 avg 20:11Top 5 differential 1:06

#2 Pope John Paul II( Boca Raton FL)-

Meet Canceled

No results this season thus far.

Spiked Shoe Invite at Johns Hopkins –

SE #3 C Milton Wright(MD) Wins

Not much competition for Coach Mickey’s team. CMW will get more competition at the Bull Run this upcoming weekend. On paper, CMW has the best 3200m average, 11:35.
1 Allison Barnes 20:00.0
2 Sara Bailey 20:05.0
4 Megan Ravenscraft 20:43.0
5 Kelli Buck 20:47.0
8 Leah Estremera 21:10.0
11 Danielle Burcham 21:26.0
16 Lindsay Lippencott 22:18.0
Total Time = 1:42:45.00 Avg 20:33 Top 5 differential 1:10

Chickasaw Trails XC Invitational 5k

Oakville Indian Mounds Park, AL

SE #4 Scottsboro(AL) keeps on it winning ways.

Very fast course. Scottsboro runs fastest SE team average of season on very quick course. Young Caitlin Chitwood picks up her second win of the season. Another 8 th grader, Hannah Thompson follows suit.

Total Time: 1:37:57.13 Average: 19:35.43
Last race, 1 st place at Trimeet at Scottsboro

Challenge of Champions Mobile, AL-

#5 St. Paul’s( Mobile, AL)- beat SE #6 Collins Hill(GA)

Challenging course. Some hills. 98% grass with some dirt. Defeats SE#6 Collins Hill. Tara Lenn favoring ankle after race.

1 St. Paul's Episcopal 33 2 3 5 10 13 19 21
3 Lenn, Tara St. Paul's E 19:03.37 running injured
4 Johnston, Mary St. Paul's E 19:30.10
7 Collins, Emily St. Paul's E 20:13.43
12 Kneip, Allison St. Paul's E 20:37.17
15 Simpson, Katelyn St. Paul's E 20:43.72
21 McGee, Molly St. Paul's E 21:24.83
23 McCarthy, Mary St. Paul's E 21:32.26

Total Time: 1:40:07.79 Average: 20:01.56

Last race, 1 st place at Wildcat Invite Total Time: 1:40:19.32 Average: 20:03.87 Top 5 spread 2:18

#6 Collins Hill( Suwanee, GA)
Finishes 13 points behind St. Paul’s. Jackie Drouin picks up win. She remains unbeaten this season.
2 Collins Hill, GA 46 1 6 8 9 22 23 39
1 Drouin, Jackie SO Collins Hill, GA 18:52.87
8 Guglielmo, Erin SO Collins Hill, GA 20:25.20
10 Combs, Catherine SR Collins Hill, GA 20:31.38
11 Nichols, Alexis JR Collins Hill, GA 20:34.28
24 Kinard, Veronica SR Collins Hill, GA 21:33.13
25 Eshraghi, Sheila SR Collins Hill, GA 21:34.42
42 Maring, Alexa FR Collins Hill, GA 22:31.83

Total Time: 1:41:56.86 Average: 20:23.38

3 rd Tupelo, MS 48
Total Time: 1:42:53.85 Average: 20:34.77
Last race, 1 st place at Stage Races, 2.00 miles. Perfect score.

#7 Padua( Wilmington, DE)-

No results available.

Carmel Classic(IN)-

#8 Sacred Heart (Louisville, KY) Finishes 8th

Sacred Heart(KY) finishes a distant 8 th without two of last year’s top 5 runners. duPont Manual(KY) is again the best team from KY.

Girls' Team Scores (4K)(top 5 runners times added together)
1Columbus North-80:48
2Carmel-81:58
3Lawrence North-82:04

4duPont Manual(Ky)-82:16
2Melissa Masey 15:33
16Mary Grace Pellegrini 16:30
19Casey Henry 16:43
21Emily Pellegrini 16:45
Colleen Campbell 16:49
Lena Eastes 17:24
Brooke Hurley 17:24

5North Cenral-83:10
6Portage-84:22
7Floyd Central-88:09

8Louisville Sacred Heart(Ky)-89:52
6Leah Ryan 15:56
Katie Wells 17:47
Kathy Hill 17:15
Riley Schilling 18:45
Kristin Corbett 20:09
Suzamme McGee 20:10
Amy Graham 20:17

Last race, 2 nd to duPont Manual 55, 102. Total 1:44:19.00 avg 20:51.80. Missing two from last year’s runners.

Fork Union Military Academy Invite 4.8k

#9 Western Albemarle(VA) Wins in dominating fashion.

Western Albemarle takes 7 of top 13 places to run away from the field. Converted 5k times using the Hoffman calculator , 200m spilt times added to 4.8k times, produce a sub 20:00 team average.
1 Western Albemarle High Sc 27 1 3 6 8 9 10 13
1 Fanning, Tasmin Western 18:11.43 +45 18:56
3 Stafford, Kelsey Western 18:44.38 +47 19:31
6 Stafford, Samantha Western 19:11.71 +48 19:59
8 Gomez, Madeline Western 19:49.75 +49 20:39
9 Hyde, Rachel Western 19:59.05 +50 20:49
10 Connette, Sarah Western 19:59.79 +50 20:49
13 Ellwood, Carrie Western 20:33.84 +51 21:24
Total Time: 1:35:56.32 Average: 19:11.27

Adjusted 1:39:54 Avg 19:59 Top 5 differential 1:48
Last race, no results available

UNCW Invite 5k Wilmington-

SE #10 Providence( NC) Picks Up Another Win.

1 Providence HS 67 6 13 15 16 17 35 37
6 Wilke, Alissa Providence HS 19:41.00
13 Rowlan, April Providence HS 20:10.00
15 May, Meghan Providence HS 20:19.00
16 McNamara, Danielle Providence HS 20:23.00
17 Johnson, Caroline Providence HS 20:24.00
35 Hendel, Andee Providence HS 21:12.00 35
37 May, Courtney Providence HS 21:20.00 37

Total Time: 1:40:57.00 Average: 20:11.40 top 5 differential:43
Also from JV race
1 Todd, Autumn Providence HS 21:04.00
2 Hethrington, Becky Providence HS 21:19.00
Last race, 1 st place Eye Opener total 1:41:50.75 avg 20:22.15 Top 5 differential 1:11

Notables

Our Lady of Lourdes(FL) FIU/Lourdes Miami, FL

Two transfers, Jillian Gill and Sasha Mera, and a newcomer, frosh Megan Hoar, lead the way for the defending state champs. Coach Montalvo reports
“I was very proud of my girls. Jillian Gil, Sasha Mera, Meagan Hoar and Alexa Arteaga ran excellent on a very tough 5K course designed by me for this meet.”
1 Our Lady of Lourdes 37 4 6 7 9 11 14 28
4 Gil, Jillian Our Lady of Lourdes 19:05.26
6 Mera, Sasha Our Lady of Lourdes 20:03.34
7 Hoar, Meagan Our Lady of Lourdes 20:03.61
9 Arteaga, Alexa Our Lady of Lourdes 20:29.61
12 Salles, Kyla Our Lady of Lourdes 21:47.26
15 Rodriguez, Manuela Our Lady of Lourdes 21:59.09
29 Reyes, Christina Our Lady of Lourdes 22:39.36
Total Time: 1:41:29.08 Average: 20:17.82 Top 5 differential 2:42

Cardinal Gibbons(NC) 8(5 x 2,500m) Mile Stage Relay, Greensboro, NC

New record. Each runner ran 2,500m. No split time available. 47:58 Avg per 1600m pace= 00:06:08.38 mile pace = 00:06:10.53
Last race, 1 st place at WNCCC Total Time: 1:40:49.01 Average: 20:09.81 Top 5 spread 2:41

Spike Shoe Invite at Penn State -

Eleanor Roosevelt(MD) and Dallas(MD) have good Showing

2 Eleanor Roosevelt (Md) 75 4 5 17 22 27 34 37
4 Lockhart, Dominique 09 Eleanor Roos 19:32.15
5 Redman, Jennifer 10 Eleanor Roos 19:34.20
17 Pirela, Nayda 12 Eleanor Roos 20:42.97
22 Milner, Tunisia 11 Eleanor Roos 21:08.50
27 Jameson, Tameka 10 Eleanor Roos 21:30.27
36 Jameson, Takecia 10 Eleanor Roos 21:51.12
39 Stanley, Tasha 09 Eleanor Roos 21:58.79

Total Time: 1:42:28.09 Average: 20:29.62

Dallas (MD)
3 Dallas 81 7 12 15 16 31 64 80
7 Giacometti, Lisa 11 Dallas 19:52.53
12 Jones, Jessica 12 Dallas 20:13.72
15 Adams, Hillary 11 Dallas 20:33.58
16 Kerestes, Kenslie 10 Dallas 20:38.68
32 Razawich, Robin 11 Dallas 21:46.52

Total Time: 1:43:05.03 Average: 20:37.01

Individuals  

FSU Invite, Tallahassee, FL
See above

3 . Kelly Parrish Vangaurd, Ocala, FL 17:57.43

“ They(his team) went out a bit faster than I like them to go out in the 1st mile, but Emile Amaro took off and my whole team , Jacy Kruzel of Cooper City, Isel Ramos of Hialeah Miami Lakes, Ashley Isabel of Lely and few others gave chase and for about 2 miles they still had Amaro in their sight. Amaro really maintain her pace over the last mile and finished very strong. This girl is amazing.”

Jacy Kruzel( Copper City, FL) was no slouch. Her 3200m best is 11:15 and she has had a great summer of training. Her time was :35 behind Amaro.
1 Amaro, Emilie FR Cypress Bay 17:58.47
2 Kruzel, Jacy Cooper City 18:33.81

Newport News Invitational 5k

Frosh Aurora Scott(Western Branch, VA) blazes to an 18:09 clocking.

UNCW Seahawk Cross Country Invitational 5k

Wilmington, NC
Coach Joe Scott had predicted a sub 18 effort on a fast course, but conditions were awful according to Providence coach Joe Niedenzu. “ Ankle deep mud and water.”
Bruce was just off her best of 18:11 set in finishing second to Kate Niehaus at WNCCC.
Bruce, Elizabeth Forsyth Country Day 18:15.00 1

SCTCCCA COACHES CLASSIC

Sandhills Research Park - Columbia, SC

Niehaus wins once again. This time the margin is 1:28.

Girls 5k Run CC Varsity Girl

1 Kate Niehaus 11 Spring Valley 18:20.66

2 Santresa Jamison 9 Spartanburg 19:48.49