6th Great American
Cross Country Festival

Oct 1-2, 2004 at Cary NC
Managed by NSSF, presented by Nike

Results
Race of Champions - Girls
Saratoga NY 26, Aislinn Ryan NY 16:57

Results -

photos and text by John Dye

Saratoga -- best ever?

Saratoga ace Nicole Blood (right) was "only" third, but she led Saratoga to an overpowering victory that recalled Bingham UT's victory in the first Great American in 1999 at McAlpine Park in Charlotte in 1999. Saratoga's five scorers were all in the top 14, with the slowest coming in at 18:23 and several runners non-scoring because of incomplete teams. Only one of Saratoga's seven runners is a senior.

Saratoga 26 (2 3 6 7 8 15 28)
3 Nicole Blood 06 17:30.72
7 Caitlin Lane 06 17:56.46
11 Hannah Davidson 06 18:08.08
13 Lindsey Ferguson 06 18:21.13
14 Karyn Delay 05 18:22.50
26 Alysha McElroy 06 18:54.99
42 Ashley Campbell 06 19:34.11

After the inaugural Great American in 1999, high school track guru Doug Speck pronounced Bingham UT, led by the Zeigle twins, as the best HS girls cross country team of all time, surpassing the legendary University Irvine CA teams of the early 1990s.

1999 Great American
Bingham UT 45 (2 3 10 11 19 28 33)
2 Laura Zeigle 17:26
3. Jackie Zeigle 17:43
10. Lisa Paxton 18:26
11 Charity Catmull 18:35
19 Jessica Winters 18:57
28 Stacie Grover 19:15
33 Angie Campbell 19:22

Bingham ran at McAlpine Park, considered one of the fastest courses in the country, whereas SAS Park in Cary is at least moderately difficult. So is Saratoga the best ever?

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It was Saratoga's day for team laurels, but Aislinn Ryan was the best runner.

For much of the race, Summit CO sr Whitney Anderson led Ryan, with Blood stalking.

Kaltenbach sisters - Smoky Hill CO sr Katelyn (green jacket) and former Smoky Hill star Megan, who is now at the University of North Carolina. Katelyn was an unwilling spectator as her injured left foot (stress fracture) is in a boot. She took advantage of the trip to make a campus visit to the University of North Carolina, where Megan is a sophomore.

 

Results

 

Flash Results, Inc.                                         Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
          Great American Cross Country Festival - 10/1/2004 to 10/2/2004          
                            SAS Soccer Park, Cary, NC                             
                               Last Completed Event                               
 
Event 15  Girls 5k Run CC Nike ROC
==================================================================================
    Name                    Year School                Avg Mile     Finals  Points
==================================================================================
  1 Aislinn Ryan              06 Warwick Valley H        5:27.2   16:56.31    1   
  2 Whitney Anderson          05 Summit HS               5:35.8   17:23.21        
  3 Nicole Blood              06 Saratoga Springs HS     5:38.2   17:30.72    2   
  4 Erin Bedell               05 Plano West HS           5:40.0   17:36.17        
  5 Cassie Hintz              99 Old Town HS             5:41.0   17:39.32        
  6 Jennifer Barringer        05 Oviedo HS               5:42.4   17:43.75        
  7 Caitlin Lane              06 Saratoga Springs HS     5:46.5   17:56.46    3   
  8 Keara Sammons             06 Smoky Hill HS           5:47.6   17:59.71    4   
  9 Kate Niehaus              06 Spring Valley HS        5:48.5   18:02.73        
 10 Morgan Schulz             05 Smoky Hill HS           5:49.1   18:04.49    5   
 11 Hannah Davidson           06 Saratoga Springs HS     5:50.3   18:08.08    6   
 12 Kelly Parrish             06 Vanguard HS             5:50.7   18:09.40        
 13 Lindsey Ferguson          06 Saratoga Springs HS     5:54.5   18:21.13    7   
 14 Karyn Delay               05 Saratoga Springs HS     5:54.9   18:22.50    8   
 15 Katie Follett             06 Fort Collins HS         5:55.2   18:23.48        
 16 Nicole Schappert          05 Pope John Paul I        5:55.3   18:23.83    9   
 17 Carmen Mims               05 Mercy Academy           5:56.7   18:27.98        
 18 Amie Schumacher           06 Holy Cross HS           5:58.1   18:32.47        
 19 Heidi Houle               05 Mountain View HS        5:58.7   18:34.36   10   
 20 Bria Wetsch               06 Holy Family Cath        6:00.6   18:40.32        
 21 Janelle Young             05 Cedar Cliff HS          6:00.8   18:40.81   11   
 22 Emily Malinowski          05 Bethlehem HS            6:01.6   18:43.30   12   
 23 Jillian Skinner           05 Brentwood HS            6:02.1   18:44.94        
 24 Lynn Morelli              05 Saint Basil Academy     6:03.4   18:48.79   13   
 25 Leah Brogan               05 Monsignor Donova        6:03.9   18:50.60   14   
 26 Alysha McElroy            06 Saratoga Springs HS     6:05.4  x18:54.99   15   
 27 Katie Thaeder             05 Unionville HS           6:06.0   18:56.87        
 28 Sarah Bowman              05 Fauquier HS             6:07.9   19:03.00        
 29 Brittany Sedberry         06 Ocean City HS           6:08.0   19:03.17   16   
 30 Kipling Hill              06 Sacred Heart Aca        6:08.3   19:04.23   17   
 31 Anna Greskovich           05 Pensacola Cathol        6:09.0   19:06.31        
 32 Kristen Kenney            06 Bethlehem HS            6:09.7   19:08.61   18   
 33 Molly Kempton             06 Monsignor Donova        6:10.7   19:11.62   19   
 34 Roxanne Wegman            05 Bethlehem HS            6:12.9   19:18.48   20   
 35 Kayley Byrne              06 Oakton HS               6:13.8   19:21.31   21   
 36 Jackie Drouin             07 Collins Hill HS         6:13.9   19:21.67   22   
 37 Trisha Evenson            07 Campbell County HS      6:14.5   19:23.39   23   
 38 Amanda Robotti            05 Warwick Valley H        6:15.6   19:26.85   24   
 39 Christina Morelli         07 Saint Basil Academy     6:15.7   19:27.23   25   
 40 Jackie Areson             06 Pope John Paul I        6:16.3   19:29.10   26   
 41 Allegra Smith             05 Oakton HS               6:17.6   19:32.96   27   
 42 Ashley Campbell           06 Saratoga Springs HS     6:17.9  x19:34.11   28   
 43 Heather Marees            05 The Bolles School       6:18.1   19:34.56   29   
 44 Erica Martineau           05 Mountain View HS        6:18.1   19:34.69   30   
 45 Leah Ryan                 06 Sacred Heart Aca        6:18.2   19:34.96   31   
 46 Abby Fall                 05 Campbell County HS      6:22.2   19:47.29   32   
 47 Amy-Beth Gallogly         06 The Bolles School       6:23.1   19:49.98   33   
 48 Kassie Meholick           07 Cedar Cliff HS          6:23.5   19:51.27   34   
 49 Amanda Cavallo            05 Monsignor Donova        6:24.3   19:53.95   35   
 50 Alissa Wilke              05 Providence HS           6:24.5   19:54.43   36   
 51 Rebecca Zuhlke            06 Holy Trinity Aca        6:25.0   19:56.12   37   
 52 Kayla Hale                06 Holy Trinity Aca        6:25.3   19:57.00   38   
 53 Erin Stratton             06 Smoky Hill HS           6:25.7   19:58.22   39   
 54 Kathleen Davies           07 Saint Basil Academy     6:26.1   19:59.52   40   
 55 Clare Luke                06 Bethlehem HS            6:26.3   20:00.14   41   
 56 Danielle Light            05 Oakton HS               6:26.9   20:01.84   42   
 57 Rachel Morelli            06 Saint Basil Academy     6:27.1   20:02.55   43   
 58 Caroline Johnson          05 Providence HS           6:27.2   20:02.77   44   
 59 Megan Gebhart             07 Campbell County HS      6:28.1   20:05.52   45   
 60 Carley Hudson             06 Oakton HS               6:29.2   20:08.93   46   
 61 Briana Crowe              06 Monsignor Donova        6:29.8   20:10.78   47   
 62 Sarah Yingling            06 Mountain View HS        6:29.8   20:10.80   48   
 63 Alexis Nichols            06 Collins Hill HS         6:30.1   20:11.85   49   
 64 Catherine Combs           05 Collins Hill HS         6:30.3   20:12.41   50   
 65 Elizabeth Richardson      07 Ocean City HS           6:31.0   20:14.81   51   
 66 Jade Miller               06 Holy Trinity Aca        6:31.1   20:14.96   52   
 67 Allie Moreland            05 Ocean City HS           6:31.2   20:15.42   53   
 68 Danielle McNamara         05 Providence HS           6:32.0   20:17.63   54   
 69 Crystal Minor             06 Buchholz HS             6:32.2   20:18.49   55   
 70 Meredith Tighe            07 Oakton HS               6:32.7   20:19.96   56   
 71 Katie Marsh               07 Buchholz HS             6:33.0   20:20.77   57   
 72 Tara Whalen               05 Monroe-Woodbury HS      6:33.2   20:21.52   58   
 73 Chelsey Joiner            07 Holy Trinity Aca        6:33.8   20:23.32   59   
 74 Carlissa Heyward          06 Summerville HS          6:34.3   20:24.87   60   
 75 Renee Mayer               05 Smoky Hill HS           6:34.6   20:25.93   61   
 76 Ashley Houle              06 Mountain View HS        6:34.9   20:26.69   62   
 77 Kristen Peck              06 Bethlehem HS            6:35.4   20:28.30   63   
 78 Sarah Massenburg          05 Summerville HS          6:35.5   20:28.70   64   
 79 Jess Shuman               06 Cedar Cliff HS          6:36.0   20:30.28   65   
 80 Katie Topalian            05 Cedar Cliff HS          6:36.1   20:30.36   66   
 81 Joanne Smith              05 Monroe-Woodbury HS      6:36.4   20:31.37   67   
 82 Tiarra Harrrell           06 The Bolles School       6:36.7   20:32.27   68   
 83 Melissa Mark              05 Warwick Valley H        6:36.8   20:32.77   69   
 84 Caitlin Wood              05 Cedar Cliff HS          6:36.9   20:32.98   70   
 85 Haillie Eilerts           06 Oakton HS               6:37.2  x20:33.97   71   
 86 Michelle Wenino           05 Smoky Hill HS           6:37.4   20:34.55   72   
 87 Carly Magin               06 Bethlehem HS            6:37.6  x20:35.04   73   
 88 Katie Harris                 Mountain View HS        6:37.6   20:35.16   74   
 89 Katie Esselburn           07 Oakton HS               6:37.7  x20:35.44   75   
 90 Samatha Garnet            06 Monroe-Woodbury HS      6:38.2   20:37.03   76   
 91 Brittnee Bynoe            06 Willingboro HS          6:39.1   20:39.93        
 92 Sarah Gross               06 Campbell County HS      6:39.2   20:40.00   77   
 93 Taylor Jackson            05 Bethlehem HS            6:39.3  x20:40.57   78   
 94 Caroline Baljon           07 The Bolles School       6:39.4   20:40.70   79   
 95 Megan Holmes              07 Ridgefield HS           6:39.7   20:41.58   80   
 96 Kelsey Kohler             06 Saint Basil Academy     6:39.9   20:42.27   81   
 97 Meghan May                05 Providence HS           6:40.3   20:43.43   82   
 98 April Rowlan              05 Providence HS           6:40.6   20:44.59   83   
 99 Elly Teitsworth           06 Ridgefield HS           6:40.6   20:44.61   84   
100 Joanna Stein              06 Warwick Valley H        6:40.9   20:45.27   85   
101 Lindsey Dezman            06 Smoky Hill HS           6:41.2  x20:46.24   86   
102 Caroline Barlow           07 The Bolles School       6:41.7   20:48.01   87   
103 Katherine Putnam          06 Holy Trinity Aca        6:42.2   20:49.30   88   
104 Samantha Grady            06 Warwick Valley H        6:42.7   20:50.98   89   
105 Amanda Wheat              05 Monroe-Woodbury HS      6:42.9   20:51.48   90   
106 Jannie Judd               07 Mountain View HS        6:42.9  x20:51.51   91   
107 Leah Rosenfeld            06 Ridgefield HS           6:44.4   20:56.17   92   
108 Maddie Burie              07 Pope John Paul I        6:44.7   20:57.27   93   
109 Ashley Schroeder          05 Campbell County HS      6:45.0   20:58.00   94   
110 Liz Navarro               07 Ridgefield HS           6:45.0   20:58.21   95   
111 Kathryn Maxson            06 Jupiter HS              6:45.3   20:59.08        
112 Sara Johannesmeyer        06 Summerville HS          6:45.4   20:59.39   96   
113 Stacy Basore              06 Pope John Paul I        6:45.4   20:59.40   97   
114 Jaclyn Young              05 Warwick Valley H        6:45.8  x21:00.50   98   
115 Katie Murdoch             06 Ridgefield HS           6:46.2   21:01.96   99   
116 Katherine Peterson        06 Sacred Heart Aca        6:46.5   21:02.81  100   
117 Erin Drewniany            07 The Bolles School       6:47.4  x21:05.73  101   
118 Tori Pennings             06 Warwick Valley H        6:47.7  x21:06.53  102   
119 Audrey Bone               05 Summerville HS          6:47.8   21:06.70  103   
120 Lauren Tucci              06 Cedar Cliff HS          6:47.9  x21:07.04  104   
121 Olivia Higdon             07 Sacred Heart Aca        6:48.1   21:07.66  105   
122 Rachel Marchand           07 Cedar Cliff HS          6:48.2  x21:08.03  106   
123 Emily Robinson            07 Pope John Paul I        6:48.5   21:09.08  107   
124 Hannah Dugger             05 Collins Hill HS         6:48.8   21:09.93  108   
125 Adreinne Bartlett         07 Sacred Heart Aca        6:48.9   21:10.27  109   
126 Veronica Kinard           05 Collins Hill HS         6:49.1   21:10.79  110   
127 Shea O'Brien              06 Holy Trinity Aca        6:49.5  x21:12.18  111   
128 Julia Sclafani            07 Pope John Paul I        6:49.5  x21:12.24  112   
129 Marichele Heyward         06 Summerville HS          6:49.8   21:13.06  113   
130 Christine Truesdale       06 Green Hope HS           6:51.6   21:18.76  114   
131 Jenna Redfearn            06 Pope John Paul I        6:51.9  x21:19.72  115   
132 Jackie Judd               07 Mountain View HS        6:52.0  x21:19.75  116   
133 Sheila Eshraghi           05 Collins Hill HS         6:52.5  x21:21.36  117   
134 Jessica Villemaire        07 Buchholz HS             6:52.7   21:22.16  118   
135 Andee Hendel              06 Providence HS           6:52.9  x21:22.75  119   
136 Ashley Potts              06 Sacred Heart Aca        6:53.6  x21:24.79  120   
137 Tara Watson               06 Monsignor Donova        6:54.7   21:28.37  121   
138 Allison Williams          06 The Bolles School       6:55.6  x21:31.01  122   
139 Lindsey Nicastro          05 Monroe-Woodbury HS      6:55.8   21:31.81  123   
140 Katie Wells               05 Sacred Heart Aca        6:56.5  x21:33.91  124   
141 Sarah Ross                06 Buchholz HS             6:56.6   21:34.09  125   
142 Amanda Weber              07 Campbell County HS      6:56.9  x21:35.10  126   
143 Kristen Ceniccola         06 Ocean City HS           6:57.9   21:38.34  127   
144 Brittany Smith            07 Green Hope HS           6:58.9   21:41.41  128   
145 Courtney May              07 Providence HS           7:00.3  x21:45.75  129   
146 Laralee Garvin            06 Buchholz HS             7:02.0   21:50.87  130   
147 Caroline Davis            05 Ridgefield HS           7:03.2  x21:54.69  131   
148 Emily Winter              07 Campbell County HS      7:03.3  x21:55.01  132   
149 Kyla O'Brien              06 Holy Trinity Aca        7:04.4  x21:58.36  133   
150 Laura O'Donnell           05 Saint Basil Academy     7:05.6  x22:02.14  134   
151 Erin Walsh                06 Ocean City HS           7:05.6   22:02.16  135   
152 Allison Kays                 Buchholz HS             7:06.0  x22:03.32  136   
153 Laura Zeuner              06 Ocean City HS           7:07.4  x22:07.74  137   
154 Emily Heaslip             06 Ridgefield HS           7:08.1  x22:09.87  138   
155 Laura Ecklund             05 Green Hope HS           7:08.6   22:11.38  139   
156 Erin Guglielmo            07 Collins Hill HS         7:09.0  x22:12.58  140   
157 Amanda Pulliam            05 Summerville HS          7:11.7  x22:21.13  142   
157 Heather Carbone           07 Monsignor Donova        7:11.7  x22:21.13  141   
159 Allison Brown             06 Green Hope HS           7:12.4   22:23.40  143   
160 Kate Conroy               06 Saint Basil Academy     7:18.2  x22:41.39  144   
161 Kim Collinson             06 Monsignor Donova        7:20.7  x22:49.13  145   
162 Kelly Gassert             07 Monroe-Woodbury HS      7:23.2  x22:56.73  146   
163 Lauren Svitanek           06 Green Hope HS           7:24.2   22:59.82  147   
164 Laura Watkins             06 Summerville HS          7:26.1  x23:05.71  148   
165 Lindsay Colasurdo         05 Monroe-Woodbury HS      7:28.0  x23:11.64  149   
166 Caitlin Greene            05 Ocean City HS           7:29.2  x23:15.44  150   
167 Brittany Christian        06 Green Hope HS           7:44.6  x24:03.18  151   
                                                                                  
                                   Team Scores                                    
================================================================================= 
Rank Team                      Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   *8   *9 
================================================================================= 
   1 Saratoga Springs HS          26    2    3    6    7    8   15   28           
      Total Time:  1:30:18.89                                                     
         Average:    18:03.78                                                     
   2 Bethlehem HS                154   12   18   20   41   63   73   78           
      Total Time:  1:37:38.83                                                     
         Average:    19:31.77                                                     
   3 Smoky Hill HS               181    4    5   39   61   72   86                
      Total Time:  1:37:02.90                                                     
         Average:    19:24.58                                                     
   4 Oakton HS                   192   21   27   42   46   56   71   75           
      Total Time:  1:39:25.00                                                     
         Average:    19:53.00                                                     
   5 Saint Basil Academy         202   13   25   40   43   81  134  144           
      Total Time:  1:39:00.36                                                     
         Average:    19:48.08                                                     
   6 Mountain View HS            224   10   30   48   62   74   91  116           
      Total Time:  1:39:21.70                                                     
         Average:    19:52.34                                                     
   7 Monsignor Donovan HS        236   14   19   35   47  121  141  145           
      Total Time:  1:39:35.32                                                     
         Average:    19:55.07                                                     
   8 Cedar Cliff HS              246   11   34   65   66   70  104  106           
      Total Time:  1:40:05.70                                                     
         Average:    20:01.14                                                     
   9 Warwick Valley Hs-Girls     268    1   24   69   85   89   98  102           
      Total Time:  1:38:32.18                                                     
         Average:    19:42.44                                                     
  10 Campbell County HS          271   23   32   45   77   94  126  132           
      Total Time:  1:40:54.20                                                     
         Average:    20:10.84                                                     
  11 Holy Trinity Academy        274   37   38   52   59   88  111  133           
      Total Time:  1:41:20.70                                                     
         Average:    20:16.14                                                     
  12 The Bolles School           296   29   33   68   79   87  101  122           
      Total Time:  1:41:25.52                                                     
         Average:    20:17.11                                                     
  13 Providence HS               299   36   44   54   82   83  119  129           
      Total Time:  1:41:42.85                                                     
         Average:    20:20.57                                                     
  14 Pope John Paul II HS        332    9   26   93   97  107  112  115           
      Total Time:  1:40:58.68                                                     
         Average:    20:11.74                                                     
  15 Collins Hill HS             339   22   49   50  108  110  117  140           
      Total Time:  1:42:06.65                                                     
         Average:    20:25.33                                                     
  16 Sacred Heart Academy        362   17   31  100  105  109  120  124           
      Total Time:  1:41:59.93                                                     
         Average:    20:23.99                                                     
  17 Ocean City HS               382   16   51   53  127  135  137  150           
      Total Time:  1:43:13.90                                                     
         Average:    20:38.78                                                     
  18 Monroe-Woodbury HS          414   58   67   76   90  123  146  149           
      Total Time:  1:43:53.21                                                     
         Average:    20:46.65                                                     
  19 Summerville HS              436   60   64   96  103  113  142  148           
      Total Time:  1:44:12.72                                                     
         Average:    20:50.55                                                     
  20 Ridgefield HS               450   80   84   92   95   99  131  138           
      Total Time:  1:44:22.53                                                     
         Average:    20:52.51                                                     
  21 Buchholz HS                 485   55   57  118  125  130  136                
      Total Time:  1:45:26.38                                                     
         Average:    21:05.28                                                     
  22 Green Hope HS               671  114  128  139  143  147  151                
      Total Time:  1:50:34.77                                                     
         Average:    22:06.96                         

 

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