NXN Southeast Regional Entries: 7 teams from VA vying for berths to Oregon

A total of seven Virginia teams are entered to compete so far in the championship division of the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regionals to be held this Saturday, November 29th at SAS Park in Cary, North Carolina.
 

Jamestown boys will be the favorites as the top ranked team in the Southeast region as the Eagles will look to compliment their Group AA state title by earning a trip to Portland, Oregon for Nike Team Nationals. Albemarle boys had a great finish at Great Meadow to shock many with their second place finish in the AAA state race and will attempt to pull off another shocker and slip into the top two in Cary. Albemarle is ranked #8 in the Southeast currently. Blacksburg, another state-up squad from AA, is ranked #9 in the Southeast Region and will be racing at the regional race along with their state champion girls' squad. Potomac Falls are another state meet podium team competing at NXN Southeast as the third place AA squad is one of several Southeast bubble teams in the race.

While the #2 ranked boys team in Virginia and the Southeast region will not be racing in Cary, as the AAA state champions from Oakton have opted to shut down their season and prepare for the track season, all of the top Virginia girls teams will be racing at SAS Park with AAA state champions Midlothian (Southeast #4 ranked), AA state champions Blacksburg (Southeast #5), and AA state runner-up Hidden Valley (Southeast #5). All three teams are capable of stepping up and finishing among the top two automatic nationals qualifying teams. There is little separation between the top three ranked Virginia squads as a sixth runner tiebreaker gave Blacksburg the AA state title over Hidden Valley, while Blacksburg finished slightly ahead of Midlothian in the combined state meet scoring.

While Foot Locker is still the post-season meet in which the majority of the top individuals go, Nike Cross regionals are now individual qualifiers as well for their national championship race to be held in Portland, Oregon on December 6th. A total of ten individuals qualify from the Foot Locker regionals, while five individuals qualify from the Nike Cross regionals. Some of the individual qualifiers may come from teams who fell short of qualifying as a team at the regional race, but some may also be individuals competing alone.

In the girls' race, three All-State caliber runners will be trying to finish among the top 5 individuals with the Herndon duo of Carolyn Hennessey and Hiruni Wijayaratne as well as Brentsville's Allison Bartels. Private school state cross country champion Brendin Leavitt of Norfolk Collegiate is the only Virginia male individual slated to compete so far in the championship boys race.

Boys Championship Teams:
 

SE #1 Jamestown
SE #8 Albemarle
SE #9 Blacksburg
Potomac Falls
 

Girls Championship Teams:

SE #4 Midlothian
SE #5 Blacksburg
SE #6 Hidden Valley
 

 

For comments or questions, please e-mail: NXNSoutheast@gmail.com           Boys Freshman-Sophomore     American Heritage Academy from Canton, GA American Heritage Academy Christopher McIsaac American Heritage Academy from Canton, GA American Heritage Academy Harry Hutchins American Heritage Academy from Canton, GA American Heritage Academy Jordan Schuchmann Belen Jesuit Magis from Miami, FL Belen Jesuit Carlos Garcia Belen Jesuit Magis from Miami, FL Belen Jesuit Michael Magoulas Belen Jesuit Magis from Miami, FL Belen Jesuit Nicholas Ruiz Fuquay-Varina High School from Fuquay-Varina, NC Fuquay-Varina High School Ryan Catrine MavRunners from Monroe, NC Marvin Ridge High School Connor Deason MavRunners from Monroe, NC Marvin Ridge High School Drew Buckley Melbourne Distance Project from Melbourne, FL Melbourne High School Amu Brewer Melbourne Distance Project from Melbourne, FL Melbourne High School Luke Tweeddale MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Justin Dejausserand Roanoke Titans from Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley HS Baxter Wingfield Roanoke Titans from Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley HS Ian Forbes Southern Alamance XC Club from Graham, NC Southern Alamance High School Brandon Cain Unaffiliated from Midlothian, VA Midlothian Middle School Sean Willard

Unaffiliated from Norfolk, VA Norfolk Collegeiate School Dr. Robert Tupper Unaffiliated from Philpot, KY Daviess County High School Brenton Smith Unaffiliated from Raleigh, NC   Hayden Parker Unaffiliated from Raleigh, NC Wakefield High School Mitch Mallory Unaffiliated from Roanoke, VA   Alex Kallam Unaffiliated from Winchester, VA   Chris Arslan Unaffiliated from Winchester, VA   John Volinsky Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Josh Oldham   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Justin Casanova   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Kyle McFoy   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Sam Parsons   Gonzaga Eagles from Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School Team A Anthony Dattoli, Mike Crozier, Thomas Fergus, Colin Leibold, Pat Flaherty, Connor Ryan, Fran Lewis Louisville XC from Louisville, KY St. Xavier High School Team A Zack Beavin, Michael Blum, Tyler Skaggs, Christopher Saldana, Eric Beyerle Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Team A Austen Hughes, Chris Mcgowan, Bryan Noreen, Neil Shaw, Danny Tomkoski Western Cary XC Club from Cary, NC Green Hope High School Team A Brendan Smith, Matthew Alexander, Jordan Rawlings, Will Ray, Tommy Sartori, Andrew Tucker, Tyler Trice         Girls Freshman-Sophomore American Heritage Academy from Canton, GA American Heritage Academy Kelly McCahill   American Heritage Academy from Canton, GA American Heritage Academy Tia Johnson   Crusaders from Raleigh, NC Cardinal Gibbons Megan Cuomo

Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Emily Arbour   Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Lindsey Forte   Ravenscroft from Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft Caroline Hirl   Ravenscroft from Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft Lexy Bader   Unaffiliated from Chapel Hill, NC Durham Academy Erin O'Connor   Unaffiliated from Holly Springs, GA   Kristin Keefer   Unaffiliated from Tallahassee, FL Deerlake Middle School Jessica Pearson   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Cara Bottorff   MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Team A Alyssa Albro, Bryn Allston, Kaitlin Bonaro, Naomi Coleman, Verkia Smith         Boys Championship       Unaffiliated Rossview HS Jacob Rainey   Unaffiliated from Bethesda, MD Walt Whitman High School Andrew Palmer   Unaffiliated from Cary, NC Enloe High School Grant Marley   Unaffiliated from Kernersville, NC East Forsyth High School Patrick Crawford   Unaffiliated from Potomac, MD Winston Churchill High School Sean King   Unaffiliated from Raleigh, NC Enloe High School Nick Carter   Unaffiliated from Virginia Beach, VA Norfolk Collegiate School Brenden Leavitt   Wildcat Harriers from clayton, NC West Johnston HS Dakota Peachee   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Tyler Tate

Albemarle 5 GUYS from Crozet, VA Albemarle HS Team A Luke Noble, Anthony Kostelac, Nathan Rouse, Garrett Bradley, Evan Karweik, Zach Vrhovac, Ben Deal Algonkian Parkway Elite - APE from Potomac Falls, VA Potomac Falls HS Team A Josh Hardin, Ryan Hagen, Brian Robinson, Andrew Mott, Alvaro Morales, Patrick Wilson, Kevin King Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Team A layton dorsett, wilkerson given, mitchell lloyd, jack morgan, richard murray, william anthony, joey bemowski Belen Jesuit Magis from Miami, FL Belen Jesuit Team A Joseph Dorfman, Elliot Clemente, Larry Duran, Branden Martinez, Lazaro Fields, Joseph Lindsay, Julian Rey Birmingham XC from Hoover, AL Hoover HS Team A Philip Harvey, David Hudman, Patrick McGregor, Nick Perkins, Bryan Propst, Graham Pugh, Taylor Stinson Blacksburg XC Club from Blacksburg, VA Blacksburg HS Team A George Carter, Matthew Howard, Frank Locascio, Caman Skelton, Brian Hencke, Brad Schmitt, Eric Ferguson Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Team A Chris Swisko, Nick Rowe, Sean Caskey, Kenny Motsay, Anthony Velletta, Nick Pasko, Sean Cooney Durham Irons from Durham, NC Durham Academy Team A Ted Arapoglou, Michael Cunningham, Erik Kraus, Worth Newman, Luke Paulson, Carl Ward, Fred Ward Flowery Branch XC Club from Flowery Branch, GA Flowery Branch HS Team A A.J. Clendennin, Daniel Martinez, J.T. Orr, David Farist, Kenny Slavik, Maurice Riden, Jeffery Velez Gonzaga Eagles from Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School Team A Kevin Creamer, Will Fleury, Mike Kerrigan, Devin Kelly, Billy Lewis, Ben Zeiss, Billy Ledder Jamestown XC Project from Williamsburg, VA Jamestown High School Team A Andrew Colley, John Holt, Colin Mearns, Russell Hornsby, Jacob Morgan, Graham Schlickenmeyer, Joshua Schlickenmeyer Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School Team A Chris Ostrouchov, John Sharpe, James Miller, Van Schlenker, Nathan Livesey, Rett Myer, Josh Turan Louisville XC from Louisville, KY St. Xavier High School Team A Jackson Carnes, Thomas Mann, Matt Hillenbrand, Ian McCaslin, Sam Beavin, Geoffrey Spencer, Anthony Meena Melbourne Distance Project from Melbourne, FL Melbourne High School Team A Brian Atkinson, James Post, Erik Fagan, Dillon McGee, Marc Gold, Jacob Stewart, Callum Wilson RRT from Owensboro, KY Daviess County HS Team A Josh Bratcher, Blake Dickens, Brett Dickens, Evan Ehrenheim, Wes Russelburg, Matt Taylor, Landon Taylor Suwanee XC from Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS Team A Danny Cook, Carlos Galindo, Nganda Gatei, Andy Gonzalez, Austin Hunt, Alex Kellams, Joe Sokohl Tampa Jesuit XC Club from Tampa, FL Jesuit HS Team A Not Yet Known Walter's RC - Louisville from Louisville, KY Trinity High School Team A Alex Dadds, Dane Flinchum, Brian Hancock, Greg Biddle, Collin Medley, Jake Wildeman, Dillon Raidt Western Cary XC Club from Cary, NC Green Hope High School Team A Matt Wilkie, Ryan Walling, Zak Roshdy, Scott Hefner, Gabe Reynolds, Doug Black, Stephan Baulch

Boys Open       Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS evan kendrick   Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Griffin Coghill   Bay Point XC Club from Miami, FL BayPointSchools Ryan Williams   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Buck Schulte   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Chris Vesely   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Conor Oats   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Drew Landgren   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Drew Miller   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Jay Vogal   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Justin Frey   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Logan Pasqual   Calvert Hall College XC Club from Towson, MD Calvert Hall College High School Steve Hava   Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School David Drown   Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School Tanner Hartmann   Melbourne Distance Project from Melbourne, FL Melbourne High School Bobby Simon   MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Kirk Delrosario   MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Randal McKissack   Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Allen Hawkes   Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Josh Tomkoski

Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Kasey Carter   Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Zachary Tomkoski   Roanoke Titans from Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley HS Bryan Lewis   Roanoke Titans from Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley HS Chris Luci   Southern Alamance High School Patriots from Graham, NC Southern Alamance Dustin Stewart   Suwanee XC from Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS Justin Bourn   Tampa Jesuit XC Club from Tampa, FL Jesuit HS MICHAEL GONZALEZ   Unaffiliated from Cary, NC   John Cappelletti   Unaffiliated from conowingo, MD rising sun hs. billy steele   Unaffiliated from Cutler Bay, FL   Gregory Wall   Unaffiliated from Dyersburg, TN Dyersburg High School Loren Newsom   Unaffiliated from FREDERICK, MD Richard Montgomery High School Michael Hicks   Unaffiliated from Hillsbourough, NC   Andy Parham   Unaffiliated from Miami, FL Coral Reef Senior High Dylan Cook   Unaffiliated from New Bern, NC   Kevin Bennert   Unaffiliated from Richlands, NC Richlands High School Jamar Davis   Unaffiliated from Willow Spring, NC William G. Enloe High School Christopher Capps   Albemarle 5 GUYS from Crozet, VA Albemarle HS Team B John Barclay, Petter Bjorgul, Drew Fagan, Austin McPhillips, Denis Pescov, Jake Sawyer, Nick Janssens Gonzaga Eagles from Washington, DC Gonzaga College High School Team B Cyrus Aghdam, Mike Dempsey, Nick Howell, Kevin Greene, JP Shannon, Sam Roberts, Geoff Malloy Lexington XC Club from Lexington, KY Lexington Christian Academy Team A Chris Elliott, Will Mullett, Micheal Elliott, Trey Shoemaker, Matt Jordan, Joey Bodnar

Louisville XC from Louisville, KY St. Xavier High School Team B Nick Amlung, Matthew Soergel, Justin Brezosky, Matt Morris, James Knoer, Johnny Bowling MavRunners from Monroe, NC Marvin Ridge High School Team A Chris Colo, Michael Colven, David McCuiston, Chris Register, Chris Van Gurp, Chase Lunning, Kevin Marko McCallie Ridge Runners from Chattanooga, TN McCallie Team A Not Yet Known MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Team A Matthew Banky, Alex Carlson, Marcel Dion, Travis Finkenauer, Kevin Herold, Randal McKissack, James Simmons Mustang TC from Hanover, MD Meade High School Team A Demetrius Anderson, Domonique Anderson, Josh Day, Mitch Doughty, Akina Griffin, Shane Johnson, Corey Robertson Walter's RC - Louisville from Louisville, KY Trinity High School Team B Nick Tallarico, John Philpot, Zach Stewart, Alex Townsend, Ben Finley         Girls Championship       MavRunners from Monroe, NC Marvin Ridge High School Lucy Love Unaffiliated from Albany, GA Deerfield Windsor School Kelly Conway Unaffiliated from Bristow, VA Brentsville District High School Allison Bartels Unaffiliated from Herndon, VA Herndon High School Carolyn Hennessey Unaffiliated from Herndon, VA Herndon High School Hiruni Wijayaratne Unaffiliated from Jacksonville, FL   Kaitlyn Iselborn Unaffiliated from Louisville, KY Sacred heart Academy Emme McAtee Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Carly Simmons Alabama Runners XC from Scottsboro, AL Scottsboro High School Team A Not Yet Known Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Team A madeline morgan, Leslie Boozer, marie demedicis, catherine deithelm, mary catherine farrar, catherine adams, kendall reid Blacksburg XC Club from Blacksburg, VA Blacksburg HS Team A Allison Homer, Joanna Stevens, Trinity Foreman, Kathleen Stevens, Leah Fitchett, Hannah Brown, Sarah Dorrell Crusaders from Raleigh, NC Cardinal Gibbons Team A Molly Baker, Jennifer Beichner, Melissa Galush, Reanna Hawkins, Kelly Maw, Halsey Merritt, Sarah Rapp

Johnson City RC from Johnson City, TN Science Hill HIgh School Team A Morgan Buchanan, Molly Foster, Samantha Gosey, Allie Scalf, Mary Seward, Morgan Taylor Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School Team B Melanie Kulesz, Corinne Lariviere, Adrian Etheridge, Leslie Jenkins, Jessica Palmer, Hayley Hunt, Katie Ostrouchov Midlothian TC from Midlothian, VA Midlothian H.S. Team A Claire Benjamin, Paige Johnston, Kathleen Lautzenheiser, Leia Lautzenheiser, Meghan Mulroy, Krista Willard, Amy Witt Naples Seahawks RC from Naples, FL Community School Team A Hannah Allen, Chandler Burfield, Taylor Burfield, Erika Fluehr, Kathryn Fluehr, Vivian Grimes, Lauren Raskauskas Roanoke Titans from Roanoke, VA Hidden Valley HS Team A Annie LeHardy, Haley Cutright, Claire Sibley, Lindsay Skolrood, Mary Catherine Sowder, Jennifer Huffman, Greta Weidner Suwanee XC from Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS Team A Nicky Akande, Briana Crawford, Allyson McGinty, Chloe Whitworth, Sydney Williams, Amanda Winslow, Vicky Winslow Western Cary XC Club from Cary, NC Green Hope High School Team A Sarah Alexander, Lauren Colberg, Olivia Enright, Lauren Riedle, Jessica Rossabi, Julie Ross, Carly Roos Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Team A Juliet Bottorff, Haley Pierce, Kaitlin Buenaga, Kallie Fehr, Molly Parsons, Katie Oldham, Lauren Blackwell         Girls Open       Algonkian Parkway Elite - APE from Potomac Falls, VA Potomac Falls HS Rachel Hagen   Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Annie Newton   Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Betsy Cobb   Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS Lucy Newton   Bama XC Club from Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS morgan crumbaugh   Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School Carolina O'Donnell   Knoxville Track from Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge High School Tabitha Maberry   MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Danielle Pedersen   Peak RC from Apex, NC Apex HS Kersie Jhabvala   Peninsula Patriots from Hampton, VA   Erin Ray

Ravenscroft from Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft Callie Uffman   Ravenscroft from Raleigh, NC Ravenscroft Melissa Fleck   Suwanee XC from Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS MacKenzie Brady   Unaffiliated from Birmingham, AL   Morgan Crumbaugh   Unaffiliated from Cumming, GA North Forsyth High School Anna Sinclair   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Allison Calvarese   Wilmington XC from Newark, DE Tatnall School Rebecca Salter   Charlotte Latin XC Club from Charlotte, NC Charlotte Latin School Team A Haylee Dawe, Hillary Dawe, Ally Finical, Ashley Miess, Kameron Spence, Mary Stuart Wannamaker MavRunners from Monroe, NC Marvin Ridge High School Team A Kelly Belue, Caitlyn Colo, Morgan Durand, Katie Johnson, Kate Johnston, Leah Kessenich MuDRunners RC from Brandywine, MD North Point High School Team A Nikia Miller, Danielle Pedersen, Ariana Whiley Mustang TC from Hanover, MD Meade High School Team A Devin Brooks, Anna Grimes, Jasmine Martin, Kari McPartland, Victoria Phillips, Jasmine Savage, Michaela Washington