Distance Highlights
Highlights and photos by Brandon Miles, MileStat.com
- Boys 3200: Dorrell surprises Footlocker finalists Spooner and Graves with US #1 9:10.76
- Girls 3200: Midlo's Dow overtakes early leader Soo for PR win
- Boys 1000: Ferris leads wire to wire, barely holds off furious late charge by Moen, US #5
- Girls 1000: Depth in event shown with top 2 times coming out of section #2
- Boys Invitational Mile: Comeback kick gives Spooner victory over Dorrell
- Girls Invitational Mile: Chantilly's DiValentin continues hot streak of racing in VT mile
Boys 3200: Dorrell surprises Footlocker finalists Spooner and Graves with US #1
Blacksburg VA junior Peter Dorrell had been tearing it up lately on the indoor tracks this winter and in particular at Liberty University. Dorrell last week had an impressive double at the Asics Invitational in Lynchburg with personal best times of 4:18 for 1600 meters and 9:23 for 3200 meters in two victories. Despite Dorrell's recent performances indicating his great level of fitness, he was still the underdog heading into Friday night's 3200 meter run at Virginia Tech featuring two Footlocker finalists from this past fall in Mike Spooner from West Springfield VA and Griff Graves from Abingdon VA. After all, Spooner was a two-time Virginia 3A state champion in the event, while Graves had a state best of 9:14 last spring as sophomore.
There was little strategy for three of Virginia's better distance runners and Spooner cranked out a brisk early pace with Dorrell and Graves clipping on his heels. Spooner brought the trio through the first 1600 meters in 4:35. Graves then made a move in the next 800 meters to take the lead, but his time up front was short lived as Dorrell then put on a strong surge to break away from Graves and Spooner. Dorrell, who finished 16th in the seeded race at Footlocker South, knocked 13 seconds off his personal best from last weekend with a US #1 time of 9:10.76. Spooner finished runner-up to Dorrell in his second 9:18 performance this season, while Graves finished third in 9:24.38. Graves is currently training for USA Cross Country Nationals in Boulder, Colorado on February 10th under the guidance of NAIA's Virginia Intermont College coach Scott Simmons.
Dorrell and Graves will meet again at the end of the indoor season at the Virginia 2A State Meet to be held in March at Liberty University.
Event 29 Men 3200 Meter Run
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times over 10:40 not recorded
National: @ 8:40.0h 1964 Gerry Lindgren (Washington)
Meet: * 9:06.91 2002 Matt Keally (Ocean Lakes)
Nike Qual: N 9:25.24
AAA State: A 9:42.35
AA State: a 10:12.93
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Dorrell, Pete 11 Blacksburg 9:26.90 9:10.76N
2 Spooner, Mike 12 West Springfield 9:10.24 9:18.46N
3 Graves, Griff 11 Abingdon 9:13.00 9:24.38N
4 Tessema, Josef 12 Lee, R. E. (Spr) 9:30.00 9:27.17A
5 Kenimer, Bradshaw 11 Williams, T. C. 9:39.89 9:31.01A
6 Ott, Alex 10 Turner Ashby 9:41.38 9:39.45A
7 ross, johns 11 Potomac School 9:53.31 9:41.36A
8 Bernard, Dylan 11 Urbana 9:57.00 9:42.78a
9 Dame, Greg 12 Mount Tabor 9:26.00 9:48.74a
10 Crews, Scott 12 Rockbridge 9:45.00 9:49.15a
11 Richards, Nathan 11 Glass, E. C. 9:49.00 9:49.39a
12 Mullings, Tommy 12 Sherwood 9:55.00 9:49.96a
13 Robinson, Ian 12 Henry, Pat (R) 9:55.24 9:58.56a
14 Smith, Tim 11 Cave Spring 9:42.04 9:59.09a
15 Provonche, Matt 12 C. Milton Wright 10:00.00 9:59.19a
16 Brueneman, Peter 11 Chantilly 10:21.00 9:59.72a
17 Mellis, Jonathan 12 Midlothian 9:54.84 10:02.91a
18 Mlinarcik, Phillip 12 Hayfield 9:54.24 10:08.87a
19 Brown, Alex Mountain View 10:18.10 10:10.50a
20 Howard, Matt 09 Blacksburg 10:10.00 10:10.99a
21 Kaat, Ryan 12 Northwest Guilfo 10:40.00 10:12.60a
22 Blizard, Joe 11 Forest Park 10:10.00 10:13.47
23 Hatcher, Lucas 12 North Stafford 10:15.24 10:16.77
24 Holland, Steven 12 Forsyth Country 10:14.50 10:17.60
25 Bowers, Jeremy 11 Eleanor Roosevel 10:00.00 10:17.78
26 Freeman, Nick 11 Reagan 10:09.54 10:19.46
27 Taylor, Will 10 Sun Valley 9:56.30 10:19.99
28 Tworkowski, Alex 12 Battlefield 10:22.07 10:20.46
29 Linnoila, Robby 12 Winston Churchil 10:15.00 10:22.86
30 Patterson, Robert 10 DeMatha Catholic 10:13.43 10:23.65
31 Pittensbarger, Derrick 10 Pulaski County 10:25.00 10:25.87
32 Graves, Brian 11 Walter Johnson 10:27.00 10:30.67
33 Stiefvater, Danny 10 Sherando 10:25.24 10:31.88
34 Cencula, Kevin 11 Magruder 10:25.00 10:32.59
35 Jacobs, Jake 09 Montgomery Acade 10:15.00 10:32.60
36 DeWitt, Cash 12 Jefferson Forest 10:30.00 10:32.91
37 Castro, Agustin 11 East Forsyth 10:18.00 10:34.23
38 Southard, Ricky 10 Kellam, Floyd 10:18.24 10:37.51
39 Witherspoon, Cameron 11 Bunker Hill 10:23.00 10:37.80
40 Iredell, Jonathan 10 Edison, Thomas 10:40.00 10:38.07
-- Spencer, J.R. 10 Arch. Spalding 10:30.00 NT
-- Krull, Alex 12 Granby 10:32.00 NT
-- Lloyd, Jason 10 Liberty (Beal) 10:26.00 NT
-- Dodd, Zeke 12 Fauquier 10:40.00 NT
-- Montgomery, Garren 10 Menchville 10:29.00 NT
-- Borrero, Ricco 11 Northeast-AA 10:38.00 NT
-- Maidens, Jakob 11 Lebanon 10:40.00 NT
-- Cantu, Matthew 11 Woodbridge 10:38.00 NT
-- Youd, Nate 12 Green Hope 10:39.00 NT
-- Junta, David 11 South County 10:39.24 NT
-- Devar, Paul 11 West Potomac 10:00.00 NT
-- Devlin-Foltz, Sebi 11 Albert Einstein 10:10.90 NT
Girls 3200: Midlo's Dow overtakes early leader Soo for PR win
While the 3200 meter run did not feature "stud" girls as Saturday's distance races would have in the 1000 meter and mile races, the race did have some excitement to it with the race being a bit more wide open. Durham Academy NC sophomore Adrianne Soo led for the majority of the race and had separated herself from the rest of the field. However, Midlothian VA junior Samantha Dow was able to reel Soo in and had a strong last lap to pick up the 11:08.29. Dow's time was a personal best by 10 seconds, while Soo ended up finishing two seconds behind at 11:10.79. Midlothian had two of the top three finishers with junior Erin Stehle in third at 11:18.01.
Event 14 Women 3200 Meter Run
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times over 12:40 not recorded
National: @ 9:55.92 1991 Melody Fairchild (Colorado)
Meet: * 10:39.66 2006 Catherine White (Northside)
Nike Qual: N 11:08.24
AAA State: A 11:29.08
AA State: a 12:04.53
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Dow*, Samantha 11 Midlothian 11:21.72 11:08.29A
2 Soo, Adrianne 10 Durham Academy 11:03.40 11:10.79A
3 Stehle*, Erin 11 Midlothian 11:18.67 11:18.01A
4 MacMillan, Laurel 11 Blacksburg 11:21.50 11:19.52A
5 Rinehardt, Octavia 11 Tallwood 11:25.56 11:22.38A
6 Rickard, Maggie 09 Montgomery Acade 11:40.00 11:24.51A
7 Rapp, Laura 11 Heritage - Lynch 11:35.26 11:29.44a
8 Copeland, Brittany 12 Brooke Point 11:35.24 11:33.23a
9 Royal, Alisha 10 Byrd, William 11:37.10 11:35.71a
10 Landy, Erin 11 Lake Braddock 11:30.00 11:39.49a
11 Sane, Chrissy 11 Centreville 11:52.34 11:42.72a
12 Foley, Eileen 12 Chantilly 11:52.00 11:42.82a
13 Bailey, Sara 11 C. Milton Wright 11:25.00 11:43.35a
14 Reinwald, Kelly 11 North Stafford 11:26.73 11:44.08a
15 McCall, Nora 12 Our Lady Of Good 11:50.00 11:45.61a
16 Isen, Debbie 11 Walt Whitman 11:59.60 11:51.52a
17 DiVecchia, Melissa 10 Westfield 11:54.36 11:52.33a
18 Bigler, Julianna 09 West Potomac 11:40.00 11:53.54a
19 Wilson, Tara 11 South Caldwell H 11:40.00 11:54.32a
20 Lockie, Kailyn 11 Kellam, Floyd 11:55.24 11:57.68a
21 Hall, Sabrina 11 Pulaski County 11:35.00 11:59.75a
22 Hunold, Katie 12 Godwin, Mills 12:00.00 12:00.17a
23 Beamon, Lilly 09 West Johnston 12:18.00 12:03.39a
24 Liu, Luyang 11 Richard Montgome 11:51.87 12:07.45
25 Reid, Jenny 10 Poolesville 12:20.00 12:13.33
26 Humphrey, Laurie 10 Reagan 11:50.00 12:14.80
27 Wise, Lida 12 Rockbridge 12:20.00 12:18.92
28 Martin, Jasmine 09 Meade 12:30.00 12:23.70
29 Barber, Anna 09 West Springfield 12:10.24 12:24.85
30 Dominguez, Jennifer 11 Hayfield 12:14.24 12:26.53
31 Orr, Dana 12 Cave Spring 12:04.46 12:29.03
32 Hobbs, Dannielle 09 Sun Valley 11:30.60 12:30.78
33 Wolter, Jessica 11 Northside 12:31.49 12:32.47
34 Stoneman, Casey 11 Varina 12:29.56 12:33.56
-- Kranish, Laura 10 Albert Einstein 12:38.21 NT
-- Ferguson, Austin 11 Glass, E. C. 12:39.00 NT
-- Little, Maya 10 Dunbar 12:40.00 NT
-- Dennis, Sam 09 Arch. Spalding 12:30.00 NT
-- Albert, Samantha 11 Magruder 12:30.00 NT
-- Greco, Nikki 12 Radford 12:38.00 NT
-- Lin, Tiffany 10 Walter Johnson 12:40.00 NT
-- Machamer, Cassie 10 Fauquier 12:34.00 NT
-- Upshaw *, Jamie 12 Lee-Davis 12:05.53 NT
-- Croce, Brooke 11 Mountain View 12:33.14 NT
-- DeVier-Scott, Aubrie 12 Harrisonburg 12:37.73 NT
-- Chambers, Kate 10 Western Albemarl 12:20.00 NT
-- Lineberger, Hollis 8 Forsyth Country 12:38.30 NT
-- Blackwell, Taylor 09 High Point 12:40.00 NT
Boys 1000: Ferris leads wire to wire, barely holds off furious late charge by Moen, US #5
Returning North Carolina state champion for 800 meters as well as one of the nation's top returnees in the event with a 1:51.95 best last spring in Dylan Ferris of East Forsyth NC was looking to post a fast time at Virginia Tech in the comparable indoor middle distance event. He did not let the field pull him to a fast time as he shot to the front from the start and pressed the pace. Ferris went through 200 meters in 30 seconds, 400 meters in 1:00, 600 meters in 1:31, and 800 meters in 2:02 while the next pack stayed a few seconds behind.
However, at the start of the bell lap, New Balances Games high school mile winner Chris Moen of Walter Johnson MD had moved to the front of chase pack after lingering in the middle of the pack throughout the race. Moen had originally intended to compete in the invite mile at Virginia Tech, but with the thought of having four straight weekends of highly competitive mile races (set to compete in Millrose Games next weekend) possibly made Moen reconsider to scratch from the mile and enter in the 1000 for some variety in racing. Moen put on a furious kick on the final lap and gained considerable ground on Ferris on the backstretch and on the final turn. It appeared Moen had the momentum to overtake Ferris as they swung off the final turn, but Ferris was able to withstand Moen's kick for a 2:30.91 win in a photo finish (see above). Moen nearly snuck by with the win as only five hundredths of a second separated him from Ferris with a final time of 2:30.96. Ferris and Moen's times are ranked fith and sixth respectively in the nation.
Event 27 Men 1000 Meter Run
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times over 2:52 not recorded
National: @ 2:23.68 2001 Alan Webb (Virginia)
Meet: * 2:24.13 2001 Allen Webb (South Lakes)
Nike Qual: N 2:37.24
AAA State: A 2:36.15
AA State: a 2:42.77
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Ferris, Dylan 11 East Forsyth 2:31.54 2:30.91A
2 Moen, Chris 11 Walter Johnson 2:33.00 2:30.96A
3 Thibou, Kelli 12 Eleanor Roosevel 2:32.85 2:34.10A
4 Curtiss, John 12 Providence 2:42.45 2:35.03A
5 Hogan, Mark 12 Centreville 2:34.54 2:35.24A
6 Miller, Jeff 12 South County 2:32.24 2:35.69A
7 Walker, Leo 12 West Springfield 2:33.24 2:36.07A
8 Young, Thomas 12 Reagan 2:38.00 2:36.16N
9 Crews, Scott 12 Rockbridge 2:37.00 2:36.52N
10 Shea, Ryan 12 Forest Park 2:39.42 2:36.97N
11 Hencke, Brian 10 Blacksburg 2:39.84 2:37.67a
12 Simmons, Tyler 11 Osbourn Park 2:37.00 2:38.08a
13 Reynolds*, Robert 11 Lee-Davis 2:39.24 2:38.20a
14 Winkler, Matt 12 Fluvanna County 2:41.84 2:38.40a
15 Barnard, Chris 12 Sherwood 2:48.00 2:38.69a
16 Degfae, Tihut 10 Edison, Thomas 2:37.00 2:39.05a
17 Pietrzak, Tristan 11 Kellam, Floyd 2:41.84 2:39.61a
18 Degfae, Leoule 10 Edison, Thomas 2:38.00 2:39.74a
19 Stultz, Ryan 12 South Caldwell H 2:41.00 2:40.14a
20 Tucker, Drew 12 West Stokes 2:45.14 2:40.58a
21 Love, Brandon 12 Jefferson Forest 2:38.00 2:41.17a
22 Stine, Nick 12 Urbana 2:50.00 2:42.89
23 Storey, Andrew 12 Mountain View 2:44.94 2:42.95
24 Schnure, Nilan 11 Montgomery Blair 2:42.00 2:42.97
25 Lowe, Chas 11 Glass, E. C. 2:46.50 2:43.19
26 Dov-Bikko, Richy 12 Harrisonburg 2:46.71 2:43.27
27 Hefner, Scott 10 Green Hope 2:47.00 2:43.37
28 Miller, Daniel 12 Magruder 2:46.00 2:43.89
29 Merritt*, Mark 11 Midlothian 2:39.78 2:44.57
30 Palmer, Eric 11 Chantilly 2:41.87 2:45.26
31 Iwugo, Phillip 11 DeMatha Catholic 2:41.67 2:45.43
32 Logan, Kelson 12 Paint Branch 2:50.00 2:45.92
33 Borden, Devin 12 Menchville 2:39.00 2:46.72
34 Octave, Lemuel 11 Varina 2:50.25 2:46.80
35 Martin, Bernard 12 Washington, B. T 2:45.00 2:47.30
36 Roe, Aaron 10 Landstown 2:50.00 2:47.95
37 Whitson, Sean 11 Sherando 2:48.64 2:48.00
38 Popiel, Anthony 10 Walter Johnson 2:46.70 2:48.24
39 Omotosho, Olao 12 Meade 2:45.00 2:48.72
40 Mehta, Neij 12 West Potomac 2:40.00 2:48.85
41 Robinson, John 11 Battlefield 2:48.54 2:49.05
42 Best, Christopher 12 Albemarle 2:52.00 2:49.43
43 Thornton, Johnathan 12 Bishop McNamara 2:50.00 2:49.74
44 Farnsworth, Tyler 12 Liberty (Beal) 2:52.00 2:50.07
45 Edwards, Wesley 10 Deep Creek 2:47.24 2:50.40
46 Shapiro, Zach 10 Walt Whitman 2:49.30 2:50.55
47 Watson, David 12 Lake Braddock 2:38.00 2:50.72
48 Lewis, Lawrence 12 Bethel 2:40.24 2:50.91
49 Beasley, Spencer 10 Williams, T. C. 2:45.19 2:51.03
-- Dunlap, Alax 12 Northwest Guilfo 2:52.00 NT
-- Bautista, Jon 11 Hayfield 2:52.00 NT
-- Carter, Nick 12 Colonial Heights 2:51.50 NT
-- Alfaro, Francisco 11 Reynolds, R. J. 2:46.00 NT
-- Huneault, Buddy 10 Cave Spring 2:51.34 NT
-- Bock, Rob 12 Our Lady Of Good 2:45.00 NT
-- Vaughn, Tyler 11 Granby 2:50.00 NT
-- Shorter, Matthew 10 Arch. Carroll 2:50.00 NT
-- Honeywell, JB 12 Glenn 2:49.50 NT
-- Lozano, Camilo 10 Sun Valley 2:46.30 NT
-- Daryl, Scott 11 Phoebus 2:52.00 NT
-- Gutierrez, Kyle 11 Woodbridge 2:48.00 NT
Girls 1000: Depth in event shown with top 2 times coming out of section #2
Walt Whitman MD jr Leslie Morrison beats fastest time out of top section in section 2 at 2:57.04 with Montgomery Blair MD sr Ashlyn Sinclair finishing right behind at 2:58.96 to beat top section's fastest time.
Eleanor Roosevelt MD jr Tasha Stanley outkicks Great Bridge VA sr Kristy Tobin for a 3:00.08 win in the top section and finish 3rd overall.
The 1000 meter run for the girls was perhaps the deepest distance event this weekend in Blacksburg as ten athletes went under 3:05 and 12 more runners were under 3:10. The depth was clearly shown by the performances recorded in the section following the "fast" section. Eleanor Roosevelt MD junior Tasha Stanley thought she had claimed the overall win by sprinting past Great Bridge VA senior Kristy Tobin on the final lap of the seeded section with a final time of 3:00.08. However, fellow middle distance stars from Maryland in Walt Whitman MD junior Leslie Morrison and Montgomery MD senior Ashlyn Sinclair had other plans.
Morrison had beaten Stanley earlier in the season in a win in the 800 meter run at the Montgomery County Invitational only a few weeks ago and came out on top again without having to actually race her. Morrison ran an outstanding opening 1200 meter leg on Friday night to put Walt Whitman well out in front against the likes of Stanley's Eleanor Roosevelt girls and Midlothian VA and conluded her weekend with a 2:57.04 win in the 1000 meter run. She also helped pull Blair's Sinclair in for a fast time also (2:58.96) as the state of Maryland swept the top three places. Ironically, when Eleanor Roosevelt coach Desmond Dunham had been approached by the NSSF's Mike Byrnes last week in entering Stanley into the 1000 meter run for the elite high school 1000 meter field at the Collegiate Games on February 3rd, Dunham told Byrnes that he should try to get Whitman's Morrison into the meet before his athlete.
Event 12 Women 1000 Meter Run
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times over 3:25 not recorded
National: @ 2:43.40 2005 Sarah Bowman (Virginia)
Meet: * 2:52.38 2005 Katie Doswell (St. Catherine's)
Nike Qual: N 3:00.24
AAA State: A 3:03.76
AA State: a 3:14.81
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Morrison, Leslie 11 Walt Whitman 3:03.70 2:57.04N
2 Sinclair, Ashlyn 12 Montgomery Blair 3:03.00 2:58.96N
3 Stanley, Tasha 11 Eleanor Roosevel 2:59.00 3:00.08N
4 Lautzenheiser, Leia 09 Midlothian 3:06.05 3:00.63A
5 Tobin, Kristy 12 Great Bridge 2:56.30 3:00.97A
6 Hartman, Kerry 11 Westfield 3:02.24 3:01.23A
7 Johnston*, Paige 10 Midlothian 3:01.08 3:01.25A
8 Rapp, Laura 11 Heritage - Lynch 3:01.00 3:01.83A
9 Potasinski, Tasia 11 Westfield 2:59.21 3:03.24A
10 Jemison, Kelly 12 West Potomac 3:00.00 3:04.49a
11 Fikri, Maryam 09 Winston Churchil 3:05.00 3:05.37a
12 Wilder, Valerie 12 Western Albemarl 3:08.20 3:06.37a
13 Weidman, Erika 10 Williams, T. C. 3:01.32 3:06.85a
14 Kukura, Ashley 12 Kellam, Floyd 2:59.44 3:06.97a
15 Bowen, Courtney 12 Mount Tabor 3:07.00 3:07.21a
16 Presley, Michelle 12 Lake Braddock 2:59.00 3:07.45a
17 Richmnd, Jenna 09 Centreville 3:10.24 3:07.86a
18 Garcia, Safira 09 Arch. Carroll 3:20.00 3:08.19a
19 McGehee, Jayna 11 Great Bridge 3:04.40 3:08.33a
20 Loba, Grace 11 Fauquier 3:18.00 3:09.09a
21 Hobbs, Christina 12 Sun Valley 3:03.50 3:09.38a
22 Thompson, Amanda 12 Jefferson Forest 3:05.00 3:09.90a
23 Savage, Jasmine 10 Meade 3:15.00 3:10.77a
24 Martin, Lindsay 10 Godwin, Mills 3:15.83 3:10.80a
25 Barber, Rosemary 11 West Springfield 3:03.24 3:11.48a
26 Alberico, Stephanie 12 Walter Johnson 3:12.00 3:11.92a
27 Drake, Tyler 09 Fluvanna County 3:19.80 3:14.04a
28 Tyler, Tatum 10 Cave Spring 3:10.52 3:14.72a
29 Hally, Alexandra 12 Chantilly 3:05.00 3:15.03
30 Webb, Cara 09 Lee-Davis 3:12.89 3:15.73
31 Carman, Lauren 12 Edison, Thomas 3:14.00 3:16.42
32 Frenche, Deiona 11 Bishop McNamara 3:20.00 3:16.82
33 Reinhalter, Grace 12 Albert Einstein 3:10.76 3:17.18
34 Puhek, Jamie 12 South County 3:18.74 3:17.87
35 Clay, Courtney 10 Battlefield 3:14.10 3:17.99
36 Moore, Alana 10 Richard Montgome 3:17.40 3:18.53
37 Chowyul, Amira 11 Landstown 3:18.00 3:18.82
38 Garreghty, Erin 09 Forest Park 3:22.46 3:18.98
39 Adams, Shanece 09 Bethel 3:15.24 3:19.75
40 Aird, Leslie 10 Urbana 3:20.00 3:19.91
41 Collier, Cathy 12 Radford 3:16.24 3:20.13
42 Chlebo, Chelsea 12 Mountain View 3:11.54 3:21.31
43 Fritts, Samantha 09 Magruder 3:22.00 3:22.26
44 Jones, Amanda 10 East Forsyth 3:21.00 3:22.34
45 wise, tiffany 12 Menchville 3:10.00 3:22.44
46 Schultz, Caitlin 11 Sherando 3:24.94 3:22.83
47 Marriott, Anneta 10 High Point 3:17.00 3:24.14
48 Askew, Tara 12 Woodside 3:19.26 3:24.21
49 Miller, Natalie 12 Poolesville 3:22.00 3:24.36
50 Grunow, Niki 12 Colonial Heights 3:19.00 3:24.86
-- Hitchcock, Lindsay 10 Glass, E. C. 3:23.00 NT
-- Wilkins, Amber King's Fork 3:25.00 NT
-- Taylor, Meaghan 11 Charlottesville 3:13.24 NT
-- Hamm, Latasha 12 Fleming, William 3:24.94 NT
-- Shearly, Glasher 12 West Charlotte 3:25.00 NT
-- Parnell, Hannah 10 Glenn 3:25.00 NT
-- Satchell, Stephanie 11 Dunbar 3:00.00 NT
-- Annas, Holly 11 South Caldwell H 3:23.00 NT
-- Ross, Helen 12 Harrisonburg 3:24.42 NT
-- Smit, Benita 10 Providence 3:20.00 NT
-- Dominguez, Jennifer 11 Hayfield 3:22.00 NT
-- Gonzalez, Ilse 10 Green Hope 3:23.00 NT
-- Winn, Stefanie 12 Lee, R. E. (Spr) 3:25.00 NT
-- Phillips, Shelby 10 Reagan 3:25.00 NT
-- Burke, Danielle 11 Anacostia 3:23.76 DNF
Boys Invitational Mile: Comeback kick gives Spooner victory over Dorrell
West Springfield VA senior Mike Spooner won the invitational mile on pure toughness. It almost looked like the race would be a repeat of Friday night's 3200 meter race. Spooner led once again as he brought the field through the first half mile in 2:10. West Johnston NC senior Dakota Lowery, competing for the second weekend alongside Spooner in an invite mile race (New Balances Games last week), took over pacing duties on the next lap to bring them through 1000 meters in 2:41. After Lowery stepped up the pace, Friday night's US #1 3200 meter winner made a similar decisive move, which had gave him the win in the 3200 meter run, on the sixth lap to break away from Lowery and Spooner.
Lowery and Spooner were dropping back from Dorrell as they entered the bell lap, but Spooner summoned his great determination on the backstretch to make up the difference and found himself in a stride for stride battle to the line first between Dorrell. In very similar fashion to his come from behind state championship for 3200 meters last spring over Mountain View VA's Thomas Porter, Spooner was able to nip Dorrell right at the line for a 4:17.70 personal best win. Dorrell ran a personal best as well of 4:18.01 to finish with arguably the best distance double of the meet.
Event 36 Men 1 Mile Run Event 25 Men 1600 Meter Run |
Girls Invitational Mile: Chantilly's DiValentin continues hot streak of racing in VT mile
After running a US #5 time for 3200 meters of 10:49 last weekend at UNC's Eastern Challenge, Chantilly sophomore Lia DiValentin continued with her hot streak of great races at Virginia Tech by defeating a quality field of distane runners in the invitational mile in a personal best time of 5:02.70. DiValentin found herself leading a trio at the halfway point in 2:31, which had separated from the rest of the field. Joining DiValentin up front were Eleanor Roosevelt MD's Maria Walker and Walt Whitman MD's Morgane Gay. Walker had anchored a 5:04 split as the 1600 meter leg for Eleanor Roosevelt's US #3 winning DMR. It was made a race in the last half by Gay though as she took the lead from DiValentin with 600 meters to go. Gay led DiValentin and Walker until the final lap when DiValentin closed with a 33 second last lap to scoot past Gay for the win. Walker (5:04.01) nipped state rival Gay (5:04.52) at the line for second place.
Event 35 Women 1 Mile Run
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National: @ 4:38.50 1972 Debbie Heald (California)
Nike Qual: N 5:04.24
AAA State: A 5:17.96
AA State: a 5:32.94
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 DiValentin, Lia 10 Chantilly 5:08.00 5:02.70N
2 Walker, Marika 12 Eleanor Roosevel 5:00.00 5:04.01N
3 Gay, Morgane 11 Walt Whitman 5:09.00 5:04.52A
4 Berenato, Cate 12 Blacksburg 5:12.00 5:14.78A
5 Barclay, Liz 10 Albemarle 5:11.00 5:15.66A
6 Miller*, M.C. 12 Midlothian 4:53.33 5:16.27A
7 Tighe, Meredith 12 Oakton 5:11.00 5:16.57A
8 Hagadone, Mariah 12 Buffalo Gap 5:01.00 5:18.13a
9 Moore, Christine 11 Lake Braddock 5:08.00 5:18.45a
10 Copeland, Brittany 12 Brooke Point 5:05.24 5:20.12a
11 Rapp, Laura 11 Heritage - Lynch 5:10.00 5:21.36a
12 McCary, Laura 12 Magruder 5:12.00 5:24.28a
13 Tobin, Kristy 12 Great Bridge 4:53.02 5:25.80a
Event 10 Women 1600 Meter Run
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times over 6:00 not recorded
National: @ 4:38.5h 1972 Debbie Heald (California)
Meet: * 4:53.37 2004 Sarah Bowman (Fauquier)
Nike Qual: N 5:02.55
AAA State: A 5:16.12
AA State: a 5:31.39
Name Year School Seed Finals
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1 Sinclare, Halsey 10 Blair 5:12.00 5:07.42A
2 Hannallah, Louise 11 Winston Churchil 5:13.00 5:10.56A
3 Soo, Adrianne 10 Durham Academy 5:19.00 5:14.04A
4 Lambert, Heather 11 Mountain View 5:17.54 5:14.26A
5 Sullivan, Hayley 12 Lake Braddock 5:18.00 5:14.94A
6 Richmnd, Jenna 09 Centreville 5:17.40 5:16.09A
7 Lineberry, Amanda 09 Lee-Davis 5:19.24 5:16.37a
8 Homer, Allison 10 Blacksburg 5:16.43 5:16.56a
9 Royal, Alisha 10 Byrd, William 5:19.60 5:17.25a
10 McGowan, Catherine 12 Harrisonburg 5:22.22 5:17.81a
11 Stanley, Danielle 11 Deep Creek 5:16.00 5:18.37a
12 Heath, Elizabeth 11 West Potomac 5:15.00 5:20.58a
13 Reinwald, Kelly 11 North Stafford 5:22.34 5:20.62a
14 Rickard, Maggie 09 Montgomery Acade 5:19.00 5:21.32a
15 Karabinus, Ariel 09 Osbourn Park 5:25.00 5:21.36a
16 Lee, Alsion 11 Benjamin Cardozo 5:15.00 5:21.71a
17 MacMillan, Laurel 11 Blacksburg 5:17.24 5:21.91a
18 Hall, Sabrina 11 Pulaski County 5:25.00 5:22.70a
19 Whittington, Courtney 10 Mount Tabor 5:12.00 5:22.84a
20 Rinehardt, Octavia 11 Tallwood 5:19.47 5:23.27a
21 Kvartunas, Paige 09 West Springfield 5:15.24 5:23.94a
22 Whalen, Courtney 11 Magruder 5:31.00 5:24.63a
23 Prinkey, Meghan 11 Bishop McNamara 5:40.00 5:24.88a
24 Dietz, Kristen 11 Lee, R. E. (Spr) 5:40.00 5:24.97a
25 Magee, Sarah 10 Forest Park 5:32.46 5:27.77a
26 Witek, Kristin 12 Chantilly 5:22.00 5:27.95a
27 Crouse, Cortney 12 Linganore 5:35.10 5:28.03a
28 Rosenberg, Kelsey 09 West Potomac 5:17.24 5:28.77a
29 Budreika, Diana 10 Battlefield 5:37.00 5:29.26a
30 Brittan, Sarah 11 Richard Montgome 5:29.06 5:29.70a
31 Willner, Madeline 09 South County 5:30.24 5:31.35a
32 Spencer, Jennifer 09 Walter Johnson 5:32.40 5:31.59
33 Britto, Michelle 10 Woodbridge 5:15.00 5:32.60
34 Kuzel*, Katie 12 Godwin, Mills 5:42.53 5:33.02
35 Esposito, Chrissy Westfield 5:35.54 5:33.48
36 Frenchik, Stephanie 09 Landstown 5:40.00 5:33.68
37 Branch, Jasmin 12 Bethel 5:20.00 5:36.40
38 Wise, Lida 12 Rockbridge 5:38.00 5:36.78
39 Bryant, Donna 12 Jefferson Forest 5:30.00 5:37.63
40 Denecke*, Morgan 10 Clover Hill 5:35.24 5:37.81
41 Raymond, Leslie 10 Reagan 5:25.00 5:38.97
42 Lockie, Karlyn 11 Kellam, Floyd 5:26.24 5:39.12
43 Smith, Lindsay 10 C. Milton Wright 5:30.00 5:39.81
44 Cooke, Katelin 09 South Caldwell H 5:45.00 5:40.55
45 Beamon, Lilly 09 West Johnston 5:42.00 5:40.86
46 Andrews, Deanna 12 Liberty (Beal) 5:40.00 5:40.90
47 Royals, Kaylin 11 Glenn 5:40.90 5:41.53
48 Wolter, Jessica 11 Northside 5:56.60 5:42.38
49 Ice, Jennifer 09 Sherando 5:56.74 5:45.68
50 Fender, Lindsay 12 Fluvanna County 5:48.80 5:46.20
51 kochhar, shivani 09 Potomac School 5:55.00 5:46.86
52 Dodd, Martina 12 Meade 5:15.00 5:49.19
53 View, Brittany 11 Eleanor Roosevel 5:45.00 5:50.17
54 Youd, Morgan 10 Green Hope 5:52.00 5:52.64
55 Dennis, Sam 09 Arch. Spalding 5:50.00 5:53.33
56 Stoneman, Casey 11 Varina 5:55.28 5:54.02
57 Cleveland, Shannen 12 Hayfield 5:59.00 5:54.76
-- Benson, Leah 10 Western Albemarl 5:40.00 NT
-- Sparks, Valerie 12 Fauquier 5:58.00 NT
-- Angel, Spenser 11 Glass, E. C. 5:54.00 NT
Distance Highlights
Highlights and photos by Brandon Miles, MileStat.com
- Boys 3200: Dorrell surprises Footlocker finalists Spooner and Graves with US #1 9:10.76
- Girls 3200: Midlo's Dow overtakes early leader Soo for PR win
- Boys 1000: Ferris leads wire to wire, barely holds off furious late charge by Moen, US #5
- Girls 1000: Depth in event shown with top 2 times coming out of section #2
- Boys Invitational Mile: Comeback kick gives Spooner victory over Dorrell
- Girls Invitational Mile: Chantilly's DiValentin continues hot streak of racing in VT mile
Boys 3200: Dorrell surprises Footlocker finalists Spooner and Graves with US #1