Several cross country scrimmages have already taken place this month. If you would like the results of your scrimmage posted on MileStat.com, please email us at milestat@gmail.com. MileStat.com had not previously posted results from scrimmages from previous years before on a regular basis, but why not even enter times from more meets into the database.
Clover Hill vs. Gloucester Scrimmage
Chantilly, Robert E. Lee, & West Springfield Scrimmage
Photo by Ted Plunkett
Solid individual runs by Chris Foley (pictured above) of Chantilly and Alex Watt of West Springfield in a scrimmage among three Northern Region schools at Burke Lake Park on Friday, August 15th. A 2 mile course was used instead of the regular 2.98 mile course which is used for the district and regional meets at Burke Lake. Foley, expected to be one of the top runners in the Northern Region this fall as a returning All-State 3200 meter runner, clocked in just over 10 minutes at 10:05, while Watt was a 23 second winner at 12:38. The Chantilly boys were able to hold off West Springfield with a three point buffer to win the tri meet with 32 points, while the West Springfield girls were the superior squad of the scrimmage with six of the top nine individual finishers in the girls' race.
Photo by Brandon Miles
The scrimmage between Gloucester and Clover Hill on Monday, August 18th saw a great duel in the girls' race between Clover Hill sophomore Abby Badura and Gloucester senior Hannah Varnell (both pictured above). Held at the Gloucester's home course of Beaverdam Park, Badura pulled away at the end for a six second victory with a 19:34 5K performance. Clover Hill swept the dual scrimmage as the boys in particular ran well with four of the top five finishers and nearly all under 18 minutes.
Photo by Ted Plunkett
Roughly 10 teams gathered at Danville's Ballou Park on Tuesday, August 19th for the Greater Danville Preseason Jamboree as Jefferson Forest swept both with 28 points tallied by their boys and 33 points accumulated by their girls. Josh Morris of Jefferson Forest led his team with a 17:16 win as he finished ahead of one of Group A's top returnees in Andrew Rigler of Altavista. Rigler's teammate in Danielle Beauvais (pictured above) was the winner in the girls' race by over a minute with her first place effort of 21:08.