Highlights from district week in Virginia:
Jamestown's #2 runner runs 14:48 at Eastern State Hospital!
Photo by Tim O'Dowd
The top runners for the Jamestown boys posted jaw dropping times at Eastern State Hospital (home of William & Mary Invite) for the Bay Rivers District Championships. VA #1 ranked Andrew Colley had ran one of the fastest times ever on the course earlier in the season at the William & Mary Invite, but improved upon that time to finish 6 seconds off the 3.05 mile course record with 14:36 performance. More impressive was to find his teammate Colin Mearns finishing only 12 seconds behind him at 14:48. Mearns arguably could be one of the best #2 runners on any high school team in the country. A very small and elite group of runners have ever broken 15 minutes at Eastern State, so for Jamestown to have two runners dipping well under this time speaks loud volumes of how talented the #1 ranked team in Virginia is. Rounding out their top five for a 74 point margin of victory in their district title were John Holt (3rd, 15:22), Josh Schlickenmeyer (6th, 16:06), and Graham Schlickenmeyer (7th, 16:11).
Marsico runs third fastest 3 mile time in US!
Photo by Tom Hoerner
Glenvar junior Megan Marsico does not appear to be slowing down any time soon. The top ranked runner in the Commonwealth who has gained national attention with a season full of stellar performances put down her best race yet at the Three Rivers District Championships held at the Giles County High School's 3 mile course. Marsico ran the third fastest 3 mile time recorded by a high school girl in the nation this fall with a course record shattering time of 16:41. Her time was 17 seconds faster than a 16:58 course record win earlier in the season at the Giles County Invite. In the same meet on the same course last year, Marsico won in 18:27 and then went onto win the VHSL Group A state title at Great Meadow in a time of 18:21. Lets not only think about if she can best Catherine White's 17:48 performance on the state course at Great Meadow in 2005, but could Marisco seriously challenge to run a sub 17 minute performance in November at the state championships?
RESULTS NEEDED FROM...
AAA - Eastern, Western Valley
AA - Results posted from all districts
A - Cumberland, Lonesome Pine
District meet directors can email results to milestat@gmail.com
Check back this weekend for more stories, summaries and photos from this week's district meets.
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Group AAA
Central Region
Capital District Championships
October 22, 2008 @ Pole Green Park 5K Course in Mechanicsville, VA
Hosted by Lee-Davis
Meet Summary: The Lee-Davis girls dominated the Capital District Championships on Wednesday at Pole Green Park by taking the first three individual places with Stephanie Cario winning the individual crown in 19:37 and being followed in by teammates Amanda Lineberry (2006 district champion) and Jackie Ferrance. The Atlee boys were even more dominant with four of the top five finishers and six of the top nine, while their star Ben Dejarnette won his fourth consecutive Capital District cross country title in a stellar effort of 15:54. Full story to come...
MEET RESULTS: VARSITY BOYS - VARSITY GIRLS - SUBVARSITY BOYS - SUBVARSITY GIRLS
Boys Team Champions: Atlee - 21 pts
Girls Team Champions: Lee-Davis - 29 pts
Boys Individual Champion: Ben Dejarnette (Atlee) 15:54
Girls Individual Champion: Stephanie Cario (Lee-Davis) 19:37
Boys Team Qualifiers:
1. Atlee - 21 pts
2. Lee-Davis - 46 pts
3. Hanover - 77 pts
4. Varina - 98 pts
Girls Team Qualifiers:
1. Lee-Davis - 29 pts
2. Hanover - 46 pts
3. Atlee - 57 pts
4. Varina - 99 pts
Boys Individual Qualifiers (Top 15 All-District):
1. Ben Dejarnette (Atlee) 15:54
2. Cody Snyder (Lee-Davis) 16:38
3. Andrew Catanese (Atlee) 16:42
4. Andy Hesse (Atlee) 16:52
5. Wes Steenburgh (Atlee) 17:06
6. Devin Lacks (Varina) 17:24
7. Travis Dawson (Lee-Davis) 17:30
8. Devon Richardson (Atlee) 17:33
9. Christian Snider (Atlee) 17:39
10. Kyle Jordan (Lee-Davis) 17:40
11. Baylor Dickerson (Hanover) 17:46
12. Ryan Peterson (Hanover) 17:54
13. Robbie Longest (Lee-Davis) 17:58
14. Michael Hoy (Lee-Davis) 18:06
15. Michael Goolsby (Hanover) 18:09
Girls Individual Qualifiers (Top 15 All-District):
1. Stephanie Cario (Lee-Davis) 19:37
2. Amanda Lineberry (Lee-Davis) 19:59
3. Jackie Ferrance (Lee-Davis) 19:59
4. Anna Gordon (Hanover) 20:09
5. Ashley Riefner (Atlee) 20:27
6. Meghan Kalinowski (Hanover) 20:54
7. Lauren Hopper (Hanover) 21:05
8. Kaitlyn Robinson (Atlee) 21:28
9. Tiel Westbrook (Lee-Davis) 21:39
10. Meghan Shamblin (Atlee) 21:50
11. Kathleen Wilcox (Varina) 21:52
12. Meredith Hopper (Hanover) 22:00
13. Shalonda Mitchell (Varina) 22:27
14. Sarah Wright (Lee-Davis) 22:37
15. Suzanne Trachy (Lee-Davis) 22:49
Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.
| HS Girls | |||
| 5000 Meter Run | 19:37.00 | Stephanie Cario | Lee-Davis |
| HS Boys | |||
| 5000 Meter Run | 15:54.00 | Ben DeJarnette | Atlee |
PHOTO GALLERY by Willie Riefner - 202 total photos. Photos can be purchased at http://totalphoto1.exposuremanager.com/g/2008_capital_district_cross_country_championships
Virtual Meet Results: Boys - Girls