Great Meadow Invitational Girls' Instant Recap

Great Meadow Invitational
Nolan Jez

Great Meadow Invitational was certainly one for the record books. Stealing the show this year was Kelsey Chmiel of Saratoga Springs (NY) who won in a course and meet record 16:44. That time shattered her own course record of 17:36.


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Annandale's Julia Ghiselli was second in a Great Meadow Invite #4 all-time performance of 18:15. That is also #12 all-time on the non-state course. 


Finishing third was Ava Hassebrock (18:44), finishing fourth was Allison Fick (19:07), finishing fifth was Ellie Desmond (19:10), and sixth was Saratoga frosh Ella Kurto (19:11). 

Team wise Saratoga won handedly with a score of 42. Colonial Forge was second with 75 and Tuscarora was third with 109 points. Saratoga had their entire top five inside the top 20 and Forge followed closely behind with five inside the top 26. 

Top 20 Results (Complete Results )

GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTPOINTS
1Kelsey Chmiel12Saratoga Springs16:46.001
2Julia Ghiselli10Annandale18:16.000
3Ava Hassebrock12Tuscarora High School (VA)18:45.002
4Allison Fick12Colonial Forge19:08.003
5Ellie Desmond11Broad Run19:11.004
6Ella Kurto9Saratoga Springs19:12.005
7Jessica Cantrell12Broadway19:27.006
8Jenny Schilling10Heritage (Leesburg)19:27.007
9Ciara Knott12Saratoga Springs19:30.008
10Hannah Miller12Harrisonburg19:45.000
11Abigail Church10Freedom (South Riding)19:51.009
12Mckenzi Watkins12Colonial Forge19:55.0010
13Emily Graves11Patriot High School19:56.0011
14Hailey Yentz10Patriot High School20:01.0012
15Skyler Knott8Saratoga Springs20:01.0013
16Ava Gordon9Rock Ridge High School20:05.0014
17Sophie Tesla12Saratoga Springs20:07.0015
18Camilla McKinstry10Centreville20:14.0016
19Annabel Schepker11Midlothian High School20:21.0017
20Paityn Walker10Colonial Forge20:22.0018