Just a week after a not-so-perfect trip to Portland the boys of Loudoun Valley and their girls team too came to the LU Christmas Invitational with one goal in mind... qualify for states and get ready for a break.
Annually the Vikings choose one meet to fully load up their distance crew and chase the state standards while still in XC shape. That was the case this weekend at the Liberty Christmas Invite where both varsity squads and all their other runners raced for the standard so that they could focus on training from now until big invitational season and states.
This of course includes a nice couple week break for the runners to heal up and get ready for a long push from now until mid-June.
One athlete in particular had a monstrous meet and that was Carlos Shultz. He won both the 1600 and 3200 in US #1 times and posted quite impressive times regardless of the time of season. His 1600 was 4:18.15 and his 3200 was a scary fast 9:09.71.
Early season US #1's are always speculative since there is nothing to really compare to but that 9:09 is crazy fast. It is so fast that it ranks on VA's all-time list and would have ranked 21st in the nation last year at the end of the season.
Here are the rest of Loudoun Valley's times and performances from LU:
| GIRLS | ATHLETE | PLACE | SECTION | RESULTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 METER DASH | |||||
| 8.32 | SB | Anastasia Stubbs | 92nd | Prelims H20 | Prelims - Girls 55m Dash |
| 300 METER DASH | |||||
| 48.48 | SB | Anastasia Stubbs | 101st | Finals H12 | Girls 300m Dash |
| 51.78 | SB | Victoria Ames | 140th | Finals H7 | Girls 300m Dash |
| 500 METER DASH | |||||
| 1:27.93 | SB | Maria Soly | 24th | Finals H12 | Girls 500m Dash |
| 1:29.24 | SB | Stephany Galvis | 34th | Finals H12 | Girls 500m Dash |
| 1:42.40 | SB | Victoria Ames | 102nd | Finals H4 | Girls 500m Dash |
| 1000 METER RUN | |||||
| 3:07.97 | SB | Hannah Holland | 1st | Finals H6 | Girls 1000m Run |
| 3:14.22 | SB | Abby Keane | 6th | Finals H6 | Girls 1000m Run |
| 3:14.48 | SB | Alice Roberts | 7th | Finals H6 | Girls 1000m Run |
| 3:18.40 | SB | Cecelia Fetterolf | 13th | Finals H5 | Girls 1000m Run |
| 3:25.25 | SB | Samantha Bolen | 26th | Finals H5 | Girls 1000m Run |
| 1600 METER RUN | |||||
| 5:10.87 | SB | Ava Gordon | 1st | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:14.24 | SB | Elise Abbe | 3rd | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:15.35 | SB | Ricky Fetterolf | 4th | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:22.81 | SB | Hannah Holland | 5th | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:30.34 | SB | Ally Talley | 10th | Finals H5 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:31.90 | SB | Scarlet Fetterolf | 13th | Finals H5 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:32.29 | SB | Abby Keane | 14th | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:32.95 | SB | Alice Roberts | 15th | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:36.72 | SB | Cecelia Fetterolf | 20th | Finals H5 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:38.31 | SB | Leah Snyder | 24th | Finals H6 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:48.42 | SB | Kimmy Farrey | 27th | Finals H4 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 5:53.71 | SB | Samantha Bolen | 32nd | Finals H4 | Girls 1600m Run |
| 3200 METER RUN | |||||
| 10:56.58 | SB | Ava Gordon | 1st | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 10:58.44 | SB | Elise Abbe | 2nd | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 11:11.19 | SB | Ricky Fetterolf | 4th | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 11:34.97 | SB | Scarlet Fetterolf | 6th | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 11:37.01 | SB | Ally Talley | 7th | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 11:52.07 | SB | Leah Snyder | 9th | Finals H2 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 12:30.42 | SB | Kimmy Farrey | 14th | Finals H1 | Girls 3200m Run |
| 55 METER HURDLES | |||||
| 9.60 | SB | Kyra Wilson | 20th | Prelims H10 | Prelims - Girls 55mH |
| 10.99 | SB | Allie French | 45th | Prelims H9 | Prelims - Girls 55mH |
| 4X200 METER RELAY | |||||
| 1:56.16 | SB | Relay Team | 17th | Finals H4 | Girls 4x200m Relay |
| 4X400 METER RELAY | |||||
| 4:24.26 | SB | Relay Team | 6th | Finals H3 | Girls 4x400m Relay |
| SHOT PUT | |||||
| 36-6.75 | SB | Kayla Bolen | 2nd | Finals H1 | Girls Shot Put |
| 32-10 | SB | Meara Wilson | 10th | Finals H1 | Girls Shot Put |
| BOYS | ATHLETE | PLACE | SECTION | RESULTS | |
| 55 METER DASH | |||||
| 7.03 | SB | Steven Mercuro | 69th | Prelims H15 | Prelims - Boys 55m Dash |
| 7.14 | SB | Mason Miller | 88th | Prelims H7 | Prelims - Boys 55m Dash |
| 300 METER DASH | |||||
| 38.08 | SB | Colin Supplee | 43rd | Finals H16 | Boys 300m Dash |
| 38.22 | SB | Steven Mercuro | 47th | Finals H21 | Boys 300m Dash |
| 40.02 | SB | Mason Miller | 85th | Finals H20 | Boys 300m Dash |
| 500 METER DASH | |||||
| 1:12.31 | SB | Colin Supplee | 23rd | Finals H16 | Boys 500m Dash |
| 1000 METER RUN | |||||
| 2:36.36 | SB | Matthew Smith | 5th | Finals H11 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 2:39.45 | SB | Christian Arellano | 7th | Finals H11 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 2:45.68 | SB | Graham Mussmon | 18th | Finals H10 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 2:47.60 | SB | Essa Elhaij | 25th | Finals H10 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 2:48.13 | SB | Timothy Esatto | 27th | Finals H10 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 2:48.72 | SB | Noah Maze | 30th | Finals H10 | Boys 1000m Run |
| 1600 METER RUN | |||||
| 4:18.15 | SB | Carlos Shultz | 1st | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:18.42 | SB | Kevin Carlson | 2nd | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:19.43 | SB | Jeremiah Mussmon | 3rd | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:22.04 | SB | Matthew Smith | 5th | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:25.17 | SB | Mateo Barreto | 6th | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:25.18 | SB | Kellen Hasle | 7th | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:25.42 | SB | Taylor Ney | 8th | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:37.61 | SB | Graham Mussmon | 12th | Finals H8 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:40.46 | SB | Josh Walker | 20th | Finals H8 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:40.57 | SB | Noah Maze | 21st | Finals H8 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:43.32 | SB | Timothy Esatto | 23rd | Finals H6 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:43.84 | SB | Christian Arellano | 24th | Finals H9 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:44.92 | SB | Benjamin Moseman | 25th | Finals H7 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:48.36 | SB | Truman Abbe | 29th | Finals H7 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 4:50.10 | SB | Essa Elhaij | 30th | Finals H6 | Boys 1600m Run |
| 3200 METER RUN | |||||
| 9:09.71 | SB | Carlos Shultz | 1st | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:16.83 | SB | Kellen Hasle | 2nd | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:21.65 | SB | Jeremiah Mussmon | 3rd | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:29.66 | SB | Kevin Carlson | 4th | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:38.34 | SB | Taylor Ney | 5th | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:38.50 | SB | Mateo Barreto | 6th | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 9:58.65 | SB | Josh Walker | 11th | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 10:26.87 | SB | Benjamin Moseman | 18th | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 10:44.06 | SB | Truman Abbe | 20th | Finals H1 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 10:44.35 | SB | Ryan French | 21st | Finals H2 | Boys 3200m Run |
| 55 METER HURDLES | |||||
| 8.28 | SB | Mason Miller | 12th | Prelims H3 | Prelims - Boys 55mH |
| 8.49 | SB | Steven Mercuro | 16th | Prelims H8 | Prelims - Boys 55mH |
| SHOT PUT | |||||
| 43-8 | SB | Thomas Gaertner | 13th | Finals H1 | Boys Shot Put |
