The two seeded races this Saturday at the VA Elite XC Invitational are going to be blazing fast. Check out the top entries below and buckle up for a fast one that you can watch LIVE on MileSplit.
Below are the top entries but some athletes who are in the races actually ran faster last year or the year prior so this is merely a preview of what is to come.
Girls Seeded Race
11:00am EST
| Seed Time | Athlete Name | Club Team |
|---|---|---|
| 16:28 | Brooke Rauber | Unattached (NY) |
| 16:58 | Juliette Whitaker | Unattached (MD) |
| 17:16 | Ava Gordon | NOVA AC |
| 17:37 | Sierra Collins | Harnett County TC (NC) |
| 17:48 | Audrey Link | Unattached (VA) |
| 17:57 | Alli Crytser | Hanover Elite |
| 18:00 | Zoie Lamanna | Forest Running Club |
| 18:12 | Amelia Maughan | Unattached (NC) |
| 18:15 | Kayla Werner | Pacers |
| 18:15 | Jessica Neal | Unattached (FL) |
| 18:17 | Lindsey Hester | Swamp XC |
| 18:22 | Gillian Bushee | Unattached (VA) |
| 18:22 | Hope Frost | Unattached (VA) |
| 18:24 | Carly Wilkes * | Unattached (VA) |
| 18:30 | Mackenzie Steele | Richmond Track Club |
| 18:31 | Hannah Preisser | Unattached (NC) |
| 18:36 | Jenna Stutzman | Crozet Crew |
| 18:40 | Arianna DeBoer | Unattached (VA) |
| 18:40 | Janie Sanborn | Richmond TC |
| 18:41 | Ricky Fetterolf* | NOVA AC |
*Wilkes has since run 18:15
*Fetterolf ran 17:53 last year
Boys Seeded Race
12:00pm EST
| Seed Time | Athlete Name | Club Team |
|---|---|---|
| 15:15 | Bryce Lentz | Unattached (VA) |
| 15:18 | Wesley Haws | Unattached (NC) |
| 15:22 | Gavin Sweeny | Unattached (NC) |
| 15:24 | Jacob Plummer | |
| 15:24 | Jack Dingman | Unattached (NC) |
| 15:24 | Nathan Atchue | FC Elite |
| 15:31 | Murphy Smith | Unattached (NC) |
| 15:34 | Carson Sloat | Severna Park CCC |
| 15:35 | Jake Gelfand | Severna Park CCC |
| 15:37 | Xavier Jemison | Unattached (VA) |
| 15:40 | Matthew Smith | NOVA AC |
| 15:43 | Harrison Ladd | SeaShore Force |
| 15:45 | Zachary Morse | Cougars TC |
| 15:46 | Nick Benedict | Severna Park CCC |
| 15:47 | Alex Murphy | Unattached (VA) |
| 15:47 | Garrett Woodhouse | Cougars TC |
| 15:47 | Brady Colford | Unattached (NC) |
| 15:53 | Ben Madrigal | Unattached (VA) |
| 15:54 | Ryan Borden | NOVA AC |
Girls teams in the seeded race include NOVA AC's A and B team, Qualla Road Crew, Crozet Crew, Pacers, New Energy Seashore Force, and Richmond Track Club. Since these teams are club squads that means some teams may be made up of athletes from multiple schools and counties.
Boys teams in the seeded race include NOVA AC's A and B team, Crozet Crew, Cougars TC, Severna Park CCC, Mechanicsville CCC, and West End Running Club.