Regional Week Coverage

Regional week begins on Tuesday with the Region II Championships being held at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville and ends on Saturday with the Central Region Championships being held at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville. on Wednesday, two regional meets were held with the Region III Championships and Region B Championships.

 

The Hidden Valley girls did it again and knocked off a top ranked Blacksburg squad at the Region IV Meet for the third consecutive year. Of course in the past two upsets, Blacksburg has been able to bounce back and win the Group AA state title the next week. We will see if history repeats itself next week at Great Meadow as two of the state's best teams face off once again. The Blacksburg boys repeated as team champions, while Kathleen Stevens of Blacksburg and Andy Eddletion of Christiansburg took first place honors individually.

 

Regionals were redemption meets for both the Lake Braddock girls and Grassfield boys as each school bounced back from district meet defeats to become regional champions and regain momentum heading into the state meet. The most dominant team performance of the week so far belongs to the Mountain View boys, who looked like the #1 team in the state with six runners in the top 15 and tallying a low team score of 28 points in a repeat as Northwest Region champions. The big stories at the Northern Region meet were the West Potomac runners showing their appreciation for retiring coach Don Beeby with state meet berths for both teams, while the Thomas Jefferson boys with their fifth place finish failed to make the state meet for the first time in over a decade. More to come from the regional meets...

 

 

What's on tap this week

 

Tuesday, November 3rd

Group AA Region II Championships - On site coverage w/ Brandon Miles

 

Wednesday, November 4th

Group AA Region III Championships
Group A Region B Championships

 

Thursday, November 5th

Group AAA Eastern Region Championships - On-site coverage w/ Andy Paisley
Group AAA Northern Region Championships - On-site coverage w/ various photographers
Group AAA Northwest Region Championships - On-site coverage w/ Brandon Miles
Group AA Region I Championships - On-site coverage w/ Nicoll Knudsen
Group A Region A Championships
Group A Region C Championships
Group A Region D Championships

 

Friday, November 6th

Group AA Region IV Championships - On site coverage w/ Frank Locascio

 

Saturday, November 7th

Group AAA Central Region Championships - On-site coverage w/ Brandon Miles

 

Looking for on-site coverage help with several meets this week. Please contact us at milestat@gmail.com if able to help.

 

 

Group AAA

 

Central Region XC Championships

November 07, 2009 @ Pole Green Park 5K Course in Mechanicsville, VA

Hosted by Maggie Walker    

 

Results:

• Freshmen Boys
• Freshmen Girls
• Sub-Varsity Boys
• Sub-Varsity Girls
• Varsity Boys
• Varsity Girls

 

Photo Gallery by John Herzog

 

Photo Gallery by Brandon Miles - To come soon

 

Race Videos by Brandon Miles

 

State Meet Qualifiers

(Photos below by John Herzog)

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Midlothian 78 pts (16:46 average)

2. Mills Godwin 105 pts (16:52 average)

3. Maggie Walker 109 pts (17:01 average)

4. Douglas Freeman 120 pts (17:00 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

(Photo by Linda D'Amato)

 

1. Midlothian 59 pts (19:20 average)

2. Maggie Walker 72 pts (19:34 average)

3. Deep Run 90 pts (19:42 average)

4. Lee-Davis 92 pts (19:48 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Ted Richardson (James River) 15:34 *course record*

2. Grant Pollock (Mills Godwin) 15:37

3. Evan Niciphor (Cosby) 16:07

4. Andrew Catanese (Atlee) 16:17

5. Silas Frantz (Douglas Freeman) 16:17

6. Brayden Burleigh (Midlothian) 16:23

7. Cody Snyder (Lee-Davis) 16:27

8. Marc Breidenbaugh (Maggie Walker) 16:28

9. Josh McNamara (L.C. Bird) 16:29

10. Cody Talmadge (Maggie Walker) 16:29

11. Nathan Clarke (Manchester) 16:30

12. Carson Hogge (Douglas Freeman) 16:33

13. Sean Willard (Midlothian) 16:33

14. Darren Barlow (Midlothian) 16:38

15. Wes Steenburgh (Atlee) 16:39

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Erica Dobbs (Deep Run) 18:23

2. Kathleen Lautzenheiser (Midlothian) 18:28

3. Clarissa Schick (Maggie Walker) 18:43

4. Megan Moye (Cosby) 18:49

5. Marie Johnston (Midlothian) 18:56

6. Madalyn Nuckols (Deep Run) 18:57

7. Anna Spires (Maggie Walker) 18:58

8. Bonny Turnage (Lee-Davis) 19:04

9. Stephanie Cario (Lee-Davis) 19:09

10. Amy Witt (Midlothian) 19:15

11. Anna Gordon (Hanover) 19:19

12. Amanda Tomlin (Prince George) 19:29

13. Lauren Hopper (Hanover)

14. Courtney Dobbs (Deep Run) 19:34

15. Amanda Lineberry (Lee-Davis) 19:44

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

26 National Elites.

 

Meet Preview: The Midlothian girls have won the last four Central Region cross country titles to coincide with their four straight Group AAA state titles. Do not expect the regional streak to discontinue this weekend for the Lady Trojans, but Lee-Davis freshmen Bonny Turnage might attempt to spoil an individual three-peat for Midlothian senior Kathleen Lautzenheiser. However, a highly anticipated individual match-up between Grant Pollock of Mills Godwin and Ted Richardson of James River might be the top story coming into the 2009 Central Region Cross Country Championships. Pollock is also attempting to not only become Godwin's first boys individual champion in regional meet history but also lead his squad to their first Central Region team title ever. Read more... 

 

 

Eastern Region XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Bells Mill 5K Course in Chesapeake, VA

Timing/Results: Kale Running, Inc.    

 

Meet Summary: The Grassfield boys regained regional bragging rights in claiming their first Eastern Region cross country team title over rival Western Branch with a top five spread of 56 seconds and all five scorers among the top 20 ranging from times 15:52 to 16:49. Despite losing their top three runners from a year ago, the Ocean Lakes girls repeated easily as champions by a 46 point margin.  Landstown senior Stephanie Frenchik maintained her regional dominance with a personal best 18:22 win, while Drew Paisley made it a Beach District individual sweep as the Ocean Lakes senior scored a mild upset 15:37 victory. Read more...

 

Results: 

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

Race Videos: Boys Race - Girls Race

 

State Meet Qualifiers

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

(Photo by Andy Paisley)

1. Grassfield 56 pts (16:24 average)

2. Western Branch 76 pts (16:29 average)

3. Ocean Lakes 84 pts (16:38 average)

4. Hickory 107 pts (16:51 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

(Photo by Andy Paisley)

 

1. Ocean Lakes 54 pts (19:45 average)

2. Princess Anne 90 pts (20:08 average)

3. Hickory 90 pts (20:15 average)

4. Grassfield 108 pts (20:31 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Drew Paisley (Ocean Lakes) 15:37.54

2. Kyle Jacobs (Western Branch) 15:51.09

3. Blake Theroux (Western Branch) 15:51.11

4. Jeremy Greenwald (Grassfield) 15:52.78

5. George Matais (Western Branch) 16:04.11

6. William Brown (Bethel) 16:06.44

7. Aaron Harrison (Grassfield) 16:10.45

8. Jordan White (Great Bridge) 16:16.03

9. David Gerlach (Menchville) 16:17.30

10. Brian Davenport (Maury) 16:18.51

11. Graham Wilson (Menchville) 16:19.17

12. Joseph Daversa (Grassfield) 16:19.50

13. Kyle Corwin (Hickory) 16:22.57

14. Lawrence Thomas (Landstown) 16:27.97

15. Brent Coulter (Landstown) 16:28.00

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Stephanie Frenchik (Landstown) 18:22.78

2. Lizzie Cornell (Princess Anne) 18:55.38

3. Peri Bowman (Ocean Lakes) 19:04.46

4. Michelle Grey (Cox) 19:07.39

5. Kristina Woodard (Hampton) 19:10.84

6. Morgan Anderson (First Colonial) 19:14.12

7. Marissa Kunsch (Princess Anne) 19:20.01

8. Audrey Baztel (Ocean Lakes) 19:23.75

9. Kathlyn Taylor (Kellam) 19:28.87

10. Samantha Park (Ocean Lakes) 19:31.70

11. Katie Butt (Hickory) 19:36.02

12. Mary Katherine Sanders (Western Branch) 19:37.10

13. Emily Smith (Great Bridge) 19:38.72

14. McKenna Ledbetter (Tallwood) 19:42.78

15. Elisabeth Drake (Gloucester) 19:43.74

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

30 National Elites.

 

Northern Region XC Championship

November 05, 2009 @ Burke Lake 2.98 Mile Course in Burke Lake, VA

 

Meet Summary: A thrilling regional race with close finishes, shockers, and history being made as well as a rainbow sighting to start the meet. The Lake Braddock girls and Oakton boys as well as individual winners Paige Kvartunas and Chris Foley apparently found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on Thursday afternoon at Burke Lake Park. Read more...

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

Photo Gallery by Charles Fulghum

 

Photo Gallery by Dave Watt

 

State Qualifiers

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

(Photo by Charles Fulghum)

 

1. Oakton 79 pts (15:47 average)

2. Lake Braddock 105 pts (15:59 average

3. West Potomac 127 pts (16:10 average)

4. Centreville 140 pts (16:08 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

(Photo by Charles Fulghum)

 

1. Lake Braddock 63 pts (18:19 average)

2. West Springfield 71 pts (18:26 average)

3. West Potomac 100 pts (18:47 average)

4. Thomas Jefferson S&T 125 pts (18:58 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

(Photo by Dave Watt)

 

1. Chris Foley (Chantilly) 14:59

2. Andrew McCullen (Oakton) 14:59

3. Kevin Dowd (Fairfax) 15:04

4. Yazid Zouaimia (Centreville) 15:24

5. Natnael Meseret (Robert E. Lee) 15:25

6. Alex Clark (Lake Braddock) 15:27

7. Colin Taylor (West Springfield) 15:28

8. Jack Jasper (Herndon) 15:32

9. Patrick Fulghum (Oakton) 15:39

10. Luke Sohl (Lake Braddock) 15:47

11. Jonathon Phillips (Thomas Jefferson S&T) 15:47

12. Paul Gates (W.T. Woodson) 15:48

13. Matt Woodhouse (Oakton) 15:50

14. Alex Sciacca (South County) 15:51

15. Sam Rubenking (Lake Braddock) 15:54

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

(Photo by Mark Hall)

1 Paige Kvartunas (West Springfield) 17:36

2. Sophie Chase (Lake Braddock) 17:42

3. Myah Hicks (Thomas Edison) 17:49

4. Liana Epstein (Lake Braddock) 17:53

5. Alex Watt (West Springfield) 18:04

6. Sarah Jane Underwood (West Potomac) 18:14

7. Julianne Bigler (West Potomac) 18:17

8. Mary Fouse (Langley) 18:17

9. Jessica Miles (Langley) 18:18

10. Taylor Crosson (James Robinson) 18:19

11. Casey Lardner (Lake Braddock) 18:20

12. Anna Barber (West Springfield) 18:23

13. Carolyn Hennesey (Herndon) 18:25

14. Lanie Smith (Oakton) 18:27

15. Shannon Smythe (T.C. Williams) 18:29

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

16 National Elites.

 

 

Northwest Region XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Panorama Farms 5K Course in Charlottesville, VA

Hosted by Albemarle  

 

Meet Summary: The Northwest Region featured arguably the state's top three runners in Group AAA currently all in the same race in a preview for next week's state race with Katherine Walker of Brooke Point pulling out the big win as the underdog against defending indoor 3200 state champ Kaitlyn Davis (2nd, 18:14 of Mountain View and previous MileSplit US top 16 ranked Ariel Karabinus (3rd, 18:48) of Osbourn Park with an 18:12 victory. Albemarle's Anthony Kostelac, anchor leg on last year's national record breaking 4x800 meter at Nike Indoor and Penn Relays, continues to work himself back into top shape after an outdoor season ending stress fracture as he used his speed to kick to a 16:10 victory after a strong challenge from Riverbend sophomore Shaquon Wilkins who broke away twice from Kostelac in the race.

 

The Mountain View boys made a statement in the region team title by posting a dual meet like score of 28 points and placing 6 runners among the top 15. Mountain View will be the favorites to win the AAA state title next week and plan to compete for a national berth at Nike Cross Southeast. The Osbourn Park girls easily defended their regional title despite having several key runners coming off major illness as they prepare to challenge Midlothian for the Group AAA state title. The Commonwealth District exhibited its strength in advancing all four boys teams to state competition.

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

Photo Gallery by Brandon Miles

 

Race Videos: Boys Race - Girls Race

 

Video Interviews: Anthony Kostelac - Katherine Walker

 

State Meet Qualifiers

(Photos below by Brandon Miles)

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Mountain View 28 pts (16:38 average)

2. Albemarle 76 pts (17:00 average)

3. Stafford 82 pts (17:07 average)

4. Colonial Forge 90 pts (17:05 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Osbourn Park 47 pts (19:38 average)

2. Colonial Forge 109 pts (20:29 average)

3. Loudoun Valley 124 pts (20:32 average)

4. Mountain View 126 pts (20:22 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Anthony Kostelac (Albemarle) 16:10.5

2. Shaquon Wilkins (Riverbend) 16:17.9

3. Brad Shultis (Mountain View) 16:27.5

4. Nicholas Wolfe (Mountain View) 16:32.6

5. Taylor Torino (Colonial Forge) 16:34.0

6. Grant Shoope (Mountain View) 16:35.9

7. David Pennesi (Colonial Forge) 16:37.3

8. Trey Thomas (Mountain View) 16:40.6

9. Darren Driscoll (Battlefield) 16:48.2

10. Tyler Oliver (Stafford) 16:55.0

11. Greg Bohmke (Stafford) 16:55.7

12. Logan O'Baker (Mountain View) 16:57.7

13. Patrick Woodford (Patrick Henry) 16:57.7

14. Jared Elly (Mountain Viwe) 17:00.4

15. Jacob Lysher (Stafford) 17:06.2

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Katherine Walker (Brooke Point) 18:12.6

2. Katilyn Davis (Mountain View) 18:14.3

3. Ariel Karabinus (Osbourn Park) 18:48.5

4. Hannah Lowery (Stafford) 18:55.6

5. Ashley Wybersky (Osbourn Park) 19:02.2

6. Lindsi Arrington (Gar-Field) 19:13.3

7. Audrey Houghton (Loudoun Valley) 19:20.3

8. Shaina Manuel (Colonial Forge) 19:33.5

9. Peyton Lowe (Riverbend) 19:33.5

10. Melissa Teeple (Franklin County) 19:35.4

11. Lauren Braney (Mountain View) 19:48.9

12. Natalie Geleta (Osbourn Park) 19:49.0

13. Allison Huschke (Albemarle) 19:49.5

14. Anna Paden Carson (Patrick Henry) 19:49.9

15. Nicole Carter (Battlefield) 19:51.0

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

13 National Elites.

 

 

Group AA

 

Region I XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Loriella Park 5K Course in Fredricksburg, VA

Hosted by Chancellor    

 

Meet Summary: Colin Mearns running a 16 flat 5K at Loriella Park for the Region I Meet is pretty incredible run as only one runner has ever ran under 16 minutes on that challenging course which was his former teammate Andrew Colley who set the course record one year ago of 15:46. The Jamestown senior Mearns ran 16:16 in last year's race and went onto a top 10 finish NXN Southeast and solid 29th place finish at Nike Cross Nationals (2nd finisher from Southeast region). Mearns and the Jamestown Eagles enjoyed a great regional meet with boys and girls teams sweeping the team titles.

 

The girls win was unexpected as Lafayette was favored to win but had to sit out their #1 runner Heidi Peterson due to illness and the Lady Rams unfortunately finished in fifth place in her absence after a great season including a district championship last week. One member of the team will be racing next week though as Becky Dobosy did her part in stepping up with her teammate Peterson out as she at least kept the Region I individual crown in Lafayette's hands (Peterson won in 2008) with a dominant 22 second victory as she broke 20 minutes on a difficult 5K course in a time of 19:58.

 

Despite their #2 runner Graham Schlickenmeyer running a poor race while under the weather, the Jamestown boys were able to defeat rivals Grafton for a second week in a row and now will turn their attention to see if they can pull off the upset next week against Blacksburg and repeat as Group AA state champions.

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

Photo Gallery by Nicoll Knudsen

 

State Meet Qualifiers

Photos below by Nicoll Knudsen

 

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Jamestown 47 pts (17:10 average)

2. Grafton 64 pts (17:22 average)

3. Lafayette 93 pts (17:50 average)

4. Spotsylvania 98 pts (17:52 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Jamestown 68 pts (21:21 average)

2. Tabb 90 pts (21:46 average)

3. King George 91 pts (21:45 average)

4. Spotsylvania 91 pts (21:47 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

 

1. Colin Mearns (Jamestown) 16:00.46

2. Kyle King (Grafton) 16:23.67

3. Brian Gorwitz (Grafton) 16:52.05

4. Daniel Moniak (Jamestown) 16:58.62

5. Anthony Green (Jamestown) 17:05.75

6. Tony McBride (Spotsylvania) 17:06.99

7. Jack Little (York) 17:09.83

8. Charlie Bayne (Eastern View) 17:10.89

9. Mike Waller (Chancellor) 17:16.24

10. Zach Poelker (York) 17:21.60

11. Tyler Wolfe (Powhatan) 17:22.92

12. Blake Finkenauer (Tabb) 17:24.63

13. Brian Wilmer (Grafton) 17:25.53

14. Ian Vanderhoven (Grafton) 17:36.42

15. Colton Elliot (Culpeper County) 17:37.95

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Becky Dobosy (Lafayette) 19:58.80

2. Natalie Sukramani (Jamestown) 20:20.19

3. Sam Huffman (Chancellor) 20:30.83

4. Gaylin Glueck (Jamestown) 20:39.27

5. Emmie Schmitt (Spotsylvania) 20:46.58

6. Rebecca Babski (Smithfield) 20:49.08

7. Haley Armentrout (King George) 20:52.36

8. Ashley Bruce (Grafton) 21:02.69

9. Kelly Kingman (Bruton) 21:05.86

10. Megan Stewart (Spotsylvania) 21:07.64

11. Holly Sheffield (New Kent) 21:08.78

12. Adriana Bailey (Spotsylvania) 21:09.40

13. Savannah Miller (Smithfield) 21:22.59

14. Sarah Campbell (Prince Edward) 21:23.53

15. Leigh Ann Soistmann (Tabb) 21:24.56

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

2 National Elites.

  

Region II XC Championships

November 03, 2009 @ Panorama Farms 5K Course in Charlottesville, VA

Hosted by Western Albemarle    

 

Meet Summary: The Brentsville girls came through in crunch time to overtake the favored Western Albemarle girls for the Region II team title behind the successful individual repeat by senior Allison Bartels who outran Loudoun County's Julie Strange for a five second 18:58 win. The order and list of boys team qualifiers could not have been predicted by any knowledgeable expert on the region as the Skyline boys qualified for their first state meet ever led by freshmen Thomas Madden and from the Jefferson District, it will be the Monticello boys and not Western Albemarle who will move onto state competition as team. Like the Brentsville girls, Potomac Falls boys are looking like a state meet podium squad in their repeat as Region II champions as a one second spread for their top three runners finishing among the top 15 sparked their charge. Thomas Curtin of Loudoun County continued his breakthrough junior cross country season in winning the individual regional crown with a 16:08 performance at Panorama Farms, which is 17 places better and over a minute faster than his sophomore year regional race.

 

Results: Boys - Girls

 

Video Interviews: Allison Bartels - Thomas Curtin

 

Race Videos: Boys Race - Girls Race

 

Photo Gallery

 

State Meet Qualifiers

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Potomac Falls 69 pts (17:11 average)

2. Skyline 93 pts (17:25 average)

3. Brentsville 122 pts (17:37 average)

4. Monticello 152 pts (17:51 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Brentsville 64 pts (20:04 average)

2. Western Albemarle 71 pts (20:18 average)

3. Potomac Falls 88 pts (20:27 average)

4. Loudoun County 96 pts (20:26 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Tommy Curtin (Loudoun County) 16:08.92

2. Tom Delaney (John Handley) 16:20.07

3. Seamus O'Reilly (Warren County) 16:39.95

4. Ryan Farnan (Millbrook) 16:47.52

5. David Pugh (James Wood) 16:49.15

6. Thomas Madden (Skyline) 16:50.93

7. Chris Springer (Louisa County) 16:52.51

8. Thorpe Lichtenburg (Freedom) 16:53.31

9. Tyler Jones (Skyline) 16:57.04

10. Alvaro Morales (Potomac Falls) 16:58.51

11. Nathaniel Hermsmeier (Monticello) 16:59.09

12. Nicholas Mogensen (Potomac Falls) 16:59.60

13. Juan Campos (Potomac Falls) 16:59.93

14. Berham McDowell (Serhando) 17:00.26

15. Henry Giles (Western Albemarle) 17:05.67

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Allison Bartels (Brentsville) 18:58.53

2. Julie Strange (Loudoun County) 19:03.81

3. Tammy Cheung (Millbrook) 19:15.46

4. Morgan Price (Brentsville) 19:34.54

5. Christina Lee (Potomac Falls) 19:41.81

6. Natalie Wright (Potomac Falls) 19:42.18

7. Crystal Nelson (Millbrook) 19:47.83

8. Kayla Gibbons (Warren County) 19:51.84

9. Claire Johnson (Western Albemarle) 19:52.84

10. Rachel Carson (James Wood) 19:56.13

11. Katie Farina (Western Albemarle) 20:03.24

12. Britani Myers (John Handley) 20:04.71

13. Becca Hinch (Loudoun County) 20:07.23

14. Emma Helsel (Fauquier) 20:08.20

15. Emily Moffett (Western Albemarle) 20:08.89

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

8 National Elites.

 

Meet Preview: Loudoun County and Western Albemarle could enjoy championships twice on Tuesday at the Region II Championships in Charlottesville. Loudoun County have a serious individual contender in both races with Thomas Curtin (pictured left by Frank Locascio) and Julie Strange as both established themselves as favorites with strong season best performances last month on the regional course at the competitive Albemarle Invitational. Curtin has been a great story this fall from starting off as a virtual unknown to now be considered as a darkhorse to win the Group AA state title and at least set himself up in great position to become a state champion as a senior in 2010. The Western Albemarle boys and girls have the smallest time difference for their top five among the top contender teams, which could seal a sweep of regional team titles if both squads are able to close the door on their team scoring well ahead of the other challengers' fifth runners with their tight packs. Read more...

 

Region III XC Championships

November 04, 2009 @ Greenfield Recreation Park 5K Course in Daleville, VA

Hosted by Lord Botetourt    

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

State Meet Qualifiers

(Photos by Tom Hoerner, Deis photo by Brandon Miles

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Spotswood 73 pts (17:45 average)

2. Jefferson Forest 83 pts (18:00 average)

3. William Byrd 122 pts (18:17 average)

4. E.C. Glass 140 pts (18:29 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Jefferson Forest 48 pts (21:58 average)

2. Brookville 93 pts (22:38 average)

3. Harrisonburg 107 pts (22:41 average)

4. Wilson Memorial 113 pts (22:51 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Jay Jarrels (Spotswood) 17:00.91

2. Samuel Pankey (Spotswood) 17:04.81

3. Keith Thomas (Harrisonburg) 17:14.86

4. Dillon Sowers (Robert E. Lee) 17:22.92

5. Robert Deis (Jefferson Forest) 17:27.62

6. Kevin O'Connor (William Byrd) 17:30.55

7. Nick Leffell (William Byrd) 17:31.88

8. Cimarron Nicely (Alleghany) 17:33.92

9. Stuart Robertson (Staunton River) 17:35.11

10. Nick Keely (Rockbridge County) 17:37.50

11. Michael Hoerner (Spotswood) 17:41.89

12. Todd tenPas (Jefferson Forest) 17:44.22

13. Dylan Beck (E.C. Glass) 17:44.44

14. Zach Caroll (Alleghany) 17:46.06

15. Benjamin Jackson (Jefferson Forest) 17:55.81

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Mary Deis (Jefferson Forest) 20:46.80

2. Erin Wheeler (Northside) 21:03.83

3. Leigha Schimmoeller (Jefferson Forest) 21:23.83

4. Allison Corbo (Broadway) 21:27.19

5. Cathleen McCarron (Brookville) 21:32.88

6. Claire Capasso (Turner Ashby) 21:33.20

7. Tabea Zimmermann (Harrisonburg) 21:43.17

8. Maria Rose (Harrisonburg) 21:55.23

9. Katie Barnes (Wilson Memorial) 22:00.27

10. Elizabeth Barnes (Wilson Memorial) 22:06.50

11. Olivia Jackson (Jefferson Forest) 22:10.17

12. Kaitlyn Brown (Brookville) 22:11.42

13. Casey Clark (Northside) 22:14.17

14. Anna Liskey (Spotswood) 22:30.59

15. Allison Alexander (Fort Defiance) 22:33.08

 

 

Region IV XC Championships

November 06, 2009 @ Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, VA

 

Complete Results

 

Photo Gallery by Frank Locascio Sr.

 

Photo Gallery by Tayloe Skelton

 

Meet Summary: The Hidden Valley girls did it again and knocked off a top ranked Blacksburg squad at the Region IV Meet for the third consecutive year. Of course in the past two upsets, Blacksburg has been able to bounce back and win the Group AA state title the next week. We will see if history repeats itself next week at Great Meadow as two of the state's best teams face off once again.

 

The Stevens did their part at least up front for Virginia's top ranked team. In her first race ever on the course, Kathleen Stevens  scorched a time of 17:04 on the 3 mile Sugar Hollow Park course in Bristol, which is a faster performance than 2008 Foot Locker South runner-up Megan Marsico posted on the same course last fall. Twin sister Joanna Stevens finished 25 seconds back in second place at 17:25.

 

Without a top runner to challenge the Stevens twins, the Hidden Valley girls instead took it to the Blacksburg girls in the remaining scoring positions with a spread from 18:12 to 19:09 for their top five scorers all placing among the top 10 individual. Blacksburg's fourth and fifth runners placed 14th and 17th respectively to put them behind Hidden Valley in the team scoring.

The Blacksburg boys won easily with a team score of 25 points with a 32 second spread for their top five (15:47-16:19) as their team's pecking order continues to rotate each week as Frank Locascio was the team's top finisher, while George Carter was the team's fifth finisher. Christiansburg's Andy Eddleton followed up his district victory last week against the Blacksburg with a regional title in a time of 15:36.

 

Teams also advancing onto the state meet from Region IV were Cave Spring (2nd), Christiansburg (3rd), and Abingdon (4th) for the boys then Cave Spring (3rd) and Christiansburg (4th) for girls.

 

State Meet Qualifiers

Photos by Frank Locascio & Tayloe Skelton

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Blacksburg 25 pts (16:07 average)

2. Cave Spring 97 pts (16:56 average)

3. Christiansburg 105 pts (17:07 average)

4. Abingdon 113 pts (17:06 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Hidden Valley 28 pts (18:35 average)

2. Blacksburg 36 pts (18:29 average)

3. Cave Spring 121 pts (20:54 average)

4. Christiansburg 124 pts (20:49 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Andy Eddleton (Christiansburg) 15:36

2. Frank Locascio (Blacksburg) 15:47

3. Cody Seymour (Cave Spring) 15:59

4. Matt Howard (Blacksburg) 16:10

5. Anthony Noegel (Blacksburg) 16:10

6. Caman Skelton (Blacksburg) 16:11

7. George Tolton (Abingdon) 16:14

8. George Carter (Blacksburg) 16:19

9. Andrew Smith (Cave Spring) 16:22

10. Nick Link (Blacksburg) 16:36

11. Austin Burkhartd (Patrick County) 16:43

12. Brett Driver (Salem) 16:43

13. Caleb Smith (Patrick County) 16:44

14. Garrett VanNutt (Martinsville) 16:45

15. Forrest Yates (Graham) 16:47

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Kathleen Stevens (Blacksburg) 17:04

2. Joanna Stevens (Blacksburg) 17:29

3. Annie LeHardy (Hidden Valley) 18:12

4. Haley Cutright (Hidden Valley) 18:15

5. Leah Fitchett (Blacksburg) 18:29

6. Claire Sibley (Hidden Valley) 18:40

7. Carolyn Bethel (Hidden Valley) 18:42

8. Melanie Rice (Marion) 18:44

9. Lindsay Skolrood (Hidden Valley) 19:09

10. Baylee Mabe (Bassett) 19:18

11. Mary Catherine Sowder (Hidden Valley) 19:21

12. Molly Western (Cave Spring) 19:27

13. Sarah Dorrell (Blacksburg) 19:28

14. Michelle Church (Bassett) 19:30

15. Eliza Eaton (Christiansburg) 19:33

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

4 National Elites

 

 

 

Group A

 

Region A XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, VA

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

State Meet Qualifiers

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Mathews 27 pts (17:53 average)

2. Northumberland 46 pts (18:16 average)

3. Lancaster 93 pts (19:03 average)

4. Washington & Lee 114 pts (19:17 average)

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. Middlesex 33 pts (21:56 average)

2. Lancaster 38 pts (22:10 average)

3. Washington & Lee 91 pts (23:59 average)

4. Mathews 93 pts (23:53 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Patrick Sopko (Mathews) 17:30

2. Mischa Turner (Northumberland) 17:31

3. Jamie van Emmerik (Mathews) 17:43

4. Ben Wrightson (Northumberland) 17:46

5. Russell Reed (Mathews) 17:49

6. Chris Barnhardt (Mathews) 17:55

7. Adam Daniel (West Point) 18:12.20

8. Kevin Walsh (Middlesex) 18:12.38

9. Cullen Oliver (Washington & Lee) 18:18

10. Bryce Kitchen (Northumberland) 18:25

11. Michael Faulkner (Lancaster) 18:26

12. Bradly Sanford (Northumberland) 18:32.17

13. Kyle Slaughter (Mathews) 18:32.92

14. DJ Drummond (Arcadia) 18:36

15. Chris O'Brien (Essex) 18:37

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Whitney Spence (Lancaster) 20:23

2. Melissa Hall (Middlesex) 20:27

3. Olivia Cloud (Middlesex) 21:27

4. Rebecca Walker (Middlesex) 21:49

5. Nancy Barnhardt (Mathews) 22:00

6. Megan Darcy (West Point) 22:12

7. Leah Coates (Washington & Lee) 22:17

8. Lizzie Jespersen (Lancaster) 22:24

9. Emma Hand (Lancaster) 22:26

10. Stephanie Carter (King William) 22:32

11. Marina McGraph (Lancaster) 22:38

12. Stephanie Hutton (Middlesex) 22:54

13. Alyssa Ford (Lancaster) 22:59

14. Lindsay Harrow (Middlesex) 23:04

15. Karrie O'Toole (Arcadia) 23:15

 

 

Region B XC Championships

November 04, 2009 @ Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, VA

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

State Meet Qualifiers

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. Clarke County 15 pts (16:59 average)

2. Altavista 108 pts (18:09 average)

3. Central 114 pts (18:15 average)

4. George Mason 118 pts (18:17 average

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. George Mason 39 pts (20:35 average)

2. Strasburg 79 pts (21:23 average)

3. Page County 101 pts (22:07 average)

4. Clarke County 105 pts (22:01 average)

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Adam Owens (Clarke County) 16:33

2. Paul Myer (Clarke County) 16:53

3. Harley Biddle-Snead (Clarke County) 17:09

4. Ilia Donner (Clarke County) 17:09

5. Colin Brown (Clarke County) 17:14

6. Steven Trayer (Clarke County) 17:20

7. Dylan Morey (Strasburg) 17:26

8. Nathan Thatcher (Manassas Park) 17:30

9. Patrick Kohlhaas (Strasburg) 17:32

10. Daniel Blanks (Altavista) 17:35

11. Matt Brown (Nelson County) 17:37

12. Stephen Mattox (Altavista) 17:41

13. Albert LaChance (Nelson County) 17:45

14. Brandon Poff (Central) 17:45

15. Zach Campbell (Clarke County) 17:47

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Katlyn Ayers (Strasburg) 18:50

2. Eva Estrada (George Mason) 19:33

3. Claire Moretz (Madison County) 19:34

4. Mollie Breen (George Mason) 20:10

5. Madelyn McKelway (Clarke County) 20:16

6. Ally Kuehm (Clarke County) 20:35

7. Ashley Sealander (Madison County) 20:45

8. Carla Quintrell (Page County) 20:58

9. Sarah Murphy (Altavista) 20:59

10. Hannah Beaman (George Mason) 21:02

11. Michelle de Mars (George Mason) 21:06

12. Abigail Perez (George Mason) 21:06

13. Kirsten Campbell (Strasburg) 21:23

14. Brittany Powell (Page County) 21:24

15. Rachel Taylor (Strasburg) 21:25

 

Below are the performances entered for the meet that met the national silver standard.

3 National Elites.

 

Region C XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Greenfield Recreation Park 5K Course in Daleville, VA

Hosted by James River (Buchanan)    

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

 

Roanoke Times Article: Radford girls, Floyd boys capture Region C titles

 

Girls team scores

1. x-Radford (R) 35, 2. x-Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (PH) 60, 3. x-Grayson County (GC) 115, 4. x-Craig County (CC) 143, 5. Galax (Ga) 163, 6. Highland County (HC) 170, 7. Giles (Gi) 183, 8. James River (JR) 196, 9. Glenvar (Gl) 218, 10. Northwood (N) 231, 11. George Wythe (GW) 233, 12. Bland (B) 296.

Girls results

1. y-Krista McCray (PH) 21:21.31, 2. y-Kaitlin Smith (R) 21:50.38, 3. y-Amber Thompson (R) 21:52.38, 4. y-Carley Smith (GC) 22:08.41, 5. y-Cecelia Scott (R) 22:10.95, 6. y-Britta Grim (JR) 22:28.12, 7. y-Deanna Hedgepath (GW) 22:50.42, 8. y-Hayley Billingsly (HC) 22:50.67, 9. y-Rachel Conniff (R) 22:53.50, 10. y-Marleigh Durham (Ga) 22:58.78, 11. y-Sarah Stanley (PH) 23:07.95, 12. y-Mindi Martin (PM) 23:17.55, 13. y-Alyssa Huntington (A) 23:18.34, 14. y-Layken Parks (GC) 23:19.25, 15. y-Gracie Meadows (PH) 23:21.91.

Boys team scores

1. x-Floyd County (FC) 37, 2. x-Radford (R) 54, 3. x-Galax (Ga) 102, 4. x-Auburn (A) 114, 5. George Wythe (GW) 196, 6. Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (PH) 196, 7. Bath (B) 209, 8. Giles (Gi) 234, 9. Covington (Co) 246, 10. Grayson County (GC) 252, 11. Chilhowie (Ch) 293, 12. Highland County (HC) 305, 13. James River (JR) 307, 14. Northwood (N) 318.

Boys results

1. y-Austin Grubb (FC) 17:43.92, 2. y-Vijay Guruswamy (R) 17:53.88, 3. y-Jared Miller (R) 17:57.17, 4. y-Andrew Grubb (FC) 18:16.62, 5. y-Travis Cockerham (Ga) 18:31.05, 6. y-Matt Persinger (B) 18:31.38, 7. y-Cole Conley (FC) 18:31.92, 8. y-Eden Keith (FC) 18:35.05, 9. y-Skyler Carbary (PH) 18:37.33, 10.y- James Kasper (Gl) 18:45.31, 11. y-Jimmy Oliver (GC) 18:47.30, 12. y-Kevin Loftin (Ga) 18:48.47, 13. y-Jake Munsey (Gi) 18:48.83, 14. y-James Hoover (A) 18:51. 47, 15. y-Hunter Mills (GW) 18:52.20.

 

 

Region D XC Championships

November 05, 2009 @ Breaks Interstate Park in Breaks, VA

Hosted by Haysi    

 

Results:

• Boys Results
• Girls Results

 

State Meet Qualifiers

(All photos below by Tim Johnson)

 

Boys Team Qualifiers

1. John S. Battle 51 pts

2. Gate City 75 pts

3. Pound 79 pts

4. Castlewood 100 pts

 

Girls Team Qualifiers

1. John S. Battle 30 pts

2. Lebanon 55 pts

3. Virginia 99 pts

4. Castlewood 111 pts

 

Boys Individual Qualifiers

1. Brian Brillhart (Virginia) 17:08

2. Tyler Vancover (Clintwood)

3. Matt Fleenor (John S. Battle)

4. John Ulrich (Lebanon)

5. Ryan Hoss (John S. Battle)

6. Jordan Smith (Lebanon)

7. Ben Haderer (john S. Battle)

8. Brandon Browning (John S. Battle)

9. Austin Sturgill (Pound)

10. David Lorenzen (Castlewood)

11. David Hampton (Lebanon)

12. Jeff Gilbert (Council)

13. Brett Swiney (John S. Battle)

14. Ryan Hubbard (Powell Valley)

15. Wes Brillhart (Virginia)

 

Girls Individual Qualifiers

1. Mariah Arnold (John S. Battle) 20:42

2. Tabby Arwood (Lebanon) 21:31

3. Samantha Balthis (Pound)

4. Blair Vaughn (Gate City)

5. Megan Hilliard (Virginia)

6. Ashley Dunford (St. Paul)

7. Laken Martin (Lee)

8. Elizabeth Hildebrand (J.J. Kelly)

9. Morgan Purtee (Castlewood)

10. Laura Ball (John S. Battle)

11. Kristen Treese (Gate City)

12. Holly Page (John S. Battle)

13. Lauren Dozer (John I. Burton)

14. Emily Booker (Gate City)

15. Brianne Foster (Pound)

 

Bristol Herald Article: Battle boys, girls win Region D titles