Brentsville Cross Country Relays 2005

The 2005 Brentsville Relays saw a large gathering for the unique, under-the-lights, 4x2500 meter cross country relay race with 53 schools in attendance. Many of the state\'s top ranked teams went to head-to-head in the non-traditional cross country race. The girls\' \"A\" race only pitted together four of the top five ranked teams in the state in #1 ranked Midlothian, #2 ranked Westfield, #3 ranked Brentsville, and #5 ranked Lake Braddock. However, the top team would be none of the four schools as Maryland\'s Eleanor Roosevelt girls took top honors as their four member relay finished with a time of 46:29 thanks to a 8:55 leg from Dominique Lockhart. Top ranked Midlothian finished five seconds behind in second place with a 46:34 as M.C. Miller (9:04) had the fastest split for the Lady Trojans. With the homefield advantage, Group AA #1 ranked Brentsville finished third in a time of 46:38 as Becky Stewart had the meet\'s fastest split of 8:53. Westfield finished well behind Midlothian and Brentsville in fourth (47:48), while Lake Braddock finished a distant eighth (48:37) behind Fairfax (5th, 47:50), Colonial Forge (6th, 48:01), and Maryland\'s C. Milton Wright (7th, 48:32). Six teams total dipped under the previous course record of 48:20. The Brentsville boys (39:33) were victorious on their home course as they won by a 24 second margin over Colonial Forge (39:57). Henry Mileus posted the fastest split for the first place Tigers with a 7:47 clocking. Eleanor Roosevelt\'s Milkias Gelagle had the top split of the evening in the boys\' race at 7:27.