Monroe Parker Invitational 2005

Sep 10, 2005

Burke Lake, VA

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All-MileStat.com Cross Country Girls Team MileSplit Staff Dec 8, 2005

Find out which cross country girls from the state of Virginia were selected to this year\'s All-MileStat.com team. Runner of the Year, Coach of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Most Improved Runner of the Year awards were given out as well as the first, second, and third teams consisting of seven runners each.

All-MileStat.com Cross Country Boys Team MileSplit Staff Dec 7, 2005

The selection was very tough as always for the All-MileStat.com Team. As this cross country season like any other, anything can happen. What you expect to happens never seem to does and what happens you never would have expected. One week someone is hot, the next week that person is out of the picture. A star runner goes down, a newcomer comes out of nowhere. There were many deserving athletes to be on this list. Looking at this year\'s group, there are probably a dozen or so runners who are probably in a group of their own and then 3 dozen or more runners who could beat each other on any given day. Some of the runners missing from this list definitely deserve recognition for their fine seasons. Let these All-MileStat.com selections serve as a way to recognize the great accomplishments of the state\'s top athletes this fall, while serving as motivation and providing drive for those left off or returning next fall to strive for greater excellence in the future.

Siragusa & TJ boys kick off where they left off, Lake Braddock girls get upended by Westfield MileSplit Staff Sep 10, 2005

The annual Northern Region kick-off invitational, the Monroe Parker Invitational, once again stacked up some of the region\'s best teams and individuals against one another and has given a clearer picture of what is in store for this cross country season. The defending Group AAA state champions and NTN SE #8 Lake Braddock girls (98 pts) were upset by the Westfield girls (62 pts) by a large margin of 36 points. The Westfield girls were led by a third place finish by junior Alexis Deegan in 18:21, while sophomore teammates Tasia Potosinski (5th, 18:48), Brittany Sevachko (15th, 19:32), Carly Stephens (23rd, 19:45), and Chrissy Esposito (26th, 19:55) finished out a solid top five for the Lady Bulldogs. Meanwhile Lake Braddock\'s Erin Klein dipped under 18 minutes on the 2.98 mile Burke Lake course to win the girls\' race convicingly in a time of 17:57 as W.T. Woodson junior Sarah Hadiji took second in 18:17. Chantilly senior Brad Siragusa started off his 2005 cross country season just as he started his 2004 cross country season with a decisive victory at the Monroe Parker Invitational. Siragusa crossed the line in a time of 15:18, which was just four seconds slower than last year\'s time, but he took an important 13 second victory over West Springfield junior Mike Spooner (15:31), who is considered by many to be one of the contenders for the Group AAA state crown this fall along with Siragusa. Coach Ryan\'s Thomas Jefferson boys left little doubt that they are the top team in the state and the defending Group AAA state champions as they simply bullied the field as they finished 78 points ahead of second place West Springfield (141 pts) with a 63 point team total. Leading Thomas Jefferson on Saturday was a sophomore in Paul Norland as he finished fourth overall with a time of 15:40.