Guess Who's Back?
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The Loudoun Valley (PA) High School boys are back, duh!
While senior Sam Affolder was out taking the ACT, his fellow senior teammate, Jacob Hunter, picked up a very impressive win on a tough course in Pennsylvania, running 15:44.10 for 5K at Kutztown University to win PTXC10. Junior teammate Carlos Shultz was right behind him in 15:48.20.
The Vikings, meanwhile, scored 25 points and had its fifth in by the 12th position, beating second-place Mendham by over 100 points. Loudoun Valley actually had its first eight runners in by the 25th finish and had all eight under 16:40. Juniors Kevin Carlson (15:56.90) and Kellen Hasle (16:04.80) were third and fourth for the team, respectively. Transfer Mateo Barreto was the team's fifth, finishing 12th overall in 16:16.40.
No doubt just as impressive as 2017's result, Loudoun Valley showed why its still the team to beat in 2017.
Overall Results For PTX10
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
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| 1 | Jacob Hunter | 12 | Loudoun Valley | 15:44.10 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Carlos Shultz | 11 | Loudoun Valley | 15:48.20 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Jack Stanley | 12 | Mendham HS | 15:55.60 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Carlson | 11 | Loudoun Valley | 15:56.90 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Christian McComb | 11 | Boyertown | 15:58.50 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Tyler Wirth | 12 | Wallenpaupack | 16:04.60 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Kellen Hasle | 11 | Loudoun Valley | 16:04.80 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Healey | 11 | Holy Cross High School | 16:06.30 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Owen Johnson | 11 | Calvert Hall College High School | 16:12.20 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Luke Klingenberg | 12 | Cumberland Valley | 16:13.20 | 9 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Ermold | 12 | Governor Mifflin | 16:14.80 | 10 | ||
| 12 | Mateo Barreto | 11 | Loudoun Valley | 16:16.40 | 11 | ||
| 13 | Connor Shields | 12 | Warwick | 16:19.60 | 12 | ||
| 14 | Connor Wells | 12 | Loudoun Valley | 16:21.10 | 13 | ||
| 15 | Riley Williamson | 12 | Parkland | 16:21.40 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Mitchell Rome | 12 | Dallas | 16:22.30 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Brandan Knepper | 12 | Mechanicsburg Area High School | 16:27.00 | 15 | ||
| 18 | David Endres | 12 | Central Bucks East | 16:30.00 | 16 | ||
| 19 | Ian Miller | 12 | Manheim Township | 16:30.80 | 17 | ||
| 20 | Jack Jennings | 11 | Mendham HS | 16:32.30 | 18 | ||
| 21 | Cameron Mcdaniel | 12 | Honeoye Falls-Lima (HFL) | 16:35.70 | 19 | ||
| 22 | Jacob Windle | 12 | Loudoun Valley | 16:37.40 | 20 | ||
| 23 | Nicholas Bower | 12 | Parkland | 16:37.60 | 21 | ||
| 24 | Elliot Petersen | 11 | Loudoun Valley | 16:38.70 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Trentin Overcash | 12 | Chambersburg | 16:39.10 | 22 | ||
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Meanwhile, in the girls race Greencastle-Antrim's Taryn Parks earned the win in 18:08.20, scoring a victory by nearly 40 seconds over the next fastest girl.
Parks, a two-time Foot Locker Nationals qualifier, is off to a stellar start.
Her time at PTXC10 was 45 seconds faster than a similar showing at the Rebel Invitational on this weekend a year ago and was just three seconds off her career PR of 18:05.40, which she accomplished at the Foot Locker Northeast regional as a freshman in 2016.
Related Links:
Stories:
- Page 1: North Rockland off to a great start
- Page 2: Freshman power player, Naperville girls roll
- Page 3: Loudoun Valley's boys are back
- Page 4: Rainey conditions at Southlake
- Page 5: Coverage from elite performances in California
- Page 6: Performances From Around the country
- Page 7: Craziness at the Liberty Bell Invitational
- Page 8: Unpacking the Chittenango Invitational